Minato, Backed into a Corner!

"This little girl from out of town looked so petite. Who knew she'd be so brutal? Even Chōza got knocked flat by her!"

"Haven't you heard? The women from the Village Hidden in the Whirlpools are all wild. Border women are all savage!"

"Scary. I won't dare talk to her anymore."

Kushina Uzumaki heard the students whispering among themselves and felt furious.

She thought Konoha's male ninjas were weak. What right did they have to call her savage?

Kushina Uzumaki once again remembered how she had been bullied by those three delinquent kids before.

And how Namikaze Minato had stood by and done nothing, while only Uchiha Kurohane had been willing to step in and save her.

As her anger toward Namikaze Minato deepened, she was also filled with gratitude toward Uchiha Kurohane.

She could not help shouting loudly.

"Kurohane, do your best! You have to win for me!"

Inoichi Yamanaka, standing on the other side, immediately mocked her when he heard that.

"That little girl from out of town completely doesn't understand the situation. Minato has had the bearing of the Third Hokage since childhood. He wins every fight and has never lost."

"Uchiha Kurohane may have good stamina, but he's a dead last. He never won any taijutsu sparring matches before. He even lost to Yoshino. How could he possibly beat Minato?"

Shikaku Nara, who was sitting beside him and catching his breath, immediately turned as red as a monkey's butt when he heard that.

He had just lost to Yoshino Nara. It was far too embarrassing.

"Yoshino seems to have been training desperately lately. She's gotten much stronger, so stop using her as an example."

Inoichi Yamanaka immediately joked.

"Right. She's stronger than you now, so we should use you as the example."

Shikaku Nara explained shamefully.