thefictionvixens Chapter 97 Straight ball
Chapter 97 Straight ball
Chapter 97 Straight ball
"Wood Release: Four Pillars Technique!"
After Orochimaru left, Minato built two warehouses and, citing insufficient chakra, took Mikoto back to the cabin.
Because of the setbacks suffered by the frontline troops, Sunagakure did not launch another attack rashly, and the battlefield situation was somewhat deadlocked for a time. Therefore, Minato did not need to rush to meet the deadline.
"Minato-kun, is this... a bit inappropriate?"
Mikoto glanced at the bustling camp outside the window, her tone hesitant.
"Mikoto, as long as you're capable enough, there will always be work waiting for you."
Minato chuckled, sat down in front of the stove, roasted some corn, and casually boiled a kettle of water: "I could build an entire camp in an instant, but then what? And then take out the Third Kazekage?"
"Isn't this better?"
Mikoto was somewhat puzzled: "In that case, Minato-kun can also become a hero of the village."
Upon hearing this, Minato shook his head and chuckled: "The development of human society requires a change in the overall ideology of society, which is not something that can be accomplished overnight. To ordinary people, my power is no different from that of a god. Ending the war in this way is just accumulating hidden dangers, and it does me no real benefit."
"I see—"
Mikoto said apologetically, "Actually, I don't know much about these things. It just feels wrong to see everyone else busy while we're slacking off here."
"So he was just bored."
Minato smiled and, after thinking for a moment, conjured up a bunch of dried fruit and made a dried fruit platter: "How about we have some snacks?"
"Huh? Are you sure this is okay?"
Mikoto glanced out the window guiltily, afraid that someone would discover she was slacking off.
"It's okay, watch me!"
With a clap of his hands, Shui Men sealed the window frame with a layer of louvered wooden strips.
With her vision obscured, Mikoto relaxed a little, broke open a peanut and tasted it, a strange feeling welling up inside her.
"It feels like sneaking a snack in class."
"Slacking off, isn't that fun?"
Upon hearing this, Minato smiled and urged some more fruit to grow.
Seeing this, Mikoto cut the fruit into pieces and put them into the kettle.
Then the two looked at each other and burst out laughing at the same time.
"This is totally afternoon tea!"
"You can't just eat vegetables."
Water Gate created a wooden clone and sent it back to the village to buy some meat. To prevent the flavors from mixing, the wood clone also expanded the stove.
Zi—
Soon, the house was filled with the aroma of roasted meat, mixed with the scents of corn, sweet potatoes, and fruit tea.
"Aren't we going a bit too far?"
Looking at the roasting meat on the stove, Mikoto laughed awkwardly.
"It's okay, we didn't eat out."
Minato picked up a piece of grilled meat, put it on his plate, and was about to start eating when there was a knock on the door.
knock knock --
Upon hearing the knock on the door, Mikoto's heart tightened, and she instinctively held her breath.
Minato patted her on the shoulder, signaling her to calm down, before asking, "Who is it?"
"it's me."
Tsunade's voice rang out from outside the door, and Mikoto immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Minato quickly stepped forward and opened the door. Tsunade slipped into the room, her gaze falling on the grilled meat. Minato quickly closed the door.
"Sure enough! I could smell barbecue even from the medical ward!"
Tsunade quickly sat down next to Minato and unabashedly took the tableware that Minato had used.
Minato had no choice but to create a new set of bowls and chopsticks: "Doesn't the teacher need to be on standby at the medical station?"
"No need, if anything happens, Nawaki will come to me."
Tsunade waved her hand dismissively, picked up another piece of grilled meat with her chopsticks, and complained, "You two actually ate so well while I wasn't here!"
Mikoto smiled awkwardly: "I remember there were only a few roasted corns at first, I don't know when it turned into this."
"Isn't Nawaki coming back?" Minato asked.
"That kid said he didn't want to come back and be a third wheel."
As Tsunade spoke, she glanced at Mikoto with amusement.
Mikoto's pretty face flushed slightly, and she quickly waved her hand, "Nawaki has misunderstood. Minato and I aren't what he thinks."
"It seems that Nawaki has misunderstood."
Seeing Mikoto's reaction, Tsunade secretly kicked Minato.
Minato ate his grilled meat without making a sound, but in his heart he was thinking about how to tell Tsunade that he wanted it all. The three of them were preoccupied with their own thoughts, and the air was quiet for a moment, with an awkward atmosphere filling the room.
Tsunade continued eating and drinking until she got up and left.
Only Minato and Mikoto remained in the room. As Mikoto breathed a sigh of relief, a sudden inspiration struck her.
Recalling the awkward atmosphere just now, she felt as if she had grasped something.
She then looked at Minato, a hint of probing in her eyes: "The other person Minato-kun likes—shouldn't it be Tsunade-senpai?"
"It's you."
Minato's expression remained unchanged as he replied.
"Why?!"
Mikoto's pretty face immediately turned bright red: "How could this be?"
This doesn't make sense, does it?
Tsunade's words just now clearly carried a hint of sourness.
She's a girl herself, so she wouldn't misunderstand this kind of emotion that's so common among girls.
Thinking about it carefully, in their daily interactions, Tsunade would always ask Minato for his opinion before doing anything, which is a manifestation of dependence, something that usually only occurs between married couples.
Logically speaking, this is Minato's privacy, and she shouldn't have asked so many questions.
But for some reason, she couldn't help but feel a desire to investigate.
"Why not?"
Minato smiled gently: "In terms of appearance, Mikoto is the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. In terms of personality, Mikoto is gentle, kind, intelligent, and considerate. In terms of talent, Mikoto comes from the Uchiha clan and is a top genius among the younger generation. How could I not like such an outstanding girl?"
Upon hearing this, Mikoto's mind went completely blank; she had never expected Minato to suddenly throw a straight shot!
Little did they know that Minato was also out of options.
It's not a problem that he likes Tsunade, but if someone follows this clue and discovers that Tsunade also likes him, then that would be a big problem.
The gossip of the Konoha villagers doesn't care about your identity or background.
Unfortunately, Tsunade is also psychologically fragile!
So this matter must not be exposed until he grows up!
Minato isn't very good at lying, but he can selectively tell the truth.
Looking at Minato's composed demeanor, Mikoto was momentarily at a loss for words: "But—that time before..."
"When Nawaki was around last time, I couldn't very well say that I was fickle and promiscuous."
Minato shook his head and said helplessly, "I know this is wrong, but I see that Mikoto is really curious, so I can't just let you keep guessing like this."
After all, your guess was too accurate!
"this--"
Mikoto covered her mouth, looking at Minato in disbelief. She never expected that Minato would actually like her.
Being liked by such an outstanding man made her feel unconsciously happy.
If it weren't for her relationship with Kushina, she probably would have acted impulsively and responded to her.
"That's not right—"