Chapter 117: The Feeling of Heartbeat
Maybe spring, the season when all things revive, is coming soon.
When Obito and Rin Nohara were walking on the streets of Konoha, in the barrier area, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki were also walking on the streets.
Kushina Uzumaki asked curiously, "Minato, that technique... I felt it was very similar to the Tailed Beast Ball that the Nine - Tailed Fox wanted to use. How did you develop it?"
Minato Namikaze replied, "I saw the Tailed Beast Ball used by the jinchuriki on the battlefield. I just referred to it... because I wanted to pass on a technique to you, Kushina, that could fight against the jinchuriki."
Minato Namikaze showed off to Kushina Uzumaki, saying, "Light - wheel Popsicle Whorl Jiraiya Double - style Ball!"
Kushina Uzumaki complained, "So cheesy! And the name is so long!"
Minato Namikaze, who didn't think the name was cheesy, wondered, "Really? I think it's okay..."
Kushina Uzumaki pointed at herself and asked, "This technique was developed for me, right? If so, can I name it?"
"I don't mind."
Minato Namikaze didn't really care about the name of the technique. He named it like that just because he simply thought it was cool.
Kushina Uzumaki grabbed Minato Namikaze's hand. "Minato, come with me. I'll take you to a place where we can think freely."
Kushina Uzumaki pulled Minato Namikaze and ran forward.
Minato Namikaze, with his hand grabbed, looked at Kushina Uzumaki's back, and his cheeks involuntarily blushed slightly.
Oh no, it's that fluttery feeling in my heart!
Kushina Uzumaki took Minato Namikaze to the top of the Spiral Tower.
Seeing the beautiful scenery and the Hokage Rock that seemed to be within reach, Minato Namikaze exclaimed, "There's actually such a great place!"
Minato Namikaze saw a butterfly flying in front of him, so he stretched out a finger, and the butterfly landed on his fingertip.
When the butterfly flew away, Kushina Uzumaki suddenly said, "Rasengan."
Minato Namikaze turned to look at Kushina Uzumaki. "Huh?"
"It's the name of the new technique... What do you think?"
Kushina Uzumaki nervously asked Minato Namikaze.
"Rasengan..."
Under Kushina Uzumaki's expectant gaze, Minato Namikaze showed a bright and gentle smile. "Yeah! It's a great name!"
Seeing Minato Namikaze's smile, Kushina Uzumaki also sincerely showed a happy smile.
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Minato Namikaze followed Kushina Uzumaki to practice the sealing technique. After practicing for some time, Minato Namikaze went on a mission.
The mission of bringing meals to Kamishiro was originally assigned to Minato Namikaze, but now it has fallen to Obito and the others.
Shortly after Minato Namikaze left on a mission, Kakashi, Obito and their unnamed companion also received a mission and left to carry it out.
"Ugh... I'm starving! What's going on with Obito and the others today? Why aren't they here yet?"
During this period, Kamishiro didn't step out of his house at all. He just stayed at home tinkering with his Puppet.
Now Kamishiro had completely forgotten the time. He couldn't even tell day from night.
When he was really too tired to carry on, he'd take a nap. When he woke up, he'd continue working.
Kamishiro's Puppet was starting to take shape. The general outline was done, and now it was time to work on the details.
Just as Kamishiro was starving and contemplating whether to hold on a bit longer or go out for a meal.
"Let me tough it out a bit longer. I'll stop feeling hungry after a while."
Just as Kamishiro was about to continue working, the door suddenly opened.
"You're finally here. I'm starving to death."
Kamishiro assumed it was Obito and the others. To his surprise, it was Kushina Uzumaki standing in the doorway.
"Eh? Sister Kushina, why are you here?"
Kushina walked in, placed the food she was carrying on the table, and then said, "If I hadn't come, without Minato or Obito bringing you food, I was worried you'd starve to death here. Obito and the others have gone on a mission. They told me, so there's no reason they didn't tell you."
Kamishiro recalled. When Obito and the others brought him food yesterday, they did mention that they were going on a mission.
But at that time, Kamishiro was completely focused on his work, so the words went in one ear and out the other. He just casually agreed and didn't remember at all.
Kamishiro scratched his head. "Oh, I forgot. But, Sister Kushina, can you come out now?"
Kushina nodded. "Yeah, I made great progress when teaching Minato the sealing technique. Now the seal in my body is very stable. Even if I'm not in the barrier area, I don't need to worry about the Nine-Tailed Fox affecting the seal. But I still need to be observed for a while, so the time I can come out of the barrier area is limited. I have to go back when the time's up.
Looking at you, if Minato and the others didn't bring you food, you wouldn't eat until you were starving. I'll make food for you and bring it to you every day from now on."
Kamishiro stared at Kushina for a while, then asked in confusion, "Sister Kushina, why do I feel like you're being really nice to me?"
The next second, there was a bump on Kamishiro's head.
"Scrap the 'like'!" Kushina sat down opposite Kamishiro, then said to him with a smile, "Maybe it's because, like me, you came to Konoha alone from another village. So I feel really close to you. Now, eat up quickly."
Kamishiro took his hand off his head, opened the lunch box, and started eating.
Kamishiro is the kind of guy who can be really quiet at times and extremely talkative at others. And he's always quick to forget the pain after eating.
Sure enough, Kamishiro just couldn't keep his mouth shut again. "Sister Kushina, you should be gentler. Don't resort to violence at the slightest provocation. Look at Lord Minato. He's such a gentle person. You should learn from him."
Veins popped out on Kushina Uzumaki's forehead. "Can't you keep your mouth shut even while eating?"
Sensing the sign that he was about to get beaten again, Kamishiro immediately shut up.
Kushina Uzumaki looked beside Kamishiro.
Standing beside Kamishiro was Kanna's basic form. As Kamishiro hadn't made the outer - skin for Kanna yet, she was just a humanoid made of Iron Sand at present.
Kushina Uzumaki asked curiously, "Haven't you finished your Puppet yet?"
Kamishiro swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "It's still early. There are many Problems that need to be solved. For example, since Kanna is made of magnetic Iron Sand, I need to develop a magnetic suppressor that doesn't affect Kanna's own magnetism. Otherwise, this will happen during The Battle."
Kamishiro picked up a Kunai and threw it into the air.
Suddenly, the Kunai was instantly attracted to Kanna's body.
Kamishiro explained, "The strong magnetism of Kanna will cause all metals to be attracted to her body. This can be extremely dangerous in The Battle. So the first thing to solve is this."
There were many other Problems waiting for him to solve. Fortunately, Lord Minato had brought him the science and technology materials; otherwise, with his knowledge reserve at that time, he would have had to abandon the project temporarily.
Kamishiro told Kushina Uzumaki a lot about the Problems he had encountered. Kushina Uzumaki was totally lost and didn't understand a thing. Moreover, she inexplicably started to have a headache.
After Kamishiro finished his meal, Kushina Uzumaki took the empty lunch box, left a sentence "I'll come again at mealtime tomorrow", and then ran away directly.
Kamishiro shook his head and sighed, "Alas, she's a poor student. I was just wasting my breath on her."