Naruto: I get stronger by drawing lots

"What you said when you came to save me."

Tsukiki paused, looking at Kushina, who was blushing, in front of him.

"Hahaha."

Tsukiki couldn't help but laugh out loud, leaving Kushina at a loss for words.

What are you laughing at?!

"It's nothing, it's just that Kushina's reaction was a bit interesting."

"where!"

Kushina rarely showed such a girlish side, a stark contrast to her usual bossy demeanor.

"Well."

Yue Shu's smile faded.

"It's all true."

Yue Shu's voice rang out softly, seemingly light yet possessing a great power.

"Whether it's because I don't want to lose you, or for some other reason."

Tsukiki gave a wry smile.

"Although I don't like being a hero, I'd be quite willing to be your hero."

"That's nothing."

Kushina burst out laughing.

"What do you mean by 'I'm your only hero'? That's ridiculous."

"but."

Kushina looked intently into Tsukiki's eyes.

"I've given you special permission."

"My hero, please take care of me from now on."

Kushina tilted her head, revealing the most beautiful smile Tsukiki had shown since arriving in the Naruto world.

"Seriously, leave it to me!"

The sun shines brightly outside the window, and a gentle breeze carries whispers of love from near and far.

As the days went by, Kushina would visit the Moon Tree every day, and Minato Namikaze would also occasionally come to visit the Moon Tree. Apart from these two, no one else came to visit the Moon Tree.

Tsunade's Palm Healing Technique was indeed powerful; in just a few days, Tsuki's body had almost fully recovered.

It's worth mentioning that after that day, Kushina and Tsukiki's relationship improved dramatically.

Although Tsukiki didn't notice anything, Tsunade could see very clearly that Kushina had obviously developed other feelings for Tsukiki.

Unlike previous friendships or classmate relationships, this is a kind of emotion with a more ulterior motive.

The child's mind is still immature and he doesn't understand what this is; it's just that his emotions are beginning to develop.

Besides these, Tsunade also began her own work. She started to secretly investigate the origins of the Moon Tree, and even contacted Jiraiya, who was far away in Amegakure.

Meanwhile, Tsukiki was unaware that his Wood Release technique had been exposed and continued with his daily life as usual.

"Lady Tsunade, are you working today too?"

Shizune carried the tea into Tsunade's room, where Tsunade was sitting cross-legged on the tatami mat.

Tsunade started acting like this a few days ago, suddenly becoming very busy. Although Shizune didn't know what it was about, it must be very important, since even her teachings had been put aside.

"Okay, please mute it."

As Tsunade pondered, Shizune, who was beside her, put down her tea and left without disturbing her.

"Himegami Tsukiju, I've never heard of this surname before. A war orphan who survived in Amegakure, with a Konoha headband tied around his thigh."

Tsunade murmured to herself. She had been gathering information about the Moon Tree for the past two days, but unfortunately, she hadn't found anything useful.

"Senju, Himekami—"

The only sound in the room was Tsunade's soft voice.

Jiraiya, who was in Amegakure, also became interested in Tsunade because of her.

Normally, Tsunade wouldn't be interested in a child, especially since it seems she took him in.

"Himegami, Himegami, I feel like I've seen her somewhere before."

At this moment, Tsuki was unaware that two of the legendary Sannin of Konoha, who had just become famous throughout the ninja world, were interested in him. He continued living his school life as before.

After recovering, Tsukiki continued to go to school as usual. However, due to the Kushina incident, Tsukiki rose to fame in one fell swoop and became the most famous genius in Konoha, even surpassing Minato Namikaze, who was a commoner genius.

"Moon Tree, are you alright now?"

The one who spoke was Tsukiki's only male friend, none other than the previously most famous commoner genius, Minato Namikaze.

At this moment, he did not feel jealous or annoyed because he had been surpassed. Instead, he greeted him with a bright, sunny smile.

"Don't worry, you're all better now, there's nothing serious."

I really like Minato Namikaze. After all, he has a good personality, is strong, and is good-looking. What reason is there to dislike him?

"That's good. There will be another practical training session in a couple of days. I'll have to beat you then, so I can't afford to be unwell."

Minato Namikaze said, half-jokingly.

"Bring it on, I'm not going to lose."

When faced with Minato Namikaze's challenge, Tsukiki accepted it without hesitation, just like before. It was a bit of a bullying move, though. Minato's combat strength was currently only at the level of a genin, and just an ordinary genin at that. Tsukiki, on the other hand, had already reached the level of a jonin. It was as if an adult was bullying a child.

However, Minato Namikaze was unaware of all this. Seeing his friend looking so energetic, he felt much more at ease.

"You two, the teacher's already at the door, are you still going to chat?"

Kushina casually remarked from the side, and only then did the two men realize that their teacher had indeed reached the door.

"Then I'll go first."

Seeing this, Minato Namikaze, being a good student, said goodbye and returned to his seat, as did Tsukiki.

"You and that sissy are still so close."

"If you say that to Minato, Minato will be sad."

Tsukiki was both amused and exasperated by Kushina's way of referring to Minato Namikaze.

Although Minato Namikaze does have a delicate and frail appearance and a pretty face, he is by no means effeminate.

"cut."

Tsukiki gave a wry smile. It seemed that Kushina's feelings for Minato Namikaze wouldn't change anytime soon.

"Quiet down, quiet down, let's begin the lesson."

"Everyone has been studying for a year now. You haven't fallen behind in chakra refinement, kunai training, and taijutsu training. You've done a great job, although there are still a few individuals who are slacking off."

"Today we are going to learn the basic ninjutsu of ninjas, which is the Three Body Technique."

"The Three Body Techniques include the Clone Technique, the Substitution Technique, and the Transformation Technique—"

The teacher was lecturing on the platform, and before they knew it, Yue Shu had been in school for a year, and the teaching of the Three Bodies Technique had finally arrived.

Chapter Nine: Tsunade's Test

Days passed by, and the Three Bodies Technique was learned little by little, everything as always.

However, Tsuki has recently solidified his position as the number one genius in Konoha.

Following the Kushina incident, the practical combat courses at the Ninja Academy were continuously increased, leading to more frequent clashes between Minato Namikaze and Tsuki. This, in turn, solidified Tsuki's position as Konoha's number one genius.

How did they solidify their position? It's simple: Tsukiki never lost a single match against Minato Namikaze, and even completely overwhelmed him, and this wasn't just once.

After a while, Tsuki's position as Konoha's number one genius was firmly established.

Fortunately, Minato Namikaze is no ordinary person. Even when defeated time and time again, he never gives up and always stands up firmly instead of giving up on climbing higher. This has resulted in Minato being stronger than in the original story, at least in the current period.

During this time, Tsuki continued his training as usual. After the Kushina incident, Konoha's defenses were suddenly strengthened, and spies from outside were exposed one by one. Konoha became much more peaceful, and Tsuki's system stopped popping up.

Kushina, on the other hand, has changed a bit. Tsuki and Minato Namikaze haven't had much contact with their peers due to their training, and they don't have any friends. But Kushina has recently found a girl her own age, and their relationship has been getting better and better lately.

Tsukiki was also curious, and after getting some information out of her, she learned about the girl's identity.

Uchiha Mikoto, the girl Kushina recently dated, has medium-length black hair. In contrast to Kushina, she has a gentle personality, a soft appearance, and seems slightly introverted.

Tsukiki was slightly surprised when she learned about Uchiha Mikoto.

Why? It's simple.

How could Erzhuzi not be surprised?

However, in the original work, Kushina and Mikoto Uchiha were best friends, but it was unexpected that the two had only just met now.

The school remained the same as always, but things had changed at home. Tsuki could sense the changes in Tsunade.

Normally, when I come home, I can always see Tsunade leisurely lying down or sitting and drinking tea. But lately, I haven't seen Tsunade for a long time. Even Shizune, who usually follows Tsunade around, doesn't know where she is.

However, Tsukiki didn't think too much about it and just assumed that Tsunade was on a mission. As one of the Legendary Sannin, Tsunade was still a top-notch ninja even with hemophobia, so it was normal for her to have some missions.

Another day of classes ended, and when Tsukiki walked home, Tsunade was already home. She was sitting leisurely, drinking the tea that Shizune had brewed, just like always.

"What's wrong with you lately? I haven't seen you around much."

While tying his apron, Tsukiki asked Tsunade that he and Shizune took turns cooking so that Shizune wouldn't have to be bothered too much, and that Tsukiki was quite interested in cooking.

"Something came up."

Tsunade took a sip of tea and exhaled a breath of hot air.

Is it big?

"It's quite significant in a certain sense."

"Really? Remember to be careful."

Yue Shu offered a token expression of concern and prepared to start cooking.

"Moon Tree, I have a question for you."