Is This a Threat?

"Of course I won't refuse."

Uchiha Yuu swallowed. That punch would kill him, wouldn't it?

"That's good. After all, plenty of people in the village want to become my assistant."

She placed a hand on Yuu's head and ruffled his hair. Kushina suddenly popped out from behind him and said casually:

"I want to be Lady Tsunade's assistant too, but my chakra control isn't very good."

"It's not that your control is bad."

Tsunade noticed Kushina's expression and immediately exposed the reason for her failure.

"It's because you're too lazy. I told you to practice chakra control properly. With my guidance, there definitely wouldn't have been a problem, but the next day, you went looking for your little boyfriend instead."

She shot Minato Namikaze an unfriendly look. Who in the village didn't know Kushina liked Minato Namikaze?

"Cough, cough..."

"Yuu, you can come to Konoha Hospital after class and assist me with some examinations. It'll help me understand your body better, though it may hurt a little."

She gave Uchiha Yuu a warning in advance. After all, Medical Ninjutsu was still in its developmental stage. Being able to save lives was already impressive; whether the patient suffered pain was not something Tsunade considered.

The three of them were laughing, while he sat in his wheelchair with a defeated expression. If he had not been unable to move easily, he definitely would have run away after class.

"Damn it, I knew this wasn't going to be anything good."

Aside from his physical condition, Uchiha Yuu was more worried about something else. After the two friends beside him left, he spoke with some hesitation.

"Lady Tsunade, you should know my identity. As a member of the Uchiha Clan, approaching you recklessly could cause me quite a bit of trouble."

"After all, I seriously injured an Uchiha clan member not long ago."

At a time like this, even if he claimed he had nothing to do with the Hokage faction, Uchiha He would surely overthink it. He already had it bad enough in the Uchiha Clan. If the clan head deliberately targeted him, even his safety in the village might be threatened.

"That is a problem."

Tsunade fell into brief thought. She lowered her head slightly, considered it for a moment, then came up with a compromise and told Uchiha Yuu:

"You can come to the hospital on Saturdays and Sundays for examinations. Konoha Hospital has my laboratory. After your regular checkup, I'll take you there."

He could not openly interact with Tsunade, but there was no rule saying they could not do it in secret!

As long as they were careful and did not let any Uchiha clan members discover them, the boy's life would not be affected.

"Thank you, Lady Tsunade."

Letting out a long breath, Uchiha Yuu still could not escape her clutches and could only obediently become Tsunade's experimental assistant.

After settling the matter, Tsunade left. As he pushed his wheelchair past the corner, he saw two people sneakily eavesdropping on his conversation with Tsunade.

Uchiha Yuu instantly flew into a rage!

Well, damn! Not only had they sold him off to Tsunade, they were now eavesdropping on their conversation.

"You two bastards, aren't you taking this too far?!"

"You'd better apologize properly today, or this won't be over!"

He struck his friends hard! Their intentions might have been good, but they had sold him to Tsunade as a lab rat without the owner's consent.

"Come on, that's Lady Tsunade."

Kushina rolled her eyes and said in a matter-of-fact tone:

"You know Lady Tsunade has become a Jonin, right? She can take disciples now. Once you become her assistant, you can naturally become Lady Tsunade's disciple too."

"That's impossible."

He had not expected Kushina to think so far ahead. If he had been from the Inuzuka Clan or the Hyuga Clan, then becoming Tsunade's assistant after getting close to her might really have led to becoming her disciple.

But as an Uchiha, he was destined never to become Tsunade's disciple. There were far too many complications involved.

"Why is it impossible?"

They were only five- or six-year-old children. They had never encountered the village's dark side, so naturally they did not know about the enormous conflicts hidden beneath Konoha's surface.

Sometimes, the circumstances of one's birth determined one's future. At least for now, Uchiha Yuu had no ability to resist fate's arrangements.

"You wouldn't understand, idiot!"

He could not be bothered to explain this matter. His gaze fell on Minato Namikaze, and he reached out and punched him in the stomach. A sharp pain immediately made Minato Namikaze, who had been watching the show, double over on the ground.

"When did you get so strong?"

His face had turned liver-colored. In the end, Kushina helped him back up. Looking at Yuu as if he were a monster, he rubbed his stomach and continued:

"With strength like this, if Lady Tsunade heals your body, you'll definitely become an outstanding ninja."

"Don't change the subject. That punch was interest!"

He could not let Minato Namikaze get away today. He pushed his wheelchair in front of the two of them and blocked their path.

"Hurry up and tell me how you're going to apologize."

Seeing how serious he was, Minato Namikaze would probably have to bleed heavily this time. He helplessly looked at his little wallet and said:

"Uh... how about I treat you guys to ramen? The village just came out with a new flavor."

After counting his money, he added:

"Don't be too ruthless. I don't want to live off instant noodles for the next month."

"That's more like it."

He had been in the world of Naruto for several years, yet he had never eaten Ichiraku Ramen.

As a war orphan who was unwelcome in the clan, he was lucky to have food to eat normally. How could he have spare money to spend at Ichiraku Ramen?

Konoha at this time did not have many entertainment options, so eating together after school had become a common way to socialize.

And since the Ichiraku Ramen owner made excellent ramen, they had barely managed to grab a seat.

But just as the three of them were about to go over, they saw a drunken guy holding a bottle of alcohol drop his butt onto the chair.

From the look of him, anyone would think the three of them owed him money!

Kushina, who had the hottest temper, could not swallow this insult. She immediately rushed in front of the man and demanded:

"Hey, hey, hey! Those are the seats we reserved! How can you act like this?!"

The drunk whose face had just been shoved into the confrontation did not even look at them until Kushina slapped the table.

The leftover ramen broth on the table splashed onto him, and only then did he raise his head and look down on them through bleary eyes.

"Huh? Where did these brats come from? And a little redhead too? You look just like a chili pepper."

In the drunkard's eyes, Kushina before him had become a little chili pepper.

Those words instantly ignited Kushina's anger. She swung her fist and smashed it into his face.

"Bang!"

"Ah!"

No one had expected Kushina to strike. This drew quite a bit of attention, though most people treated it as a joke.

What could three little kids do?

However, Yuu sensed several gazes settling on Kushina.

"Hold your little girlfriend back."