MSIN: Chapter 13

---

This time, it was Obito's turn to be shocked. He hadn't expected this method. It was a truism. With a look on his face that said, "You're an idiot," Kakashi actually wrote the method down.

He didn't even consider whether he could really catch Minato's weakness.

Minato and Kushina could clearly hear the following conversation. Minato just smiled knowingly, while Kushina was a little annoyed.

"Hey, hey, what's with your reactions?!"

Kushina's face flushed red because of the reactions of Minato's students. What did they mean? Like she wasn't good enough for Minato?!

"Ahem," Haori cleared his throat, then took a small notebook out of his ninja pouch with a serious expression and started to say, "According to my information, Senior Minato fell in love with Teacher Kushina at first sight when she transferred to the Ninja Academy. I won't mention their ages, because if I go into too much detail, then Senior Minato's intentions will be considered criminal...

Anyway, Senior Minato really liked Teacher Kushina. He especially loved her red hair. Well, I'll admit that her red hair is definitely one of her cute points. But considering that Teacher Kushina was called Red Hot Habanero back then because she was too fierce, we have to wonder if there's something wrong with Senior Minato's taste in women…"

Kushina couldn't bear to hear her student's half-true, half-false rambling any longer. She turned her head sharply and said to Haori:

"Haori, where did you hear about all this?!"

She was so embarrassed that she almost jumped up, because what Haori said wasn't too far from the truth.

Kushina grabbed the notebook from Haori's hand, wanting to destroy the evidence, but when she took a closer look, she found that it was empty. There wasn't a single word written on it.

Haori pointed a finger at his head, indicating that all this information was in his head.

Realizing that Haori was teasing her, Kushina hit the back of his head hard and then said with a red face, "Anyway, don't go around snooping into your teacher's personal life."

As for Minato, he didn't show any displeasure. Instead, he gave Haori a big smile, and even gave him a thumbs up.

"You're Haori, right? You have excellent information gathering skills!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Senior Minato. If you want to hear more, I have plenty of gossip like this."

"You two are enough!" Kushina rudely interrupted their mutual flattery.

One thousand faces. Seeing her usually carefree teacher have this kind of reaction, to be honest, Haori found it interesting. But he also knew when to stop. Otherwise, he might end up with a bloody nose next. Just kidding. You think they called her Blood Red Pepper for nothing?

Maybe because they were both burdened with baggage, although Minato and Kushina were lovers, they only walked side by side, with no overly intimate gestures.

Look, she's a teacher, she understands the feelings of single dogs.

This was the second time Shiraishi Haori had seen Minato Namikaze, and the first time he'd formally met him. The last time he saw Minato was during his graduation from the Ninja Academy, but it was just a passing glance then.

The legendary Yellow Flash was truly as rumors described. He was powerful and had countless achievements, but he wasn't arrogant in the least. Instead, he was like a big brother next door, making it easy to feel close to him.

Haori had to admit, he was very strong, kind, and gentle. Rarely, he had a deep sense of belonging to the village. If he wasn't Hokage, who else could be village leader?

Minato looked the same as he did three months ago. Haori wasn't very familiar with Kakashi from this period, and Obito was still as idiotic as before. But if you had to say who had changed the most, it was Rin, the girl standing beside him.

Haori's gaze fell upon Rin, standing beside him. Compared to three months ago, Rin seemed to have grown taller, and her personality also seemed to have shifted. In simple terms, she had lost a bit of the liveliness she had in the Ninja Academy and become gentler.

Well, you could call it a "matronization."

Rin quickly noticed Haori staring at her. Though she didn't understand the meaning behind his gaze, she still gave him a sweet smile.

"Minato, how long are you staying this time?" Kushina asked Minato from in front of them.

"About a week. I can only get this much vacation time because I have to take care of these little guys." Minato hadn't been off the front lines for a year. He had returned to Konoha for a routine break, but it wouldn't be for long.

After all, every front line in Konoha was short-staffed, and a top-tier force like Minato, who could move quickly between different battlefields, was hard to spare.

"How does the front line feel, Rin?" Haori asked after a moment of silence.

Rin pondered for a moment before replying, "It's different from the Ninja Academy and the village… Some of our classmates who graduated with us have already died."

Haori nodded. This was no surprise to him. Although Konoha still seemed peaceful, ninjas were dying on the front lines every day, and most people wouldn't know their names.

"Medical ninjas are extremely lacking on the front lines. They say the village's higher-ups are starting to regret not agreeing to Lady Tsunade's proposal to establish a medical ninja system before the war started... Some female ninjas volunteered to receive training in medical jutsu during their non-combat time. I'm also starting to learn more advanced medical jutsu…"

Rin spoke intermittently about the front lines. After only three months of war, her transformation and growth were so obvious, so obvious that Haori was a little uncomfortable. Rin should have been a more cheerful girl, not so gentle and quiet. It felt a little strange to him.

…

"Um, Teacher Kushina, Senior Minato, I'll take my leave if there's nothing else."

Haori realized that he and the others had become completely unnecessary lightbulbs, so he was ready to leave immediately.

The shinobi war had kept this couple apart. Now they had finally reunited. He didn't want to disturb them.

Kushina knew that her student was always precocious. How could she not know what Haori was thinking right now? It made her angry, annoyed, and a little happy. This little student of hers is really considerate.

(ShixT9: My boiii is a good bro)

---