Naruto: By lying low and hiding, he eventually became the leader of the Legendary Sannin.

However, tonight, Kushina revealed a rare glimpse of her feminine side.

Instead of her usual ferocious eating habits, she actually used a knife and fork to cut small pieces of the veal cooked by Kagura and chew them slowly.

This scene even startled Minato and Hiashi, who looked as if they had seen a ghost.

Kushina usually finishes such a small piece of beef with just a fork, but tonight she's using a knife and fork.

As if he had just thought of something, Hiashi gestured to Minato with his eyes:

"When you saved her, did you hit her head...?"

Minato, having grasped Hiashi's meaning, also fell into deep thought, recalling the events of the past.

What Minato, that idiot, didn't notice was that Kushina, while taking small bites of the food in front of her, was casually glancing at him.

Of course, Kagura on the other side saw this whole scene.

He took a satisfied sip of sake, a smug smile on his face.

Chapter 46 Dog food is something one person can eat alone.

Time flies, and as the seasons change, the snowy winter arrives in the bright sunshine of summer.

In the dense forests of a small country.

A ninja wearing a headband bearing the insignia of Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village) is hiding behind a large tree with a look of terror on his face.

He was panting heavily, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He was a Chunin, and he came to this small country with three Genin because they had accepted a request.

This was originally just a very simple B-level mission, the task of which was to kill the village chief of a certain village.

But perhaps it was because the target already knew that someone had put a bounty on his life.

After searching the target location for two days, they still did not see the target person appear.

Fortunately, they found the village chief's young daughter.

After some deliberation, the Chunin decided to kidnap the young girl.

He left a letter at the target's house, threatening the village chief to come to the location he specified alone a day later.

Otherwise, he would throw the girl's body at the village entrance.

But to his utter surprise, after waiting at the designated location for a day, he not only failed to meet his target, but instead encountered several powerful enemies.

He was panting as he thought about the terrifying experience he had just had.

The burial place they prepared for the village chief was a cave in the dense forest.

The kidnapped girl was placed in the deepest part of the cave.

Today they were waiting for their target to walk right into their trap.

However, at a certain moment, three seemingly young figures suddenly rushed into the cave from outside.

Before the Chunin could even see what was happening, several screams rang in his ears. When he instinctively turned around, he saw his three Genin subordinates lying on the ground.

Just as his eyes were locked, a kunai was thrown at him.

Years of experience allowed him to turn his head at the last second, but even so, the kunai still left a wound on his face.

He instantly realized that his opponent's strength far surpassed his own, so he didn't need to think and immediately took a step to escape the cave.

Without pausing, he ran for nearly ten minutes before slowly coming to a stop.

He was leaning against a tree trunk, panting heavily, while his mind raced with thoughts.

This must be reinforcements that the village chief invited from other villages.

But wait, isn't this just a B-level mission?

Just look at that strength...

Could it be that several Chunin have arrived, or...?

Is he a Jonin?

Before he could think any further, a clear, youthful voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Gentle Fist!"

Before he could react, a white, delicate hand pierced through the massive tree trunk behind him and struck his heart.

Without making a sound, the Chunin flew forward like a cannonball.

While he was still flying in mid-air, he had already stopped breathing and fell limply to the ground as a corpse.

At this moment, the white, delicate hand slowly withdrew from the huge tree trunk.

Through the hole, one could see a boy with long brown hair tied in a small bun at the ends.

What's most striking about the boy is his pair of white eyes.

This person is none other than Hyuga Hiashi from Class 7.

After seeing through his Byakugan that the enemy's chakra had stopped flowing, he finally breathed a deep sigh of relief, knowing the enemy was dead.

Although he appeared calm, his slight panting revealed his exhaustion.

The opponent was, after all, a Chunin, and his speed was quite considerable when he was fleeing for his life.

If Hiashi hadn't had a pair of Byakugan eyes, it would be hard to say he could have caught up so quickly.

Seeing that the last enemy had been eliminated, Hiashi did not linger, but turned around and walked back to the cave he had been in before.

Ten minutes later, when he returned to the spot, he saw Kushina wiping away non-existent sweat from Minato with a handkerchief.

Seeing this, even he, who was usually calm, couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his eye.

No, isn't it me, the one who's most exhausted, who's chasing after the enemy?

All you did was kill a few genin and then rest here for over twenty minutes while guarding that little girl, right?

Why are you wiping his sweat?

Although he was inwardly complaining, Hiashi maintained a calm expression and slowly walked towards the two.

After all, he had become somewhat accustomed to scenes like this over the past six months.

Since the incident during the New Year, Kushina seems to have become a completely different person.

Simply put, she has transformed from a tigress into a normal young girl.

Even Hiashi could see that Kushina's gaze towards Minato had clearly changed.

Although Minato, that oblivious guy, didn't seem to notice Kushina's change at first.

But he's just slow-witted, not really an idiot.

Several months later, he gradually realized Kushina's feelings for him.

As the saying goes, it's easy for a woman to pursue a man, let alone since Minato was already in love with Kushina.

So, a few months later, the two naturally got together.

Um...

If we were to name the only victim in this relationship, it would probably be Hiashi.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Hiashi also had feelings for Kushina.

To be honest, his feelings for Kushina were at most just friendship between comrades.

However, there were only three people in the team, and two of them became a couple, so he naturally became the only single guy.

Although the two young people were very sensible, their relationship was nothing more than a pure love between teenagers.

However, in their daily interactions, they inevitably engage in some affectionate gestures, which naturally makes Hiashi, who is standing by, feel quite envious of their displays of affection.

Kagura, who was instrumental in bringing the two together, could only express her regret in her heart.

In some ways, Japan's football team is even worse off than the seventh team back then.

After all, when Kagura and Tsunade were together, the lovey-dovey moments they shared were enough for Jiraiya and Orochimaru to enjoy as well.

But now, in Class 7, Hiashi can only swallow this dog food alone.

In fact, to distance herself from the young couple, Kagura stopped leading the team herself for the past few months and instead let the three of them carry out the mission on their own.

They even went so far as to claim that this was to train the three of them...

Upon seeing Hiashi, Minato waved excitedly and asked with concern:

"Hiashi, you're back!"

Has that enemy been dealt with?

Upon hearing this, Hiashi did not speak, but simply nodded silently.

Upon seeing this, Minato also revealed a sincere smile and exclaimed in admiration:

"The eye roll is really powerful!"

"They found the enemy and took them out so quickly."

Hiashi didn't respond much to Minato's praise; he simply walked back to the cave and sat down to rest.

As for Kushina, her eyes were almost never off Minato...

Just as Minato was about to say something more to Hiashi, a loud cry suddenly came from the sky.

Realizing something was wrong, Minato looked up and saw an eagle swooping down from the sky and landing steadily on his hand.

He took a piece of jerky from his backpack and fed it to the eagle. Minato then expertly pulled a piece of paper from the eagle's leg.

After unfolding the note and reading it carefully, Minato was initially taken aback, then smiled and said to everyone:

"It's a message from the teacher. It seems we need to finish our mission and go back quickly."

Because the teacher said that this year's Chunin Exams are about to begin.

Chapter 47 My Child with Orochimaru?