Tsunade indeed returned empty-handed, and seemed a bit dejected when she came back.
Later, she simply let Takeshi roam free, allowing him to wander around the Konoha Hospital on his own.
However, this suited him perfectly, as due to the 'Medical Genius' trait, he learned Medical Ninjutsu very quickly, so what he needed more at the moment was practical experience.
Thus, for several days in a row, Takeshi ran back and forth between the school and the Konoha Hospital.
Kushina was still the same, running over every day to greet him, while Tsunade, his convenient teacher, had him bring her sake every day.
Truly, she was worthy of being a woman living under the same roof.
They were all so troublesome!
"Takeshi, that boy in our class named Kamimura Taichi is going to confess to Kushina!"
"What?"
Takeshi, who had just finished class, was planning to go to Konoha Hospital as usual to find his convenient teacher Tsunade, but he was unexpectedly stopped by Minato, who informed him of this matter.
Although he had expected this long ago and had specifically asked Minato to keep an eye out, he didn't expect it to come so quickly.
Kushina was originally very cute, with fiery red long hair, snow-white skin, and beautiful features; besides her somewhat bad temper, she was truly very attractive.
The boys who often teased Kushina and gave her nicknames were actually all trying to attract her attention.
They just didn't expect Kushina to react so strongly, even beating them up directly.
But even so, it still didn't stop the restless hearts of these young boys.
And now, the first one to make a move had appeared.
Takeshi trusted Kushina, but he didn't intend to completely let things slide.
The plot had long since deviated from the original, and if Kushina suddenly went crazy and accepted, it would be terrible.
To prevent Kushina from dating, he had already messed with Minato to this extent.
If some 'Fire Gate' suddenly appeared and stole Kushina away, Takeshi would truly be enraged to the point of spitting blood.
In the original story, Kushina was killed by Obito taking advantage of a loophole precisely because she was dating Minato.
Kushina's life and death concerned his mission, so dating was absolutely not allowed!
"Let's go, let's tie that kid up in the woods and give him a good education!"
"Haha, you're flustered, you're flustered, you're flustered!"
Minato looked like 'I knew this would happen' and laughed shamelessly on the side.
Slap!
Takeshi directly slapped Minato on the back of his head:
"Stop messing around. I'm just trying to rectify the school's atmosphere. Minors can't date, don't you know that?"
"There aren't that many rules. You're clearly just feeling guilty because I exposed you, hmph, you Uchiha tsundere Bastard..."
Minato rubbed the back of his head and grumbled in a low voice.
Takeshi's mouth twitched. He also knew that in the Hokage worldview, there were no such rules.
But if he didn't say it like this, would he directly say that he didn't want Kushina to date?
Wouldn't that make him seem even more suspicious?
"Don't worry about all that, just help me catch that kid first!"
Because Takeshi usually didn't pay attention to anyone else besides Kushina, he didn't know what Kamimura Taichi looked like.
So Minato came out to help identify him.
"Look, that guy following behind Kushina is Kamimura Taichi."
Takeshi looked in that direction and saw that the guy was jogging towards Kushina, seemingly intending to say something to her.
The content of what he said, of course, would be nothing more than 'like' or 'dislike' and such.
Seeing that the boy was about to reach out and touch Kushina, Takeshi no longer hesitated, directly using a Body Flicker Jutsu and instantly appearing next to him.
"You..."
Kamimura Taichi seemed to be startled by Takeshi's sudden appearance beside him, his pupils immediately widened, and just as he was about to speak, he was directly punched in the stomach by Takeshi, and his whole body instantly curled up like a shrimp.
"Hmph! Bastard!"
However, this commotion ultimately caught Kushina's attention. She turned around and found that the person who had come was the guy she disliked the most. She immediately snorted as usual, then her cute little face wrinkled into a ball, and she said angrily:
"You damned Bastard, what are you trying to do to me again?"
No, isn't what you're saying a bit easily misunderstood?
Takeshi's mouth twitched. He pretended to care and helped up Kamimura Taichi, who had already gone offline, beside him.
"Uh, I'm not here for you. I just saw that this classmate seemed sick, so I was going to take him to the infirmary. So... goodbye!"
He unhesitatingly flashed away, truly not wanting to stay for another second.
The gazes from the shadows really made him uncomfortable all over.
Today was already a major transgression. Although he had only spoken a word or two briefly with Kushina, the Anbu would definitely report this to the Third Hokage, that old sly fox.
Simply because he was an Uchiha.
But fortunately, he had picked up a convenient teacher.
As Tsunade was the Third Hokage's disciple, he could at least be considered her grand-disciple. She shouldn't make things too difficult for him, right? Staring at the empty space where no one was left, Kushina was completely stunned.
She stood rooted to the spot for about two seconds before she reacted.
"Ah ah ah, Bastard, Bastard, damned Bastard, I'm definitely going to kill you!"
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. From the beginning of the school year until now, she felt that whenever she encountered this guy, she would always be at a disadvantage.
Recalling the first day of school, that guy actually ordered his blonde henchman to pretend to faint and deliberately mocked her red hair. He was truly detestable!
This time too, he clearly made the commotion on purpose, but when she turned around, he immediately said it had nothing to do with her.
Ah, how could there be such a hateful Bastard!
Kushina's small face slowly puffed up, and she raised her small fists, waving them a few times at the empty air.
"Hmph, I'll definitely give that guy a good lesson next time!"
Returning to the Senju ancestral home, Kushina once again chattered to Uzumaki Mito, complaining about Takeshi.
"Grandmother Mito, you don't know how annoying that guy is. Last time he sent someone to mock my red hair, and this time he even dared to ignore me. He's truly detestable!"
Kushina had actually not truly integrated into Konoha yet, as it was a completely unfamiliar environment for her.
There were no people she knew, and no friends she could confide in.
Kushina was lonely, and Uzumaki Mito saw all of this.
But recently, the same person kept appearing in her mouth. Although that child seemed very hateful in Kushina's eyes, Uzumaki Mito, as an observer, could see that the child might also be quite innocent.
Moreover, in her opinion, Kushina didn't actually hate the other party that much; it was more of a desire to become friends.
Uzumaki Mito gently stroked Kushina's red hair, a kind smile on her face:
"Is it that child named Takeshi?"
"Takeshi?!"
Tsunade's reaction was even greater than Kushina's.
"What's wrong? Sister, do you know him?" Nawaki asked curiously.
More than just knowing him, he's my new disciple!
Tsunade didn't know what to say. This rebellious disciple actually dared to bully Kushina. It seemed he needed a good education.
"Kushina, is the full name of that classmate you mentioned Uchiha Takeshi?"
Kushina was slightly startled, then nodded vigorously: "Yes, it's that Bastard. Sister Tsunade, do you know him too?"
She was genuinely curious. Was that Bastard so famous?
How could even Sister Tsunade know him?
Tsunade, being questioned, stiffened for a moment. She suddenly remembered the thirty million ryo that had gone down the drain and said glumly, "He's my new disciple."
"New disciple?!" Kushina's eyes widened.
She never expected that Bastard could actually be taken as a disciple by Sister Tsunade.
Kushina fell silent for a moment. After about five or six seconds, she raised her head again and firmly said to Tsunade:
"Sister Tsunade, can you teach me powerful Ninjutsu?"
Tsunade's action of eating rice suddenly paused. She didn't even have time to wipe the rice grains from the corner of her mouth, looking up in confusion.
What did you say?
Kushina explained, "I want to become stronger and then defeat that hateful Bastard!"
Tsunade instantly regretted it, because Kushina didn't even wait for her to finish her meal before pulling her up and urging her to teach Ninjutsu.
But even more uncomfortable was Nawaki, because no one had paid attention to him since just now, as if he were air.
No, do I not even deserve to speak?
Uzumaki Mito smiled as she watched her grandchildren play.
However, her heart was not calm.
Because of that child's surname—Uchiha.
She knew that the 'monkeys' (referring to Sarutobi and his generation) were greatly influenced by Tobirama and had serious misunderstandings and prejudices against the Uchiha.
And Kushina was their chosen successor to become the next Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki.
Therefore, they definitely wouldn't want the future Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki to have close ties with the Uchiha Clan.
But if possible, Uzumaki Mito actually hoped that Kushina could grow up happily in Konoha.
She could tell that Kushina really wanted to be friends with that child.
Thinking of this, Uzumaki Mito narrowed her eyes.
It seems I need to find some time to talk to the 'monkey' (Sarutobi)...