This Tail-ender is Not Right! (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

(The main heroines of this book are Kushina Uzumaki, Tsunade, Mikoto, Konan, Mei Terumi, Pakura, etc. Please follow and add to your library!)

"If Kushina hadn't married Minato and hadn't died, would she have become the Hokage?"

Uchiha Kurohane is a man who aspires to become one of the Five Kage, so this question is of great importance to him.

He stood handsomely on a tree branch, looking down at the red-haired girl surrounded by three children beneath the tree, lost in thought.

It is currently the 40th year of Konoha, the final year of the Second Shinobi World War.

Kushina Uzumaki is a ten-year-old girl, not yet the hot-tempered "Red Hot Habanero," but merely a shy little "Tomato."

She wears a yellow, vintage-style sleeveless dress with a black fishnet undershirt, and black tight shorts are visible beneath the ultra-short hemline.

Her two slender, snow-white calves shimmer under the sunlight.

She is clearly such a cute and beautiful little girl; why is she being bullied by the children of Konoha?

Is it because the male ninjas of Konoha only have bromance and no room for romance?

Uchiha Kurohane looked at the three trashy classmates surrounding Kushina Uzumaki, feeling unable to comprehend it.

"Red-haired freak! You look just like a tomato. Tomatoes are so gross, I hate them the most!"

"Who would ever like an outsider like you? You even want to be Hokage? How shameless!"

"No one here will ever accept you, so get out of Konoha, hahahaha!"

The three delinquent children with non-mainstream fruit-shaped hairstyles continued to spew vicious words, mocking Kushina Uzumaki without restraint.

Kushina Uzumaki was forced back against a large tree, her small face tense. She looked both angry and aggrieved, a trace of helplessness showing in her eyes.

Her hometown, the Land of Whirlpools, had just been destroyed by war, and her parents, relatives, and friends had all been killed.

She had wanted to forget the past and treat Konoha as her new home.

She wanted to make new friends and start her life over.

But after arriving in Konoha, all she felt was malice.

Kushina did not understand; wasn't Konoha an ally of the Land of Whirlpools?

Why was everyone so hostile toward her when she hadn't done anything wrong?

She had tried so hard to fit in here.

Why did the people here not understand her at all?

Why did everyone here have to hate her?

Having red hair and looking like a tomato was not her fault.

She didn't want to leave her hometown, nor did she want to come to Konoha, but just like her appearance, she had no choice in the matter.

Seeing Kushina biting her lip in silence, the Pineapple Head boy assumed she was afraid of him and became even more smug.

He stepped forward, grabbed Kushina Uzumaki's long red hair roughly, and sneered with a twisted mouth.

"Your hair is so red it's about to ripen! Is it tomato harvest season? Stop coming to school and go harvest your fruit instead!"

Facing the bullying, Kushina Uzumaki was heartbroken to the extreme, feeling despair for her future life in Konoha.

However, she did not back down; she was a brave girl.

She would rise up and resist those who bullied her!

She would beat everyone who mocked her into rotten tomatoes!

Just as Kushina clenched her fists, ready to strike, a handsome voice came from above.

"Three men teaming up to bully a little girl—don't you feel ashamed?"

"You guys are truly pathetic!"

Someone wants to help me?

Kushina Uzumaki knew there was someone in Konoha willing to help her, and an strange emotion surged in her heart. Her heart, riddled with holes from despair, felt as if it had been redeemed.

Who is going to help me?

Filled with anticipation, she looked up in the direction of the voice.

She saw a handsome boy standing on a tree branch with one hand on his hip.

He wore a black high-collared ninja outfit and white shorts, looking down at the three delinquent children with a gaze of utter contempt.

He is so handsome!

Looking at Uchiha Kurohane's dashing posture, Kushina Uzumaki's heart skipped a beat, and a blush spread across her small face.

He seems to be a classmate in my class...

Kushina Uzumaki had only just arrived at the Ninja Academy today and did not know Uchiha Kurohane.

However, she had noticed that he had been staring at her ever since she arrived at school.

Kushina had been curious at the time, wondering what he was looking at, and thought he was a bit strange.

Kushina Uzumaki finally understood why he had been looking at her.

So he was worried about me back then!

A sweet, warm feeling surged through her heart.

It turns out there are good people in Konoha after all!

"Who's sticking their nose where it doesn't belong?"

The three delinquent children shouted, turning around to inspect the intruder.

"Kurohane, so it's you. What are you pretending for, you dead-last?"

"Are you in love with this tomato? Trying to play the hero to save the damsel?"

"Take a look at your own strength; you're no match for us! Hahaha!"

The three delinquents shifted their target, mocking Uchiha Kurohane relentlessly.

He likes me?

Kushina Uzumaki's heart rate accelerated, her small face flushing even redder, her beautiful, sparkling eyes filled with confusion.

I have this weird red hair; that shouldn't be possible, right?

Although Kushina couldn't quite believe it, ripples still stirred within her heart.

He was the only person who had stood up to help her; even if he didn't like her, she still felt very happy.

But he's a dead-last, he must be very weak. If he forces himself to stand up for me, he'll get hurt.

I can't let him get hurt because of me.

Kushina Uzumaki parted her cherry lips and spoke in a delicate, adorable voice.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need your help. I can handle them myself—"

"Shut up for a second, I'm talking to these three pieces of trash!"

Uchiha Kurohane forcefully interrupted Kushina Uzumaki.

"Eh... eh, I have to shut up?"

Kushina Uzumaki was startled by his domineering tone and felt a bit dazed.

Isn't he trying to help me? Why is he telling me to shut up?

Konoha ninjas are all so strange!

Although Kushina Uzumaki felt a bit dissatisfied, she obediently covered her mouth with her small hand and really stopped speaking.

The three delinquent children seemed to have been hit where it hurt, jumping up in anger.

"You're the worst student in the class, a dead-last, and you dare to call us trash? Have you no shame?!"

"You're the trash! Your whole family is trash!"

Uchiha Kurohane let out a cold snort, his eyes filled with disdain.

"Taking school grades seriously—that's the kind of stupid idea only trash would have."

"Let me tell you, the dead-last is often the strongest."

Pineapple Head's face flushed red with anger as he pointed at Uchiha Kurohane and cursed.

"Stop talking big! Get down here, let's have a one-on-one!"

After saying this, he exchanged glances with Onion Head and Radish Head beside him, and all three revealed evil smiles.

It turned out that while they said "one-on-one," they were planning to gang up on him.

They wanted to make it three-on-one and beat Uchiha Kurohane to a pulp.

They thought they were incredibly clever for coming up with this idea; they were real geniuses!

They were all secretly feeling smug.

"You want a one-on-one?"

"Fine, let's have a fair, righteous one-on-one!"

Uchiha Kurohane sneered and waved his hand, and a large flock of crows suddenly flew out from the leaves behind him.

Flap! Flap!

The crows beat their wings, swarming over the three children's heads and pecking at them fiercely.

These were no ordinary crows; they were Ninja Crows specifically trained by Uchiha Kurohane.

Their wings were strong and powerful, and their beaks were as sharp as knives, capable of tearing off a chunk of flesh with a single peck.

"Ouch, ouch, it hurts! Don't hit the face... stop pecking my face!"

"...Holy crap, not there! Don't peck that off!"

The three delinquent children were just students at the Ninja Academy; to put it bluntly, they were total rookies.

It was their first time being besieged by summoned beasts, and they were terrified, having no idea how to respond as they scrambled away in a panic, pursued by the flock of crows.

Pineapple Head huddled his knees together like a sissy, covering his crotch as he shrieked in tears.

"We agreed on a one-on-one, so why are you using a summoning creature?!"

"And you used a whole group of them, is that even a one-on-one?"

"This is so unfair! If you've got guts, jump down and fight me one-on-one!"

Uchiha Kurohane curled his lips, revealing a delighted smile.

"You say it's unfair? That's exactly the point. Justice is justice, and there's no need for fairness in the face of justice!"

Uchiha Kurohane leaped forcefully, dropping from the three-meter-high branch, his sole landing precisely on top of Pineapple Head's head and pinning him face-first into the dirt.

THUD!

Stepping on someone's head with one's full body weight was no joke.

Pineapple Head's skull smashed a small crater into the ground; he didn't make a sound, falling fast asleep the moment he hit the dirt.

Onion Head and Radish Head were so terrified by such a brutal attack that they were stunned senseless.

They looked at each other, completely unable to comprehend the situation.

Why wasn't this loser playing by the rules?

The loser was supposed to be the weakest in the class, meant to be pinned down and beaten by the three of them.

How did he turn the tables and take someone out in a single move?

Is that how you're supposed to be a loser?