Noticing someone sitting beside him, Nawaki asked with a wry smile, "Minato, am I really that pathetic? Even after trying so hard, I was still directly surpassed by Kushina. I really am frustrated."
"Uh..."
Little Blondie blinked innocently. "Can I ask you this question?"
"What?"
"Because you aren't the only one who took a hit, you know. I tried really hard too."
"..."
Damn it!!
So the two of us turned out to be fellow sufferers.
Wait!!
You took a hit too?
Come to think of it, I'm not the only one?
Uninexplicably, Nawaki's mood directly flipped around.
There's a very true old saying: when you are heavily struck and feeling low, don't rush to be sad, because you might just have like-minded fellow travelers keeping you company in your sorrow.
Right on cue, Nawaki had felt very sad after taking his hit, but upon learning that Minato Namikaze had suffered a blow as well, Nawaki unexpectedly felt a sense of inexplicable excitement.
That's right, sheer excitement.
Because the blows he, Nawaki, had already suffered were numerous; one more didn't matter.
But Little Blondie was different. Wanting to see him looking like he'd taken a hit was really quite difficult.
Wait, what is that look in your eyes? I'm comforting you, bro, yet you're sympathizing with me instead.
Nawaki's gaze of profound sympathy completely threw Little Blondie for a loop.
Just who among us is the one taking a hit here?
Fine, I'm a victim too, but... as fellow victims, shouldn't we huddle together for warmth?
What on earth are you sympathizing with me for?
"Bro, I sympathize with you, and I can understand your feelings. But this sort of thing always comes when it's meant to, so just grit your teeth and get through it."
As an experienced veteran,