Not long after Hyuga Shinichi left the Ninja Academy, classes ended for the students as well.
During the break, a crowd of curious classmates gathered around Uzumaki Kushina at the back of the classroom.
Looking at Uzumaki Kushina surrounded by them, the students started talking again.
"Tomato!"
"From today on, you're Tomato!"
Hearing them, Uzumaki Kushina puffed out her cheeks in anger. She glared at the people pointing at her and calling her Tomato. Tomatoes were the thing she hated most.
Seeing Uzumaki Kushina's puffed-up cheeks, the students only got more excited.
"Look! With that chubby, round face and red hair, if her red hair covered her face, wouldn't she look just like a tomato?"
"Yeah! How could a tomato ever become Hokage? I hate tomatoes the most!"
"Me too! If there are tomatoes in my salad, I leave them behind!"
The students were clearly mocking Uzumaki Kushina's dream, which she had just shared.
One student wearing green was the most enthusiastic. The others egged him on, and he became even more brazen with his teasing.
"Unpopular tomatoes could never earn everyone's approval! Hahahaha!"
"Hahahaha!"
The students surrounded Uzumaki Kushina and laughed at her. Through a gap in the crowd, she spotted Namikaze Minato, who had turned to look at her too.
Uzumaki Kushina furrowed her brows and thought:
Hmph. Is this Namikaze Minato just going to watch while my classmates make fun of me? He said he wanted to be my friend, but now that he sees so many people mocking me, he probably doesn't dare get too close. Just like everyone else!
As she wondered why everyone was the same, the jeers rang in her ears. Her anger surged, and her cheeks grew redder by the second.
Seeing this, the students laughed.
"Whoa, look! She's practically ripe and