Leave the Boss Lady to You

Just as the Third Hokage ordered a search for Kushina, Feng Xun ran into Minato and Kushina on the road.

Minato looked exhausted. His clothes had long since been reduced to tatters, and his body was covered in wounds of all sizes. He carried the still-unconscious Kushina in his arms, but there was no sign of the other two Cloud Ninja.

Had he already dealt with them?

Minato, rushing onward, spotted Feng Xun approaching from the opposite direction as well.

When he saw that Feng Xun was safe and sound, the tension on his face visibly eased.

"Xun, are you all right? Did you take care of the enemy?"

"Shouldn't I be asking you that, big brother?" Feng Xun pointed at Minato's many wounds. "Are you okay? Those injuries look pretty serious."

Minato rubbed his nose sheepishly. "They were two Chunin, after all. Taking them down took some effort. But you don't need to worry about my wounds. They may look serious, but most of them are just superficial injuries."

He truly was worthy of becoming the future Fourth Hokage. Even as a ten-year-old who had only just graduated, he had managed to take down two Chunin with ease.

Compared to Minato's performance, Feng Xun suddenly felt that his own battle had not been worth mentioning. If his opponent had not underestimated him, and if he had not happened to possess a life-saving Senzu Bean, the outcome of that fight would certainly have been the complete opposite.

It seemed there was still a gap between his strength and Minato's current strength.

Feng Xun glanced again at Kushina, who was still sleeping in Minato's arms, and felt rather speechless.

She really was Kushina. Her uniquely inherited thick nerves were no exaggeration. They had caused such a huge commotion, yet she was still sleeping soundly like a child.

After thinking it over, Feng Xun suggested, "Big brother, shouldn't we wake the boss lady up?"

Minato shook his head. Looking down at the girl in his arms, a heartwarming smile appeared on his face.

"It's better if Kushina stays like this."

What a gentle Fourth Hokage!

Feng Xun sighed inwardly, but then he suddenly realized something.

If Kushina were sent home and settled down like this, how was she supposed to fall for Minato?

Anyone who had watched Naruto knew that the most important turning point in Kushina and Minato getting together was this incident. It could be said that if not for this sudden event, Naruto's future blond hair might have ended up a different color.

They said drinking led to trouble, and now it seemed that saying was absolutely right. If Kushina were not drunk right now, Feng Xun would have bet everything he had that she would fall for the gentle, tender man before her.

No!!!

For his big brother's future happiness, Kushina absolutely had to wake up right now.

His eyes rolled, and Feng Xun came up with an idea.

"Big brother, are you tired? How about we rest for a while?"

"?" Minato looked confused, but he still replied, "This isn't the time to rest. We need to return to the village quickly and report this to Lord Hokage."

It was the answer he had expected, and Feng Xun was somewhat disappointed. But he soon produced his second plan. "Ouch, big brother, wait! I don't feel so good!"

Minato hurriedly stopped. Seeing his little brother curled up beneath a tree with a pained expression, he asked worriedly, "Xun, what's wrong? Where does it hurt?"

"I don't know, but my entire body feels like it's on fire. It burns so badly."

Only after Feng Xun said that did Minato realize his younger brother did not seem as unaffected as he had thought. There were no obvious wounds on his body, but the sudden red patches were genuinely concerning.

He carefully laid Kushina on the ground and began seriously examining Feng Xun's injuries, not considering at all why someone badly injured would suddenly start hurting out of nowhere.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Feng Xun secretly picked up a pebble hidden behind him.

Whoosh!

Feng Xun silently flicked the pebble, and it struck Kushina right on the forehead.

Immediately afterward, a faintly red bump popped up on Kushina's forehead like a mushroom sprouting after rain.

Yet even so, Kushina merely twitched her eyelids and showed no sign of opening her eyes.

Seeing this, Feng Xun, the culprit, bared his teeth and raised his estimation of Kushina's nerve response by another level.

She still wasn't awake? Could someone have put her under some kind of hypnosis?

Minato noticed Feng Xun's grimace and asked in confusion, "Xun, what's wrong? Does somewhere else hurt now?"

"No, I just had a facial spasm. A facial spasm!" Feng Xun hurriedly shook his head in denial.

When Minato lowered his head to examine the injuries again, Feng Xun picked up another stone.

Before Minato noticed, the pebble struck Kushina's forehead again.

This time, Kushina's reaction was much stronger. Not only did her eyelids twitch more violently, but the corners of her mouth also kept twitching.

⊙w⊙ Still not awake?

Clutching the third pebble in his hand, Feng Xun hesitated. If I keep hitting her like this, I won't make Kushina stupid, will I? If she really becomes stupid, I'll become a sinner of this world.

After weighing it over, Feng Xun decided to strike one last time. If she still did not wake up, he would think of another way.

Whoosh!!!

The pebble, thrown with even more force than before, tore through the air with a faint whistle as it shot toward Kushina.

Just as it was about to hit Kushina's forehead, the completely motionless Kushina suddenly opened her eyes and, in an instant, dodged the incoming disaster.

The movement behind him made Minato turn around. When he saw Kushina standing again, a hint of a smile clearly appeared on his face. "Kushina, are you okay? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

Minato's words drew no reaction from Kushina. Her face was flushed red, and her eyes were fixed fiercely on the innocent-looking Feng Xun.

Kushina felt incredibly wronged right now.

Being kidnapped without anyone noticing had already been humiliating enough.

She had not expected someone to throw stones at her while she was pretending to sleep. It made her feel both embarrassed and furious.

I was only pretending to sleep for a little while because I was too embarrassed. Did he really have to hit me like that?

With the anger in her heart already at its breaking point, Kushina "grew two horns on her forehead."

She enunciated every word at Feng Xun. "My dear little brother, is there anything you would like to explain? If not, then accept justice's punishment!"

Feng Xun gave a dry laugh. Rather than explaining himself, he abandoned Minato and hurried toward Konoha.

"Big brother, I'm heading back first. The boss lady is in your hands!"