The little girl seemed a bit shy and timid. After glancing around, she lowered her head timidly.
Watanabe Shinichi patted her shoulder and introduced, “This is the new student who’s joining our class starting today…”
“I’m Uzumaki Kushina, y’know! Uh~”
Before Watanabe Shinichi could finish, the little girl closed her eyes and loudly shouted her name.
Her voice was childish and rough.
However, because of her innate impulsiveness and talking too fast, it seemed like she had interjected a strange catchphrase.
Kushina covered her mouth with her hand.
She felt a little embarrassed.
Because of her excitement, she had uttered her strange catchphrase again.
Shichiya’s narrowed eyes returned to normal. It was truly her…
As if he had thought of something, he glanced towards Minato’s direction. Sure enough, Minato was staring straight at her.
Hoh! ~
When a golden wind and jade dew meet, it surpasses all mortal affairs.
Suddenly, a poem came to mind. It felt incredibly fitting.
“Look at the color of her hair…”
“Unbelievable, how can it be so red?”
“It’s like a tomato…”
“It’s pretty strange, haha…”
The students’ whispers and laughter created a commotion in the classroom.
Shichiya coldly surveyed the surroundings, sighing inwardly.
There’s a saying: Children’s evil is pure evil, adults’ good is complex good.
Giving nicknames, teasing, abusing animals… actually, it doesn’t matter if it’s good or bad, children just find it amusing.
In his past life, during casual conversations, he had mentioned why people are not afraid of adults when fighting but are afraid of some teenagers?
The most important reason is that teenagers receive far less moral education and legal constraints. They have no sense of proportion when they strike, and they are likely to kill.
This unrestrained brutality is the most authentic form of humanity.
It’s the state we were in as children.
Many people are unwilling to admit it, but humans are animals, carrying many animalistic traits.
The meaning of education is to tame the animalistic instincts and bestow humanity upon them.
But in his past life, even in a peaceful environment, bullying still occurred, let alone a ninja school like this, a training ground for teenage mercenaries. Except for the vague “Will of Fire”, there was no other moral cultivation.
Shichiya’s thoughts drifted away.
Until he was jolted back to reality by a roaring voice.
“I will become the first female Hokage of this village!!!”
Well, her aura is strong, and her appearance is fierce. If she weren’t pouting, it would be even better.
The loud declaration seemed to silence the group of little tykes. The classroom was instantly silent.
Then, Namikaze Minato stood up.
He grinned, like the rising sun, warm and heart-warming.
He said gently, “I also want to become an outstanding Hokage who is recognized by the villagers.”
Yo! ~
Nice one!
Shichiya playfully watched Minato.
A decisive move, using the same dream to leave a lasting first impression.
Eternal Bro-Con, truly worthy of the name…
However, isn’t it said that girls mature earlier?
In these two, it seems like it’s the other way around?!
Shichiya noticed that Kushina was staring fiercely at Minato. Her mouth moved silently. Through lip reading, Shichiya almost burst out laughing.
“Sissy!”
…………
Then, Uzumaki Kushina was assigned to an empty seat.
The third-grade curriculum included basic code deciphering, intelligence gathering, and the Three Basic Techniques.
However, for the Three Basic Techniques alone, some students with poor aptitude might not be able to release them well even upon graduating from the ninja school.
After class, as expected, Uzumaki Kushina was surrounded by several boys.
“Tomato! From now on, you’re Tomato.”
One boy pointed at Uzumaki Kushina’s hair, rudely giving her a nickname.
“Round face with chubby cheeks, plus red hair, it’s just like a tomato!”
“How can a tomato become Hokage?”
“I hate tomatoes the most…”
“Me too. If there are tomatoes in my salad, I’ll always leave them uneaten…”
“A tomato that’s not liked, how could it possibly gain the recognition of the villagers?”
“Haha… hahaha…”
Faced with the loud mockery of four or five boys around her, Uzumaki Kushina puffed up her cheeks in anger. Then, she sensed that others were watching her. She glared and saw a head of golden hair.
Was it that sissy from before?
But –
They’re right!
Tomato, Kushina herself agreed with the nickname.
It was too fitting, making her feel embarrassed.
Kushina lowered her head. Her cheeks were burning as if on fire. She was both angry and embarrassed.
Suddenly, she felt a pain on her head. One boy grabbed her hair.
“This season, tomatoes are just about ripe. Go harvest the fruit!”
Roar~
Anger surged, breaking through her reason.
Slap!
Kushina grabbed the boy’s wrist. Her immense strength made him wince in pain.
“Who are you calling a tomato?”
“Just so you know, I hate tomatoes too.”
Then, brute force worked wonders.
The boy was swung around in her hand like a windmill, knocking down the boys around him.
Then, Kushina, a master of fighting, honed her instincts.
She spotted the boy who had shouted the loudest, landing a punch on his nose, sending him crashing to the ground.
The boy felt a sudden numbness and pain surge through him, his nose and tears streaming down his face.
Kushina leaped onto his back, her fists pounding his head, relentlessly beating him until he cried out in pain.
Kushina warned him while hitting him.
“If you mock me again, call me tomato, I’ll make you regret it!”
At the same time, Kushina fiercely surveyed the area. She wanted everyone to remember that she wasn’t someone to mess with.
Then, she saw that sissy watching her, a silly smile on his face.
“What’s so funny?”
Kushina raised her fist and yelled fiercely.
Minato was startled. His smile vanished instantly. His body stiffened, a sheen of sweat appeared on his forehead. He mechanically turned around, but his peripheral vision still lingered on her.
Kushina snorted in triumph.
Looking around, most dared not meet her gaze. She felt proud but also uncomfortable.
In the days that followed, Kushina fought frequently.
Thanks to the Uzumaki clan’s physique and chakra, she always won.
She beat the boys who mocked her and gave her nicknames until they were bruised and swollen.
Only a few boys escaped her punches – that sissy, the white-eyed boy, and several others who wore glasses…
Thus.
With a head of fiery red hair, beating up boys and leaving them half-dead, Kushina,
Got a new nickname - “Blood Red Chili”!
………