Mizuki felt somewhat helpless under little Miyuki's suspicious gaze.
He really didn't understand why the little girl had such heavy thoughts.
Without him noticing, she had formed the impression that their family was poor and her father loved to boast. Now, it was surprisingly difficult to change her mind.
"Listen, Miyuki. I used to be a very famous ninja instructor too. Many of the village's current chūnin and jōnin received my guidance. Look, Sister Sakura is my only disciple. Isn't that impressive? You have to believe me—I can definitely train you into an outstanding ninja..."
"Sister Sakura?"
Little Miyuki was utterly unmoved. Sakura's identity was no secret, but the little girl felt there had to be some hidden reason why her father had taken Sakura Haruno as his disciple. Most likely, he had tricked her into it just to get cheap labor to help watch the shop.
"Wasn't she the Sixth Hokage's student? Of course she'd be impressive... What does that have to do with you, Father?"
"How could the Sixth Hokage, Hatake Kakashi, possibly be better than me? When it comes to teaching students, he can't even compare..."
Just as little Miyuki felt that her father was becoming more and more outrageous, a voice suddenly drifted over.
"Who's talking so big? Saying even I can't compare..."
Hatake Kakashi, who had been giving a speech on the podium not long ago, suddenly appeared beside Mizuki.
"Ah..."
Startled, little Miyuki flailed her hands and said incoherently, "I told you not to talk nonsense. What are we going to do now?"
"Don't move around. Be careful not to fall."
Mizuki reached out to steady the nervous little Miyuki on his shoulders.
"Don't panic. Watch how capable I am. I used to chat and laugh with the Sixth Hokage..."
"Miyuki has gotten so