12 Namikaze Minato

"Please Stop... I can't laugh anymore" said Shizune weakly holding her stomach trying not to laugh anymore.

"My father is lying there fainted and here you are telling us jokes" said Kurenai whose laughing expression betrayed her angry words.

"Okay... I won't, let's check up on Sensei it's been an hour since he passed out" said Kozuki as they arrived near Shinku.

"Wake up father" shouted Kurenai loudly shaking the arms of fainted Shinku.

"Huh" Shinku opened his eyes blinking a few times as his sight became clear.

"You kid really didn't kept a hand" said Shinku as he sat up holding his painful head.

"Ha-ha... sorry Sensei" laughed Kozuki at his painful expression as the girls besides laughed as well.

"You kids...." Shinku looked angry but finally shook his head giving a wry smile.

"But this kid's strength..." thought Shinku as he remembered Kozuki easily avoiding his illusion and his fast speed and monstrous strength.

"And he didn't use his sword at all" this made Shinku even more horrified as he knew from Kozuki's report that his dream was to be a swordsman.

"Father we passed your test, right?" asked Kurenai after seeing her father perfectly fine.

"Yes" nodded Shinku as the girls cheered and sighed in relief of having not to go back to Academy.

"Since it's our first day I'll treat you as a celebration for the team formation" told Shinku to the three of them.

"You are the best, father" shouted Kurenai happily as Shizune beside was equally happy.

"You might regret it later Sensei" said Kozuki to Shinku giving a mysterious smile.

Shinku's expression changed as he had a bad feeling.

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Yakiniku Restaurant.

"Boss 5 more servings" a loud voice rang throughout the restaurant.

Kozuki sat beside the table with Kurenai sitting with him and Shizune and Shinku sat in front.

On the table in front of Kozuki a heap of dishes stood tall.

"No wonder... he has that monstrous strength" thought Shinku looking at the food eaten by Kozuki that 5 or 6 Ninja could eat.

"My Salary..." Shinku cried in heart holding the shrunken wallet.

"Here eat more Kozuki look how thin you've gotten" said Kurenai handing Kozuki the freshly brought 5 servings.

"Whose side are you" roared Shinku in his heart but could not say such words loud maintaining his composer.

"Senior Shinku" at this time a voice fell in the ears of Kozuki and other's.

"Oh it's you Minato and you too Kushina" said Shinku with surprise.

A handsome young man with blonde hair, fairly high, wearing blue clothes stood there and beside him was a woman with a beautiful face and long red hair.

Behind them were also three kids who Kozuki and others knew very well.

"Rin, it's you" said Kurenai in surprise looking towards her friend.

"Kurenai, Shizune" said Rin surprised as well seeing her friends.

"You know them" asked Minato in surprise.

"Yes, we're all classmates" told Rin.

"Kozuki" at this time a cold voice sounded a boy wearing a blue mask covering half of his face and white hair standing in front of Kozuki looking at him.

"Oh! it's Kakashi long time no see" said Kozuki with a smile happy to see his friend.

After his graduation, the first year Kakashi would come to meet him from time to time but after becoming a Chunin, it's been nearly two years since he last saw him.

"It's surprising that Kakashi took the initiative to greet someone" thought Minato as he knew of Kakashi's character.

"Long time no see" responded Kakashi to Kozuki's greeting his eyes showing a complex look.

"I still can't see through you" thought Kakashi.

Kakashi compared his current strength with the spy killed by Kozuki four years ago and he knew even the current him had to put his all effort to defeat him.

"Why don't you eat with us" said Shinku scheming in his heart that Minato would pay half of it.

"Of course" said Minato as they all they sat together.

"Are these your students Senior Shinku" asked Minato after sitting down looking towards Kozuki and Co.

"Yes, hey introduce yourself" said Shinku to them who introduced themselves.

"I'm Namikaze Minato and she's my girlfriend Uzumaki Kushina" after Kozuki and other's introduced themselves, Minato like wise introduced himself and Kushina.

"You're Shinku San's daughter, right?" said Kushina looking at her.

"Yes" nodded Kurenai with a serious face.

"Aww! so cute" Kushina couldn't sit still after seeing the serious expression on her face which made her look even more cute and stretched out her hand pulling her cheeks.

After getting ravaged by Kushina for a minute, Kurenai was finally set free who moved away out of Kushina reach afraid of her.

"Just like Naruto" thought Kozuki looking at the cheerful Kushina just like her son would be.

"As expected of Nine Tail's" sighed Kozuki as he could sense the powerful red aura inside Kushina through Observation Haki.

"I heard you are the disciple of Lord Jiraya the legendary Sannin Minato-San" said Kozuki looking at Minato.

Kozuki had two favourite characters in the Ninja World.

One was Uchiha Itachi and the other was Jiraya.

He really wanted to be friends with them and more importantly he wanted to establish a good relationship with Jiraya since he wanted to learn Sage mode in the future.

"Yes" nodded Minato surprised wondering whether Kozuki admired him and couldn't help but asking "Do you admire him Kozuki Kun"

"Ah! Yes, I heard of his tales against Demi-God Hanzo" said Kozuki rubbing the back of his head putting an embarrassed expression.

"Jiraya-Sensei would be really happy to know someone admires him this much" said Minato laughing as while eating everyone gradually became familiar with each other.

"Take care" after the meal everyone bid farewell to each other as Kozuki also strode towards his home.

But Kozuki didn't knew that his excellent performance earlier at the test, was reported to Sarutobi and Danzo.

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