To the young students born after the First Shinobi World War, Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju were legends found only in textbooks. Only Kazemori Masaki, the Third of Konoha Ninja Village, was a real presence in their lives. Every year, despite his busy schedule, Kazemori Masaki would make time to visit the Ninja Academy for its opening ceremony, offering his best wishes to the new students and encouraging those already studying there.
Both Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Fugaku had seen Kazemori Masaki at the opening ceremonies, but those were the only occasions. Now that he had come to the Ninja Academy outside of an opening ceremony, they could not help wondering what had brought him here.
"By the way, Kushina, do you know the Third?" Minato Namikaze had noticed how Kushina addressed him. She had actually called Kazemori Masaki her uncle, which was not something an ordinary student could do.
Uchiha Fugaku had noticed it too. He knew Kushina belonged to the Uzumaki Clan, but the Uzumaki who had come to Konoha Ninja Village with her had begun attending the Ninja Academy early on. As a result, no one had thought there was anything special about Kushina when she enrolled. Now, however, it seemed there was more to this girl than met the eye.
The Kushina of the present was nothing like her counterpart in the original story. In that story, she had come to Konoha Ninja Village alone, with no one to rely on. Her clan was far overseas and could offer her no help. As an outsider with no connections in the village, she could only defend her place through an aggressive attitude. That was how she had earned the nickname Red-Hot Habanero.
Since children from the Uzumaki Clan had already enrolled before her, by the time Kushina