Kushina Wants to Prove Herself

"If you know you were wrong, then stop getting in my way. Do you want to see me get punished by the teacher because I protected a female classmate and had no time to do my homework?"

After pondering for a moment, Yoshino Nara helplessly shook her head.

"Fine, you have a touching reason this time. I'll pretend I didn't see anything. Hurry up and copy it. I'll tell the teacher about them bullying Kushina and you, so the teacher can punish them."

After saying that, Yoshino Nara turned and ran off to find the teacher.

Uchiha Kurohane breathed a sigh of relief and picked up his pencil to continue copying his homework.

Just then, he heard a squeal and knew his reward had arrived.

[Squeal~ The host's act of saving a female classmate moved Yoshino Nara. Yoshino Nara feels guilty about her previous opinion of you. Achievement "Yoshino Nara's Guilt" achieved. Obtained Entry: "Yatagarasu Substitute."]

(Yatagarasu Substitute: The host's Kekkei Genkai, Yatagarasu, has gained a new ability.

The host can form hand seals to cast Space–Time Ninjutsu and instantly exchange positions with any summoned crow.

When the host is attacked, the host can instantly exchange positions with the nearest crow.

When activated automatically upon being attacked, it has a cooldown and cannot be used consecutively.

The host's clones, Shadow Clone Technique, and the like are equivalent to summoned crows and can likewise exchange positions.)

After understanding the ability, Uchiha Kurohane could not help but exclaim.

Wasn't this a variant of Namikaze Minato's Flying Thunder God?!

Namikaze Minato could instantly move beside an object marked with a Flying Thunder God seal, while Yatagarasu Substitute instantly exchanged positions.

At their core, both were instantaneous movement techniques.

And Yatagarasu Substitute had the additional ability to automatically exchange positions after being attacked.

It could prevent sneak attacks and also force a one-for-one trade with an enemy.

For example, when Namikaze Minato and Killer B were holding blades to each other's throats, Minato could only stab Killer B while Killer B stabbed him, so he did not dare act rashly.

But Yatagarasu Substitute could automatically teleport away when attacked. In the same situation, he could stab Killer B without hesitation.

Another advantage of Yatagarasu Substitute was that crows could fly and move freely, allowing Uchiha Kurohane to adjust his teleportation destination at will.

The markings formed by Flying Thunder God hand seals were fixed. Although he could throw a kunai to perform Flying Thunder God Second Stage,

the kunai flew in a straight line, making it far more restrictive than Yatagarasu Substitute.

However, when using Yatagarasu Substitute normally, he needed to form hand seals. That was where it fell short of Flying Thunder God.

Still, training could speed up the hand seals.

The essence of hand seals was to assist in refining chakra. As long as one had enough chakra, one could clap their hands together and directly cast Ninjutsu.

After Yoshino Nara had gone farther away, Kushina Uzumaki leaned close to Uchiha Kurohane's ear and whispered,

"Why did you lie? You clearly told me earlier that you didn't do your homework because you trained at night."

Uchiha Kurohane had not expected Kushina Uzumaki to still be hung up on such a trivial matter.

"Don't fuss over the details. I really did fight the three of them, so it doesn't count as lying."

Kushina Uzumaki puffed out her cherry-red lips and said seriously,

"My grandmother said that details determine success or failure. As a ninja, you must pay attention to details!"

"And she also said that lying is wrong. You shouldn't lie!"

Kushina Uzumaki was unexpectedly a stubborn little girl too.

Uchiha Kurohane looked into Kushina Uzumaki's beautiful eyes and said seriously,

"A righteous lie isn't called lying. It's called justice."

"Justice doesn't need to care about the details either. It only needs to care about the result!"

Uchiha Kurohane reached out and pinched Kushina Uzumaki's soft little cheek.

"You little tomato, stop talking so much. Just listen to whatever I say."

"Ah—"

Kushina Uzumaki let out a delicate cry from the pinch, rubbing her cheek with one hand as she asked unhappily,

"You always have justice on your lips. What exactly is your justice?"

"My justice is peace in the ninja world!"

At that moment, the clouds in the sky seemed to cooperate as they drifted away. Brilliant sunlight shone down through the heavens onto Uchiha Kurohane's handsome face, adding a dazzling golden glow to it.

Kushina Uzumaki felt as though Uchiha Kurohane was sparkling in her eyes, and she was filled with admiration for his dream.

"Your dream is peace in the ninja world? That's so great!"

Kushina Uzumaki's homeland had been destroyed by war. She knew war's cruelty and sorrow, and she loathed it deeply.

In an instant, she understood the greatness of Uchiha Kurohane's dream.

Her heart filled with emotion, and at that moment, she truly had the urge to follow Uchiha Kurohane and become his underling.

"It's good that you understand. Come help me too."

"...Huh? How do you want me to help?"

Kushina Uzumaki felt that she and Uchiha Kurohane were only ten-year-old children with limited abilities, and she did not know what they could do for peace in the ninja world.

Uchiha Kurohane stuffed a pencil into Kushina Uzumaki's little hand.

"Of course, help me copy my homework. Take out your history workbook. I didn't do that one either..."

Kushina Uzumaki stared at the pencil in her hand for a moment, then slapped the desk and loudly complained,

"What peace in the ninja world? You just wanted to trick me into helping you do your homework!"

"Give my feelings back!"

"The teacher will be here in twenty minutes. I don't have time to argue with you. If you don't want to help me with my homework, then stop getting in the way."

This time, Uchiha Kurohane poked Kushina Uzumaki's cute little cheek with his finger and pushed her aside...

"Fine, stop poking me. Since you helped me yesterday, I'll copy it for you..."

Though Kushina Uzumaki complained, she obediently picked up the pencil and helped Uchiha Kurohane copy his homework.

At four in the afternoon, school was over.

The Chunin teacher had barely left the classroom when Uchiha Kurohane pushed back his chair, stood up, and stepped onto the windowsill.

Kushina Uzumaki was so shocked by the sight that she gaped. She hurriedly grabbed Uchiha Kurohane's hand and asked blankly,

"Wait, what are you doing?"

"Going home after school, obviously."

Kushina Uzumaki blinked her large eyes in surprise.

"Are you planning to jump out the window?"

"Yeah. The straight line is the shortest distance between two points. If I leave through the classroom door, I not only have to go around the corridor, but also climb down the stairs."

Kushina Uzumaki tilted her little head and thought about it for a moment, deciding it made sense.

They were not ordinary people but ninja. They normally leaped through forests and across rooftops, so jumping from a second-floor window was nothing.

While Kushina Uzumaki was still thinking, Uchiha Kurohane had already jumped out the window.

Kushina gritted her teeth and jumped out after him.

With a soft thud, her two snow-white little legs landed steadily on the ground, and she hurried after Uchiha Kurohane.

"Wait, those three guys didn't come to school today. They might be planning to take revenge on you, so be careful."

Uchiha Kurohane was disdainful of that.

"They're cowards. They only prey on the weak. If they want revenge, you're definitely the one they'll target."

"Instead of worrying about me, you should worry about yourself."

Uchiha Kurohane knew the plot of the original story. The delinquents beaten up by Kushina Uzumaki would bring their older brothers to take revenge.

He would have crows follow Kushina Uzumaki. When that Genin caused trouble for Kushina Uzumaki, he would use Yatagarasu Substitute to instantly exchange places with a crow and make a heroic entrance to save the beauty.

Kushina Uzumaki pouted and grumbled inwardly.

How am I the weaker one?!

You've never seen me fight. My fists are very hard.

Back in the Village Hidden in the Whirlpools, they called me Kushina the Hammer!

But Kushina Uzumaki did not argue.

She still believed those three delinquent students would seek revenge on Uchiha Kurohane, so she decided to secretly follow behind him.

When he encountered danger, she would step in to protect him.

Kushina Uzumaki wanted to use this chance to repay him for saving her yesterday and prove her strength to Uchiha Kurohane.

She did not want Uchiha Kurohane to look down on her. She wanted to prove that she was not weak!