Giving the Teacher Some Warmth

"Ah..."

He could only watch as half a lifetime of savings was taken away.

Obito felt his heart bleeding.

Minato-sensei.

If you don't work for several hours every night... you'd be letting down my precious little money!

He carried the medicine package and hurried out of the Pharmacy.

He had to leave this heartbreaking place as quickly as possible.

The proprietress watched the scene with a smile.

"What an interesting little fellow," she murmured.

After returning home.

Obito put away the medicine package first, then ran to Grandmother's room.

"Grandmother, I want to take a jar of the Fruit Wine you brewed and give it to my teacher."

"My teacher treats me really well, so I thought I'd bring him something and pay him a visit."

Grandmother naturally had no objections after hearing her grandson.

"All right. Do you need Grandmother to go with you, Little Obito?"

"Also, is one jar enough? If not, take several more. We have plenty of Fruit Wine at home."

Obito said with a grin.

"I can go by myself, Grandmother!"

"I'll take one jar first... I'm worried my teacher's body won't be able to handle it."

Grandmother didn't quite understand what her eldest grandson meant and nodded in confusion.

It seems my good grandson's teacher doesn't hold his liquor very well.

He doesn't even dare drink much Fruit Wine...

After telling Grandmother about it.

Obito went to the kitchen, picked up a jar of Fruit Wine, and returned to his room.

He opened the medicine package and carefully read the instructions enclosed inside.

"There are sixty small packets in here. Take one packet dissolved in water each day, which is enough for two months."

"Hmm..."

Obito fell into deep thought.

After a while.

He opened the wine jar and poured ten packets of medicine into it all at once.

"This much should have some effect, right..." he muttered softly.

Obito dashed back to the kitchen, grabbed a small spoon, and returned.

He stirred it for a while.

After the medicine powder had completely dissolved, he gently took a small sip.

"Hmm, it still tastes fragrant and sweet. It should be fine."

He sealed the wine jar again, then carried the small jar out the door.

"Grandmother, I'm heading out for a bit. I'll be right back!"

Grandmother's voice came from inside the house as she reminded him,

"Take it slow on the way, Obito."

Obito shouted back,

"I know, Grandmother!"

To make it easier for his students to contact him, Minato had told his three disciples his home address.

Obito followed the address at a light jog and soon arrived at Minato's front door.

"Knock, knock, knock."

Obito gently knocked on the door.

A woman's voice came from inside.

"Huh? Minato, it sounds like someone is knocking on the door, dattebayo?"

Minato's voice immediately followed.

"Keep cooking, Kushina. I'll go take a look."

The sound of rustling footsteps approached, and the door soon opened.

"Obito?"

Minato looked at the little boy before him in surprise.

"What brings you here?"

Obito said with a grin,

"I came especially to visit you. My Grandmother just brewed some fresh Fruit Wine, so I thought I'd bring you a jar."

As he spoke, Obito handed the wine jar to Minato.

Minato reached out to take it and rubbed Obito's head.

"That was very thoughtful of you, Obito."

"Come in and sit down. Your... teacher's wife is cooking right now. Stay and have something to eat."

Obito shook his head like a rattle drum.

Even if I starved to death, I would never eat anything made by my teacher's wife!

"No need, Minato-sensei. My Grandmother has prepared food at home, so I won't trouble you."

He said with a grin, "I'll be going now, then. See you tomorrow, Sensei~"

"See you tomorrow, Obito."

Minato watched Obito's departing figure, then looked at the wine jar in his hand and couldn't help sighing with emotion.

Obito really was a good child.

Minato carried the wine jar back inside.

Kushina also came out of the kitchen carrying lunch.

She looked at Minato with curiosity.

Seeing this, Minato raised the small wine jar in his hand and explained,

"That little fellow just now is the disciple I recently took in. He came especially to bring me a jar of Fruit Wine."

Kushina raised her delicate brows.

"Oh? Your disciple knows how to behave. Let me see."

She set down the food in her hands and took the wine jar from Minato with interest.

Kushina opened the seal and took a sniff. Her large eyes immediately lit up.

"It smells pretty good. How about we have a little while we eat?"

Minato nodded indulgently and took two small wine cups from the kitchen.

"All right."

The two of them were veteran ninja and could easily determine that the wine contained no poison.

However, medicine meant to benefit the body was not so easy to detect.

After all.

Who could have imagined that their disciple would prepare this kind of treatment for them...

After finishing his meal at home.

Obito returned to his room and flopped onto his small bed.

After lying there for a while.

He couldn't fall asleep peacefully and kicked off the covers.

Obito felt like a little furnace, highly flammable and explosive!

"What is going on... Could it be because of that sip of Fruit Wine?!"

A thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

If I had such a huge reaction from only a sip...

Then Minato-sensei and the others...

(Minato: Listen, I want to thank you. Because of you, I'm really screwed!)

At Minato's home.

After Minato and Kushina had shared a few small drinks.

He suddenly felt fine currents of electricity surge through his body, and subtle thoughts stirred in his heart.

Looking at Kushina, he said involuntarily,

"Kushina, why do you look so beautiful today?"

Kushina's eyes grew hazy with allure, and her fair legs rubbed together beneath the table.

"What is it? Am I not beautiful normally?"

Minato's survival instinct exploded.

"You are. You're beautiful every day, but today you're especially captivating."

Kushina rose with a giggle and sat in Minato's lap.

"You're getting sweeter with your words, dattebane."

She wrapped both arms around Minato and buried his head in her ample bosom.

"Minato, I feel like resting a little, but it's still early..."

Without hesitation, Minato threw a Kunai toward the window.

Holding Kushina, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique and appeared beside the window.

He gently drew the curtains and whispered into Kushina's ear,

"Now, it's dark."

At night.

As Minato cleaned up the mess in the room, he gave a weary, bitter smile.

"This Fruit Wine brewed by Obito's Grandmother really is nourishing..."

Kushina's large eyes shone frighteningly brightly in the darkness.

"Husband, why don't you have another cup? We could talk a little longer?"

"Uh... Wife, I still have to lead the team tomorrow."