Naruto: I get stronger by drawing lots

—She seems somewhat happy.

This feeling suddenly welled up in my heart, and it was a bit strange.

A man and a woman were walking.

In the sun-drenched Takigakure village, the shadows of the girl and her blonde figure intertwine.

Chapter 45: Fishing

"Ooh!"

Water splashed up, even hitting Yue Shu's face, but the coolness did not dampen his enthusiasm.

At this moment, Yue Shu was looking happily at the results of her hard work all morning.

In the battle a few days ago, Tsukiki was a great contributor, and of course, because of this, Tsukiki became a glorious wounded soldier.

To express their gratitude, Takigakure promised to take good care of Tsukiki and the others, so Tsukiki stayed in Takigakure for a while.

This period of time also allowed Jiraiya's team to enjoy VIP treatment.

They eat well, drink well, and sleep well; they have basically got the highest level of comfort.

This put Jiraiya in no hurry, and he insisted on staying a few more days under the pretext of recuperating from his injuries.

With the Jonin instructor expressing this opinion, the students under his command naturally had no objections, putting Tsuki and Minato at a disadvantage.

Tsukiki was too lazy to go back to Konoha; both places were equally boring, so he figured he might as well stay here for a while and go fishing. And here he was, fishing right now.

Minato Namikaze's reasons were not as simple as those of Tsukiki; only he himself knew the truth.

"Hmm - not bad."

Yue Shu looked at the fish she had caught and nodded.

He, who was usually lazy, finally discovered a pastime besides practicing swordsmanship and sleeping.

Fishing surprisingly suited Yue Shu's taste quite well.

"You're here again."

Kushina's voice came from behind him, and Tsukiki turned around to look.

The girl stood there with her hands on her hips, her red hair fluttering in the wind.

"Kushina, you're here too?"

Tsukiki tossed her spoils around and smiled.

Kushina didn't respond; instead, she sighed.

"Honestly, he's so badly injured, why doesn't he just lie down and rest?"

Kushina walked over and sat down next to Tsukiki.

"This injury has healed long ago, and it's not good for me to stay in bed all day."

"Mingming would rather lie down than sit up in the village."

Kushina glanced over, and Tsukiki responded with a few dry laughs.

"I didn't know how to fish back then, but I tried it now and it's surprisingly pretty good."

"You really are something, you're the same age as us but you act like an old man."

"You're calling me an old man like that; even I would be hurt."

Yue Shu put the fish into the bucket next to her and then cast the fishing hook out.

Will you be sad?

"Maybe."

Tsukiki and Kushina chatted back and forth, mostly about meaningless and unproductive nonsense.

"By the way, what brings you here?"

After setting the fishing hook, Tsukiki began his usual wait. It wouldn't be bad for Kushina to come and chat with him.

"Can't you come if there's nothing wrong?"

Kushina glared at Tsukiki with her hand over her hand.

"That's not what I meant. Why should I get a look from you for no reason?"

Tsukiki gave a wry smile.

Kushina snorted. Tsukiki was also puzzled, as Kushina always did things that puzzled him.

“Recently, Minato has been spending a lot of time with Miss Kei.”

"what?"

Kushina suddenly changed the subject, leaving Tsukiki completely bewildered.

The topic changed so quickly that Tsukiki was a little caught off guard, after all, they had just been talking about a bunch of nonsense.

"That's true, Minato."

Tsukiki thought for a moment.

"She probably likes people like Hui."

"Wisdom?"

"Hey?"

Kushina suddenly looked at Tsukiki with those inexplicable eyes again, causing Tsukiki to shudder.

"Ahem, Miss Hui."

Having been Chinese in her past life, Yue Shu doesn't have the habit of using honorifics; she's just used to it.

"Humph."

--- This guy, he must be on his period.

Looking at the strangely behaving Kushina, Tsukiki couldn't help but think.

Although I didn't spend much time with girls in my past life, I still know that girls can become emotionally unstable when their period comes.

"Hey."

"Ok?"

"The weather is nice today."

Kushina, unsure of what to say, could only mumble something. After all, she couldn't say, "I want to talk to you more." Although Kushina was a tomboy, she was still quite shy, especially about these things.

Yue Shu had hardly ever spent time with girls in his two lives, and he wouldn't have such thoughts.

Tsukiki looked up at the sky before nodding in response to Kushina.

"It's actually pretty good."

"Really."

Kushina laughed when she saw Tsukiki's expression.

"Hey?"

Tsukiki didn't understand why Kushina was laughing.

"wood!"

Kushina laughed and cursed.

Just as Yue Shu was about to say something, the fishing rod in her hand began to move.

The fish is about to take the bait!

This incident made Yue Shu put everything else aside and prioritize the task at hand.

Eating food you've caught yourself in the evening is truly a treat.

With that thought in mind, Yue Shu's hands moved swiftly.

Because of that one moment, Tsukiki missed Kushina's tender and affectionate gaze.

As the leader, Kushina pressed her cheek against Tsukiki's face and quietly watched him.

It was that youthful face that always appeared before me whenever I needed it.

It was the same when I was kidnapped, and it was the same when I was powerless. Every time I needed it, it would appear in front of me.

Just like the heroes in the story.

As Kushina thought this, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up.

Even the blood-red chili pepper is a girl in the throes of first love.

"Wow!"

Tsukiki called out, instantly waking Kushina.

"It's a big fish!"

Tsukiki rarely showed a childlike expression.

Let's eat this tonight.

Yue Shu grinned as she put her spoils into the bucket, then began to pack up her things.

"Not fishing anymore?"

"No need, dinner is already taken care of, and at this time of day, taking a nap would be a great idea."

Tsukiki yawned.

Kushina sighed softly again, then smiled.

---really.

--- It's still the same Yue Shu she knows.

--- You idiot, you lazybones, all you do is sleep all day.

---but---