Naruto: I get stronger by drawing lots

Tsunade's voice became slightly more serious, but Tsukiki didn't notice. Instead, he picked up a kitchen knife and started chopping vegetables.

"what?"

Do you know the First Hokage?

"Of course I know. He was the founder of Konoha Village and a legendary ninja known as the God of Shinobi."

"Do you know about the First Hokage's unique bloodline limit?"

"Wood Release, even a three-year-old knows that."

Tsunade and Tsukiki chatted casually, just like usual, except their topics were a little different.

"That."

"You should know that no one from the Senju clan has awakened Wood Release since the First Hokage."

The sound of chopping vegetables stopped abruptly, and the scene fell silent.

"know."

A moment later, Yue Shu's voice came from the kitchen.

Tsukiki continued chopping vegetables, but this time he slowed down, sensing the probing in Tsunade's words.

"is it?"

"If, I mean if, you could use Wood Release like the First Hokage, what would you think?"

Tsunade's voice came from outside, and Tsukiki understood what she meant.

Perhaps it hasn't been exposed yet, but Yue Shu has definitely already noticed something.

"That would be so exciting, after all, it's the bloodline limit of the First Hokage, the bloodline limit of the God of Shinobi. Just thinking about it makes me excited."

Yue Shu's voice was somewhat excited, but it calmed down the moment she finished speaking.

"But I don't have any grand ambitions. Even if I had Wood Release, I couldn't do much. After all, I'm just a guy who wants to run a small shop and live a leisurely life. I'm not like those guys who want to become Hokage."

"That's Wood Release, you know."

"I know, and then what?"

Tsunade listened to Tsukiki's words in a calm tone, which sounded more like an old man than a young man, lacking any enthusiasm.

"You really act like an old man, I don't know where you learned that from."

Tsunade muttered a helpless complaint.

"Well, this is just a normal thought of mine. Being Hokage is too troublesome. Why bother with all that? Maybe if I became Hokage, I wouldn't even have time to go home and would just be dealing with documents all day."

"Then, because of the disharmony in the family, my relationship with my son is very bad. Even when I take a vacation, I might suddenly have to go back to work overtime in the middle of the day. That would be too tiring."

Tsukiki spoke one sentence at a time, leaving Tsunade completely bewildered.

"Hey, hey, it's not that bad. That's the Hokage position that everyone wants to be, but you're making it sound like such a miserable job."

Tsunade smiled slightly. What Tsukuyomi said did make her want to laugh a little. The Hokage, the once-glorious and powerful ninja of Konoha, was being portrayed as so pathetic by Tsukuyomi. She figured her teacher, Hiruzen Sarutobi, would be spitting blood if he heard that.

"Well, there are all sorts of reasons. Being the Hokage isn't all that great. It's better to run a small shop and live a leisurely life."

Tsukiki's voice came through the sound of chopping vegetables, and the atmosphere between Tsunade and Tsukiki returned to what it was before.

"You're quite a strange kid."

"Maybe, but I don't hate myself for it. Peace is the best thing. Fighting all the time is pointless."

"Haha, that's true."

Tsunade laughed and took another sip of tea.

As the sunlight slowly faded and night gradually fell, the aroma of food quietly wafted out from the kitchen.

"Where is peace?"

Tsunade glanced outside.

"Wow, it smells so good! Is Tsukiki cooking today? I've been looking forward to it for so long."

The sound of silence and energy came from outside. The door opened and closed, and another black figure appeared in the living room.

"Jingyin, come help me carry this."

"They're here, they're here."

The aroma wafted out, drifting high and far, evoking pleasant memories. Every word spoken at the dinner table floated along with the fragrance, slowly passing by with the day.

Trees will grow as they are meant to grow, and flowers will bloom according to the seasons; everything repeats itself.

Chapter Ten: The Duel (Part One)

"what?"

Tsukiki was momentarily stunned, not understanding what Minato Namikaze was saying.

"I've already told you, I plan to graduate early."

Minato Namikaze was very serious, his gentle face showing great determination.

"What's gotten into you all of a sudden?"

Tsukiki scratched his head, completely baffled.

A month after Tsukiki and Tsunade chatted during dinner that day, everything remained the same. Tsukiki, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina's small circle remained unchanged. However, Mikoto Uchiha was pulled into this small circle by Kushina, turning the three-person circle into a slightly larger circle of four.

Given Konoha's current situation, there should have been a long period of peace ahead, but Minato Namikaze suddenly came to Tsuki and said he wanted to graduate early.

"It's nothing, I just feel like I've learned everything the school can teach, and I can't beat you if I keep going like this, so in order to become stronger, I plan to graduate early."

Minato Namikaze looked at Tsukiki very seriously, making Tsukiki feel slightly uncomfortable.

Was it my fault? Tsukiki thought to herself.

In the original story, Minato Namikaze did graduate early, but he was still ten years old. However, the current Minato Namikaze is only a little over eight years old, which is at least a year earlier than in the original story.

Are you really sure?

Yue Shu sighed. He wouldn't interfere too much with other people's decisions. He always felt that other people's choices were their own, and it wasn't his place to comment on whether they were good or bad.

"Okay, I'll go find the teacher in a bit."

Minato Namikaze nodded.

"Okay, I respect you. Good luck."

Tsukiki gently patted Minato Namikaze on the shoulder.

"Before that, there's one more favor I need your help with."

"Oh? What is it?"

Yue Shu was curious for a moment, then his face fell the next second.

"Let's have one last duel before I go to school!"

"what?"

Looking at Minato Namikaze's serious expression, Tsukiki suddenly wanted to cover his forehead and ponder.

Sin!

"Are you really that sure you can pass the exam to graduate early?"

"Ok!"

"Answer without hesitation."

Tsukiki glanced at Minato Namikaze, and his expression became slightly more serious.

"Fine, I'll duel you one more time!"

And so, with Tsukiki's response, the duel between Tsukiki and Minato Namikaze was decided.

The time is tomorrow, because the school has a practical course tomorrow, and as usual, the two of them will definitely be paired up again.

What concerns Yue Shu the most is not this, but the butterfly effect.

With another person involved, the future of Naruto will definitely not follow the original path. And now, the impact is showing. Minato Namikaze graduated more than a year earlier than in the original story, which is undoubtedly a big change.

Minato Namikaze, known as the Yellow Flash, is the purest genius in the ninja world. He has no "cheat codes" and his pure talent is unmatched. If such a genius graduates early, his strength will undoubtedly improve at an accelerated pace, and a Fourth Hokage stronger than in the original story will be born. At that time, during the Nine-Tails' attack or the Third Shinobi World War, will Kakashi's team be able to avoid their fate of death because the Fourth Hokage is stronger?

If that were the case, Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu's plan would have gone wrong, and would the Naruto storyline still exist?

After thinking for a while, Yue Shu shook her head and left all these things behind.

I'm not someone who wants to conquer or save the world, so why think so much? Just living my life like this is enough.

After figuring things out, Tsukiki continued with her daily life.

After class, Kushina and Mikoto Uchiha, the two best friends, ran over to find Tsuki. They had also heard the news that Minato Namikaze was graduating early.

Rather, the news that Minato Namikaze was graduating early had already spread, and it was probably known throughout the entire Ninja Academy.

"What's Minato thinking? He's only been in school for a little over a year, and he's already graduating?"

Kushina was also somewhat surprised, completely unable to understand why Minato Namikaze suddenly wanted to graduate early.

"Who knows? After all, he's a genius."

Tsukiki said something, and Kushina suddenly froze.

"A genius?"

Kushina muttered something to herself in a very low voice, so much so that Tsukiki didn't hear it. Only Uchiha Mikoto, who was standing next to her, heard it.

Kushina and Mikoto didn't chat with Tsukiki much after that. Soon it was time for the next class, and the two returned to their seats. However, Kushina seemed a little absent-minded, and Mikoto followed suit, glancing at Kushina and Tsukiki several times.

Although Yue Shu found it a bit strange, she didn't think too much about it.

Time passed quickly, and another day went by. Kushina and Mikoto went home together, and Minato Namikaze came over and said hello to Tsukiki.

"Tomorrow, I will definitely defeat you!"

Minato Namikaze's words caused Tsukiki to get unusually excited.

"I won't lose either."

And so, Tsukiki and Minato Namikaze exchanged a smile and then each went their separate ways home.