Naruto: I get stronger by drawing lots

These are facts, and Minato Namikaze won't make any excuses for his weakness; that's just how he does things.

If we just work even harder, we can surpass Tsukiki.

"Did you hear that? Jingyin is talking about you."

Tsukiki glanced at Tsunade.

"Oh, I heard you in there too?"

Tsunade and Tsukiki looked at each other again.

The two, one big and one small, acted like children. Finally, Jingyin couldn't hold back any longer and gave each of them a sharp rebuke.

Two plumes of steam rose up, mingling with the steam from the food, leaving Tsunade and Tsukiki each with a bump on their head.

"Honestly, they're always so noisy at mealtimes."

Unbeknownst to many, Shizune's status in the Senju residence gradually rose, and now even Tsunade is under her control.

The idea of ​​a moon tree is simply unrealistic.

After all, in the original work, Shizune always followed behind Tsunade with a helpless and passive attitude.

Perhaps it's the influence of Tsukiki, but Shizune is almost becoming the mother of Senju Otaku.

As a result, Minato Namikaze's personality has changed quite a bit, becoming more masculine.

"Sister Jingyin."

"That's really impressive."

Minato Namikaze looked at the two men who had been beaten up in front of him and couldn't help but praise them.

One of them was one of the legendary Sannin, renowned throughout the ninja world, and the other was his rival, an opponent he had never defeated.

Although Shizune was older than him, she couldn't possibly be that strong. Yet, she managed to subdue both of them, which Minato Namikaze had to admire.

"Please excuse my poor performance; these two are just like children."

"They're practically like siblings."

Shizune and Minato Namikaze chatted and laughed, while Tsukiki and Tsunade were making a ruckus nearby, showing no signs of learning their lesson.

"You two, there are guests here, why don't you calm down? And Lady Tsunade, why are you arguing with Tsukiki?"

Mute intervened again to stop the two of them.

"That's right."

Tsukiki nodded.

"You're also at fault!"

Minato Namikaze watched the three of them with a smile.

This scene stirred up a great deal of emotions within Minato Namikaze.

He felt that warmth even though he was all alone.

That was what he longed for most.

"What's wrong, Minato?"

"Hey?"

Tsukiki suddenly spoke up, catching Minato Namikaze off guard.

"Eat your food, eat more."

"rest assured."

Tsukiki pointed to the food on the table, while Minato Namikaze gave her a look that said, "Leave it to me."

Tsunade stopped arguing and, together with Shizune, quietly looked at Tsukiki.

"Watergate".

Tsukiki spoke again, and Minato Namikaze didn't know what was going on.

How's your cooking?

"Hmm—it should be good."

Yue Shu asked and answered himself, resting his chin on his hand, and then smiled.

"Okay, it's decided then, Minato. From now on, you can eat here anytime, whether it's morning, noon, or evening."

"and many more."

Tsukiki's sudden decision left Minato Namikaze somewhat bewildered, and he instantly began to panic.

"Of course, you cook all the meals yourself, we'll just eat them, and Jingyin will take care of the ingredients."

Tsukiki clearly wasn't listening to Minato Namikaze's words and continued talking to herself.

"Wait! What about you?"

Shizune chimed in from the side, while Tsunade just smiled and remained silent. Anyway, she didn't have to do any work; as long as she had something to eat, that was enough.

"What are you talking about? Do I even need to say it? Of course, it's about doing something very important."

Tsukiki gave him a look that said, "What terrible thing are you thinking about?" expressing strong condemnation.

Then you can clearly see the black line appearing on the mute's head.

"So, is the important thing you're referring to just lying around like usual?"

"Lying down is a skill, you know. An ordinary person would have been bored to death long ago."

As Tsukiki spoke, more and more black lines appeared on Shizune's head, and Tsunade nodded in agreement with what Tsukiki said.

Boom!

Yue Shu received another steamed bun.

"Wait! Why so suddenly? I came here to eat or something."

Minato Namikaze finally got a word in edgewise; no one had been paying attention to him before.

Tsukiki, with two bags on his head, glanced at Minato Namikaze.

"It was just a sudden whim."

"Well, it's a Tsukiki tree after all, so we don't mind."

The three people in front of him all appeared calm, but Minato Namikaze's heart was in turmoil. He still spoke rationally.

"But, if I suddenly come over or something, it will add—"

No.

Minato Namikaze was interrupted before he could finish speaking.

"In fact, it's a great help. With one more person on shift, we can have more days off. By the way, since you're new, why don't you work three days and we work one day? That's a good idea."

Tsukiki was a bit unreliable, and Minato Namikaze looked at him, unsure of what to say.

Since meeting Tsukiki, Minato Namikaze's impression of Tsukiki has been that he is powerful, lazy, and unreliable, unlike the people around him. Minato has only ever met one person like this, and that is Tsukiki, who is standing in front of him.

"Well, just give in."

Tsunade took a sip of her drink, her face turning slightly red.

"For this very moment, you can treat him as me. He's the one who calls the shots in the Senju family."

"Lady Tsunade."

Minato Namikaze muttered something to himself, glancing at Tsukiki who was watching him.

I don't know why, but I had a sudden urge to cry.

It felt different from being with Jiraiya, but just as warm.

"Do you want to cry?"

"No way!"

Faced with Yue Shu's teasing, the blond boy, hailed as a genius, became arrogant for the first time.

"Lady Tsunade, you've been secretly drinking again."

"Today is a special day, how can we not have a drink?"

The dining table was noisy, and Minato Namikaze laughed.

--A random brat and a genius? And that person's?

--This house is a little more lively now.

Tsunade took another swig of sake, her face flushed, and glanced at the three people in front of her out of the corner of her eye.

Is it alcohol?

Tsunade's lips involuntarily curled upwards, without her even realizing it.

Chapter 49: The Whirlpool

"here it is?"

Kushina opened her eyes and found herself in a pool of water.

The pool water was orange-red, almost blood-red. Kushina didn't sink; she stood on the surface as she had practiced treading water before.

There was nothing around, nothing to see, just emptiness.

Seemingly sensing something, the red-haired girl looked back.

There is something there.

A very, very large cage, with iron bars placed right in front of it, each bar as big as a girl.

There was nothing inside the cage; it was completely dark, and you couldn't see anything.

His pure black pupils were fixed on that spot, his gaze constantly peering through the iron bars into the room.

Within the stillness, a pair of blood-red eyes appeared—

"what!"