Chapter 80

Chapter 80

Just as Kushina's thoughts were wandering, Minato suddenly coughed a few times.

He propped himself up, leaning back against the pillow.

Looking at the group of people in front of him, Minato asked in confusion:

"Huh?"

But as soon as Minato spoke, Kushina hugged him tightly.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch!"

Minato smelled the familiar fragrance of Kushina, was surprised for half a second, and then smiled gently.

"Kushina, stop that, everyone is watching."

Hearing this, the group of four—Haneda and the others—instinctively turned their backs, leaving only Obito looking on in confusion.

"Lucky blond brat..." Tsunade muttered to herself.

Though she thought this, a faint smile appeared on her face.

She acknowledged Minato's love deep down, but still felt slightly annoyed for some reason.

Jiraiya, watching Minato's love life unfold, glanced at Tsunade.

But Tsunade quickly noticed and glared back, forcing him to pretend nothing had happened and look out the window.

"By the way, Minato, that jutsu yesterday..."

"It looked very similar to the Tailed Beast Bomb used by the Nine-Tails... How did you come up with it?" Kushina curiously asked, recalling the events of yesterday.

"Well..."

Minato's eyes fell on Haneda, who was sneaking glances at him and Kushina, and he smiled.

"I got the initial inspiration from seeing the Tailed Beast Bomb released on the battlefield."

"After some insights from Haneda, I finally developed it."

At this point, Minato's face suddenly turned a bit red, and his voice grew quieter.

"Because I wanted to teach you a jutsu to deal with tailed beasts, so you wouldn't have to fear the Nine-Tails or any other jinchūriki."

Upon hearing this, Haneda and the others exchanged knowing smiles.

Only Obito failed to understand Minato's true intentions.

The tailed beast was just an excuse; love was the real reason.

"And this jutsu is called..."

"Spiraling Water Ball Haneda Double Spin Special!!"

Minato rapidly blurted out the name, looking expectantly into Kushina's eyes.

"How is it? Doesn't the name sound great?"

Hearing this, Kushina was speechless, her expression filled with disdain.

"That name is so cheesy! And it's way too long!"

At this moment, Obito interjected:

"Kushina-nee-san, Minato-sensei's jutsu is super cool and sounds awesome, right?! Plus, it even has Haneda's name in it!!"

"What did you say, Obito?!" Kushina's red hair stood on end, and the 'Red-Hot Habanero' instantly exploded.

"Ahem... I think Kushina-nee-san is right," Obito, sensing the danger, quickly backed down.

"Heh, dead last," Kakashi taunted quietly from the side.

"Shut up, dumb Kakashi!"

"Alright, Obito, Kakashi, you're both friends, no need to argue."

Haneda placed his hands on both of their shoulders and said:

"How about calling it Rasengan?"

"Rasengan???"

Both Minato and Kushina were momentarily stunned.

The name seemed to have a strange allure, as if the technique was meant to be called that all along.

This feeling reminded Minato of the moment he used the Four Symbols Seal to protect his beloved.

And it reminded Kushina of a place Mito had once taken her to—the Uzumaki Tower!

That was a memory filled with peace and tranquility.

"Kushina, we jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails are at the center of the vortex."

"But if we climb of our own will, we can find love that's truly ours."

"And when that happens, the vortex will eventually become a spiral."

Mito's words echoed repeatedly in Kushina's ears.

Vortex, spiral... Minato's determination to protect her, even at the cost of his own life...

Everything from the past, along with what she was experiencing now, made her understand...

The spiral represented—love!

"Then let's call it Rasengan, a name that represents love!!"

Kushina smiled as she gazed out at the Hokage Rock.

A blue butterfly fluttered by outside the window.

Minato's smile was framed just behind the Third Hokage's statue.

"Rasengan..."

"Is it a spiral of love?"

"That's a nice name, Kushina."

...

Listening to the couple talk about love, Haneda was thinking about the future. Feeling annoyed, he pinched Obito's arm hard.

"Ouch! What the—Haneda, what was that for?!"

Looking at Obito, who was rubbing his arm, feeling both confused and slightly aggrieved, Haneda awkwardly said:

"Ahem... just reminding you to be more respectful to your teachers."

"What nonsense? I, Uchiha Obito, am the most respectful student in the world!"

"Damn you, Haneda! Just because I can't beat you now doesn't mean you can do whatever you want!!" Obito shouted.

"You can't beat me now, and you won't be able to in the future, dead last," Kakashi said with his usual deadpan look.

"Shut up, dumb Kakashi!!"

"Alright, you three, stop arguing..."

Noticing that Minato and Kushina were looking their way, Rin quickly pulled the three aside.

At that moment, Kushina whispered something in Minato's ear, and Minato's gaze toward Haneda softened slightly.

He had learned what had happened yesterday afternoon.

Haneda had saved both him and Kushina.

*Ding! Namikaze Minato's favorability +3*

*Ding! Namikaze Minato's favorability +7*

*Ding! Uzumaki Kushina's favorability +3*

...

*Host's favorability with Uzumaki Kushina has reached 91, granting 0.6 chakra points and a sliver of Nine-Tails chakra.*

*Host's favorability with Namikaze Minato has reached 103, granting 0.2 chakra points, Wind Release—Vacuum Sphere, and +3 affinity with space-time techniques.*

Space-time affinity?

When this reward appeared, Haneda nearly ignored everything else he had gained.

Five years ago, he found learning the Flying Thunder God technique incredibly difficult. Aside from the high requirements for sealing and reaction speed, the biggest issue was a lack of talent.

But with increased space-time affinity, he could restart his Flying Thunder God plan!!

In the past few days, Haneda had truly realized the power of the Flying Thunder God technique.

Speed-related kekkei genkai, like Swift Release, were nowhere near as fast as space-time ninjutsu and could even be overwhelmed by it.

In the future, Minato would work with the naturally cunning Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, to dominate the battlefield using the Flying Thunder God technique.

Not only could they transfer Tailed Beast Bombs, but also Truth-Seeking Orbs.

It was a technique with an extremely high ceiling!

Originally, Haneda had approached Minato and Kushina without the intention of earning favor.

Friendships and emotions among adults are not that easy to cultivate.

The more mature someone is, the harder it is to reach their heart.

Moreover, in a few years, Minato would become the Hokage, a position not for someone with a simple mind.

Thinking it over carefully, Haneda realized that aside from saving Minato's life, the biggest reason was likely Minato's love for Kushina.

That's right, helping Kushina was essentially saving her too.

That was probably the main reason.

Haneda never doubted Minato's deep love for Kushina.

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