"What's with the arrogance!"
Looking at Uchiha Yan's back, Shinna Kushina muttered under her breath.
Last time she forced herself to fight Uchiha Yan, she felt the gap between her and Watergate.
It's not that she's not talented enough, it's just that compared to these two, Shinna Kushina's time in the ninja academy is too short.
Her recent growth rate has even surpassed Mikoto's, even Watergate was shocked.
"Shinna Kushina, good morning!" She walked into the classroom and saw Watergate's gentle smile.
Her face, which was originally full of resentment, instantly turned red, but Shinna Kushina's relationship with Watergate and Mikoto has gradually become closer, so she wasn't as shy as before.
"Well, good morning to you," Shinna Kushina replied.
Watergate still smiled and asked, "You're early today."
It's been almost a year since school started, Watergate was the first one to come to the classroom every day, so he's used to it, and the second one is Mikoto.
However, because of his practice, he came a lot earlier than usual. Uchiha Yan came so early to wait for him, but Shinna Kushina also came so early.
The reason why he thought of this is because he saw the unreasonable joy in Shinna Kushina's eyes.
Under that joy, there's … loneliness.
Originally, he was going to ask Shinna Kushina how the holidays were, but thinking of the Anbu following her, he knew that she wasn't free.
It's not difficult to understand why Shinna Kushina came to the ninja academy early after the holidays, because she wanted to get rid of being alone as soon as possible.
"Oh," Shinna Kushina responded, giving Watergate a smile that she thought was perfect.
But what she didn't know was that the boy in front of her had already seen through the loneliness in her eyes.
She wouldn't know that he had made up his mind to get her out of this state of supervision.
Watergate didn't care about Shinna Kushina's identity. He only knew that her happiness was his happiness.
Watergate did not continue the topic. Shinna Kushina returned to her seat. From time to time, she would glance at Watergate from the corner of her eyes. Her tender cheeks were flushed with a cute blush.
That was until a familiar voice broke the atmosphere.
"Both of you are early."
Mikoto was the third to enter the classroom. When she saw Watergate and Shinna Kushina in their seats, she smiled.
Both of them said good morning to her, and Mikoto returned to her seat and chatted with Kushina.
Girls didn't need to talk about specific topics.
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After a day of classes, Watergate watched Mikoto and Shinna Kushina leave. He put his bag back home and began the rest of the day's training.
Under the dim yellow sky, he shuttled through the streets of Wood Leaf. At the same time, he looked around vigilantly. Jiraiya -sensei said that he would create obstacles for him from time to time.
When he finished the 20th lap of the day, the sky was already dark.
After a short rest, Watergate returned home. He followed Jiraiya's rules and made himself a simple dinner.
Living alone, he naturally knew a little about cooking, although it wasn't very good.
After dinner, it was still early, and Minato didn't intend to rest like this.
After he finished cleaning up, he returned to his room and began to practice hand seals.
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In the following days, Watergate continued with this seemingly simple practice.
As Jiraiya -sensei said, he would create trouble for Watergate from time to time. It was no longer limited to shurikens, stones, and other hidden weapons. Sometimes, he would summon some larger summoned beasts to block Watergate's path.
These summoned beasts also had extraordinary strength, but their body's sensitivity was slightly lacking. This was also Jiraiya's intention. They could create obstacles for Watergate, but at the same time, give him a chance to complete his training.
Under all kinds of obstacles, Watergate's training became smoother. His speed of adaptation often amazed Jiraiya, especially his reaction speed.
Just like that, a year passed …
Whoosh!
On the streets of Wood Leaf, Watergate's figure flashed quickly. If one only looked at him with their eyes, they would only be able to catch an afterimage.
Whoosh!
Watergate turned to the next street, and several black afterimages attacked him, aiming at his vital points.
This kind of attack that ordinary people can't react to at all, let alone dodge. A smile appeared on his face, which had become more sunny and handsome after a year.
He also took out a few shurikens from somewhere. They were not used for practice in the ninja school, but real shurikens.
These were all "recovered" from Jiraiya -sensei.
Clang!
Watergate shot out the shurikens, and all the shurikens that were rushing towards him were knocked down, and he rushed forward without slowing down.
"Good boy."
Jiraiya praised in the dark. He didn't teach Watergate any Shuriken Jutsu. What he used at this time was the technique of the Uchiha Clan that he learned from the battle with Uchiha Yan.
Although that wasn't all of the Uchiha's Shuriken Jutsu, Jiraiya didn't expect that Watergate's Shuriken Jutsu would make such great progress in this year.
As for his speed, the average Chunin can't be compared with him, even following him in the dark is not as easy as before.
The speed of this kid's progress is amazing!
In a year, he only let him carry out the basic training, except for the summoning technique, he didn't teach him any ninjutsu.
Just as he had expected, he unleashed his speed, which he was best at, to the extreme.
He tried to block him all the way, but Watergate was able to avoid it and even counterattack.
Watergate's current strength has surpassed the teachers of the ninja school, but he didn't show it.
I wonder how Cheng Tamoto and the others will feel if they know that they were surpassed by an eight-year-old child.
Wood Leaf Seventh Training Ground.
Today is a rest day, after completing today's practice, Watergate came here.
Jiraiya was already waiting for him in the training ground.
However, Watergate knew that it was still just a Shadow Clone, not Sensei's real body.
"Sensei, today I must defeat your Shadow Clone!"
Watergate first slowly saluted, and when he raised his eyes, in his blue pupils, there was a fighting spirit that didn't match his usual gentle appearance.
Whoosh!
The next moment, Watergate's figure turned into a golden flash, and took the initiative to attack!
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