"Minato is really annoying. He made me wait that long just to tease me."
Following Minato out, Kushina indignantly listed his crimes.
Minato let it go in one ear and out the other, not caring at all, which left Kushina feeling helpless.
On the school rooftop, Minato asked the three of them to introduce themselves.
Kushina and Nawaki had similar dreams; both aimed to become Hokage. Their personalities were also similarly boisterous.
In contrast, Shibi's presence was quite low. His goal was simply to become a great ninja, which seemed much smaller compared to Kushina and Nawaki.
"Alright. Tomorrow morning at 9 AM, meet at Training Ground XX on time. I will conduct a survival exercise to test your strength, so I can understand your current levels."
After everyone had introduced themselves, Minato clapped his hands, ending today's first meeting and notifying them of tomorrow's task.
After giving his instructions, he dismissed them, and then Minato took Kushina and disappeared from the rooftop.
Back at home, Kushina was excited. She hadn't expected Minato to become her team leader.
Was there anything in the world more exciting than this? That night, Kushina tossed and turned, unable to sleep, only drifting off into a groggy slumber late at night.
However, she was woken up early by Minato the next day and arrived at the gathering place with dark circles under her eyes.
"I have a bell here. Your task is to grab it. I'll give you half an hour to discuss your tactics. Remember, come at me with the intent to kill."
Seeing that everyone was present, Minato didn't drag things out and announced the countdown for the survival exercise.
Minato didn't apply the old routine of the Hokage faction because he understood the three students he was leading very well; there was no need for that.
Moreover, grabbing a bell was also a test of teamwork.
If the three of them didn't work together, Minato wouldn't go easy on them.
The three gathered together, shared their specialized ninjutsu and strengths, and began to formulate a tactic.
Half an hour passed quickly, and Minato officially announced the start of the survival exercise.
With Minato's command, the three very consciously began to hide.
"Not bad. They know to hide and didn't choose to fight head-on immediately." Minato nodded in relief.
A moment later, three or four Kushinas suddenly ran out from a grass stack.
Seeing this, Minato revealed a happy smile. Little Kushina knew how to use shadow clones to lure the enemy.
Facing the charging Kushina shadow clones, Minato casually used a Wind Release: Great Breakthrough to blow them away.
"Poof poof poof poof." The shadow clones couldn't withstand the powerful wind attack and turned into smoke one after another.
At the same time Minato used Wind Release: Great Breakthrough to destroy Kushina's shadow clones, a waterfall-like torrent rushed towards Minato.
It was Nawaki. After Kushina's shadow clones attracted Minato's attention, he immediately released a C-rank ninjutsu, Water Release: Wild Water Wave, to attack.
Not only Nawaki, but Shibi also sent bugs crawling towards Minato.
"Good, good. The coordination is very good. Unfortunately, it's not enough. Let me see more of your strength."
It had to be said that their coordination was quite good, but Minato intended not to let them pass easily.
Blue chakra began to leak from his body, with arcs of lightning flickering on the external chakra.
Minato's Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
The leaking chakra directly stunned or repelled the bugs attempting to approach him, and Nawaki's Water Release was dispersed by a casual slap from Minato.
"Damn it, Minato is being too serious. He doesn't even know how to go easy on us. He even used the Lightning Release Chakra Mode. How am I supposed to grab the bell?"
Kushina muttered dissatisfiedly from the side.
She waved to Nawaki, who was not far away, and whispered something in his ear.
"Is that really okay? I feel like I can't do it," Nawaki said, his face falling, lacking confidence after hearing the plan.
"It's fine. You're just bait anyway." Kushina patted Nawaki, not caring in the slightest.
Nawaki instantly had black lines forming on his forehead.
"Go quickly!" Seeing Nawaki hesitating, Kushina urged him impatiently.
Nawaki had no choice but to bite the bullet and rush out, looking like a warrior going on a mission of no return.
"Minato, take this!" Nawaki shouted. Judging by his posture, he was preparing to hug Minato and restrain him.
But right now, Minato's body was crackling with Lightning Release chakra. If the kid hugged him, wouldn't he be electrocuted to death?
Helpless, Minato could only dodge behind him and slap him on the back, knocking him to the ground.
"Boom!"
A loud noise rang out. Just as he looked toward Kushina's location, a massive stream of water appeared, transforming into a water javelin that shot towards Minato.
Minato's pupils shrank. The Second Hokage's S-rank Water Release ninjutsu—Hard Whirlpool Water Blade.
Unexpectedly, Kushina had learned it. It seemed the Senju Clan had preserved most of the ninjutsu of their two Hokage, because Minato knew Kushina hadn't asked Sarutobi Hiruzen for ninjutsu.
However, it was only possible because of Kushina's massive chakra. This move consumed a terrifying amount of chakra, especially when used in a place without water, making it even more difficult.
"Chirp chirp chirp..."
The sound of a thousand birds chirping rang out in Minato's hand. A mass of chakra visible to the naked eye formed instantly. Under the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, Minato used Chidori.
The Lightning Release Chakra Mode itself increased his speed significantly. Coupled with the thrusting speed of the Chidori, Minato became like a bolt of real lightning, meeting the head of the water javelin with his Chidori.
"Splash."
It was impressive that Kushina could use this S-rank ninjutsu, but the power was barely satisfactory. It was instantly pierced and dispersed by Minato's Chidori.
The massive amount of water condensed in the water javelin suddenly lost its offensive power, turning into raindrops that fell all over the ground.
"Damn Minato! Do you have to be so serious? You even used Chidori! You're bullying us!"
Kushina stood with her hands on her hips, pointing at Minato and scolding him.
However, while she seemed to be scolding Minato, she was actually using a secret code to convey a message to her two teammates: I'll attract his attention, you guys attack.
Her two teammates were also very capable. In a short time, they had developed a tacit understanding. While Kushina entangled Minato, they rushed towards him together.
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