The Stiffly Honest Class Leader, Yoshino Nara (Shikamaru's Mom)

When Namikaze Minato saw Kushina Uzumaki being bullied by delinquent classmates yesterday, he assumed she was a strong girl who could handle it herself, so he did not step in to help.

However, Uchiha Kurohane had intervened, and now, it was clear that the relationship between Kushina Uzumaki and Uchiha Kurohane had become very close.

Namikaze Minato felt that his judgment might have been wrong.

He couldn't help but imagine in his little head what the outcome would have been if he had stepped in just one step ahead of Uchiha Kurohane last night.

Would Kushina Uzumaki be sitting next to him right now?

Just as Namikaze Minato was wallowing in regret, a pretty figure walked up to Kushina Uzumaki's desk, blocking his view.

She slammed her hands onto the desk and said with an expression of disbelief.

"Kurohane-kun, not only did you fail to do your homework, but you're also copying someone else's! That's a double offense!"

Feeling guilty, Kushina Uzumaki was startled and hurriedly looked up.

She saw a beautiful girl with a short ponytail standing in front of her.

Her face was delicate, her eyes bright, and her expression was serious.

She wore a clean, neat white long-sleeved jacket on her upper body and black trousers on her lower body.

She looked like the type of strict disciplinary committee member.

Realizing it wasn't a teacher, Kushina Uzumaki breathed a sigh of relief and asked tentatively.

"Um, may I ask who you are?"

The ponytail beauty replied with a friendly attitude.

"My name is Yoshino Nara, and I am the class representative."

Seeing that she held no malice toward her, Kushina Uzumaki felt an immediate sense of relief.

Yoshino Nara was the mother of Shikamaru from the future of the Hidden Leaf; it was said that her personality was so strict that she terrified Shikamaru's father into not even daring to speak loudly—a woman who kept her husband under her thumb.

However, based on Uchiha Kurohane's interactions with her, she was actually a good woman with a serious personality.

Because Uchiha Kurohane was the bottom-ranked student in the class, Yoshino Nara, as the class representative, cared for him deeply and often reached out to help him.

She would even volunteer to give Uchiha Kurohane private tutoring sessions.

She was the classmate with whom Uchiha Kurohane had the best relationship in class.

Although they were on good terms, Uchiha Kurohane still found her to be quite annoying.

Uchiha Kurohane ignored Yoshino Nara and continued to scribble away, copying the homework.

Yoshino Nara frowned in displeasure.

She pressed her beautiful hand onto Uchiha Kurohane's notebook, forcibly stopping him from continuing his work.

Uchiha Kurohane didn't stop his pen, instead scribbling directly onto her snow-white hand.

"Eek!"

Yoshino Nara retracted her hand in frustration, looking at the tally mark written on the back of her hand, and complained indignantly.

"You really dare to write on my hand? Aren't you afraid I'll tell the teacher?"

I don't just dare to write on your hand; I'd even dare to write on your waist.

Yoshino Nara was a stubbornly upright and troublesome woman with a rigid personality; she did exactly what the teachers told her to do and lacked flexibility.

This blunt personality was just like a ninja hound.

However, she was very beautiful, a classic black-haired teenage girl.

Even though she was pretty, her personality was too serious, making her a troublesome woman.

Uchiha Kurohane helplessly put down his pen, pulled a lollipop from his pocket, and held it out to Yoshino Nara's cherry lips.

"Here, take this and go eat it somewhere else."

"Don't treat me like a little girl!"

I'm not treating you like a little girl; I'm treating you like a little puppy.

"Yoshino, there was a reasonable cause for why I didn't do my homework yesterday. Just pretend you didn't see it this time."

Yoshino Nara put her hands on her hips and asked seriously.

"What was the reason?"

Uchiha Kurohane's eyes darted around, and he quickly came up with a plausible excuse.

"I was beaten up by Pineapple Head, Onion Head, and Radish Head last night."

"What? They bullied you?!"

Yoshino Nara leaned forward, checking Uchiha Kurohane's body with concern.

"Are you hurt?"

In Yoshino Nara's eyes, Uchiha Kurohane was a dead-last student; if he fought three people and wasn't injured, he would be suspected.

"I'm hurt quite badly, but it's under my clothes, so you can't see it."

Yoshino Nara slumped over the desk, pulled at Uchiha Kurohane's collar, and leaned in close to peer inside.

As she bent over, her loose collar dipped significantly, revealing the scenery within.

However, a black fishnet bodysuit wrapped her delicate frame tightly, leaving not a sliver of skin exposed.

Yoshino Nara was simply that kind of woman—flawless in everything she did.

After observing for a moment, Yoshino Nara raised her head, squinting as she looked at Uchiha Kurohane with suspicion.

"That's not right. You aren't injured at all; in fact, you feel even stronger..."

Recalling the lines of his abdominal muscles, Yoshino Nara's small face flushed slightly.

"Is that so? That must be because I recovered after a good sleep."

Yoshino Nara hopped off the desk and turned to search for the three delinquent students.

Her gaze swept across the classroom, only to find the three of them missing; it seemed they had skipped class.

"Are you using them as an excuse to lie to me just because they aren't here?"

Uchiha Kurohane felt this woman was far too clingy.

Being clingy toward one's husband was a good thing, but being clingy toward a classmate was nothing but trouble.

"Kushina was there at the time. Why don't you ask her?"

Yoshino Nara immediately turned her gaze toward Kushina Uzumaki.

"Did you see it?"

"..."

Kushina Uzumaki looked at Uchiha Kurohane, her expression appearing somewhat awkward.

Although Uchiha Kurohane had indeed fought those three delinquents yesterday, it had been a one-sided thrashing of the delinquents.

Furthermore, that incident had occurred in the afternoon and had absolutely nothing to do with him failing to do his homework in the evening.

Kushina Uzumaki believed Uchiha Kurohane was lying, and as a simple-minded child who disliked dishonesty, she didn't know how to answer.

Seeing through Kushina Uzumaki's thoughts, Uchiha Kurohane placed a hand on her shoulder, secretly applying pressure.

"You don't need to be afraid. Yoshino is the class representative; she won't let those three delinquents retaliate against you."

Hearing this, Yoshino Nara mistakenly assumed that Kushina Uzumaki was genuinely worried about retaliation. She patted her unremarkable chest and said confidently.

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone that you provided testimony. I will also protect you and won't let them bully you."

Feeling the pressure of Uchiha Kurohane's hand on her shoulder, Kushina Uzumaki could only say helplessly.

"They did indeed get into a fight yesterday, but it was because they were bullying me. Kurohane-kun only clashed with them to protect me."

"So you were beaten because you were protecting Kushina? I never expected you to be such a brave and kind person!"

Yoshino Nara looked moved, her eyes filled with admiration as she gazed at Uchiha Kurohane.

This made Uchiha Kurohane feel insulted.

"Yoshino, what is that supposed to mean? Do you think I'm the kind of man who would stand by and watch if a female classmate were being bullied?"

Yoshino Nara's beautiful eyes flickered, appearing somewhat guilty.

"...No, I didn't think that at all."

"Class representative, your eyes have betrayed you. So that's how you see me? I'm cutting ties with you!"

Uchiha Kurohane was very angry, and the consequences were dire.

Feeling deeply guilty, Yoshino Nara pressed her palms together in apology.

"I'm sorry. It's just that you're always alone and don't fit in. You're so antisocial that, compared to those three, I thought you were more like a troubled youth in need of help..."

Always alone, not fitting in, and having an antisocial personality made one a troubled youth?

If I'm a troubled youth, then what is Sasuke?

This little girl was truly making a mountain out of a molehill!

Seeing that Uchiha Kurohane was still unhappy, Yoshino Nara continued, feeling ashamed.

"I already know I was wrong now. Consider it me owing you a favor, so please don't be angry anymore."