Chapter 188 Only Two People Will Praise My Red Hair
Haruko clearly underestimated Hiruko's clinginess. Well, it's not so much that he was clingy, but rather that he had developed a new kind of clinginess—a dark kind of clinginess.
Almost every day when Haruko went out, she would see Hiruko standing at a distance, greeting her without fail. The key point was that he didn't come up to talk to her enthusiastically; he would just escort her out from a distance and watch her train.
When training ended, he followed her home from a distance, waving as if to say, "See you tomorrow."
Why is it "See you tomorrow" instead of "Bye-bye"?
Because Haruko could see him the next day.
Haruko: ...Should I say he's clingy, or not clingy at all?
To find out what he was doing, Haruko specifically asked him to come over and ask him questions. As a result, she heard him say something that made people blush and their hearts race, while he was being coy and embarrassed.
"Because I think about Haruko 24 hours a day..."
Haruko: ...I'm starting to regret it.
To avoid his dark and obsessed gaze, Haruko took the initiative to go to Obito Uchiha's house to pick him up for training.
"Did you get into some trouble?" Obito Uchiha still couldn't believe that she would actually ask him to come along.
"No way!" Haruko said, a little guilty but still assertive. "I've found it really hard to get used to Obito not being around!"
"I see. I can't stand you." Obito Uchiha's tail twitched up, and he took her hand with a hint of smugness.
Meanwhile, Hiruko, who was hiding in the shadows watching him take Haruko's hand, thought: "Kill him... He's just a brat... How dare he touch Haruko... Kill him, kill him!"
Upon arriving at the training ground, Haruko and Obito Uchiha were taken aback, as a girl they didn't recognize was standing next to Minato Namikaze.
Seeing them approach, Nohara Rin quietly walked up to Haruko and asked, "Haruko, do you know that older sister?"
Haruko shook her head. "Was she brought by Minato-sensei?"
Kakashi Hatake also walked over, glanced at their clasped hands, and replied with a nonchalant "Mm".
Because Minato Namikaze was talking to the tall girl, they could only see the girl's back and her dazzling red hair falling loosely.
Obito Uchiha rubbed his chin and slowly uttered, "What strange red hair."
His voice was actually very soft, but as soon as he spoke, everyone could clearly feel the atmosphere freeze for a moment. Minato Namikaze tried to explain with a stiff smile, but the red-haired girl remained unmoved, her hair gradually standing on end.
"It's not surprising, it's like a beautiful ruby. I really want to have red hair like that too." Haruko's childish voice broke the tense atmosphere.
Minato Namikaze saw that Kushina, who had been furious, had not only calmed down but also looked confused.
"Kushina?"
Kushina ignored him and turned around abruptly to find the voice. When her eyes met those of the veiled girl, Kushina looked away as if burned, but then her eyelashes trembled as she looked at her again.
Those unbiased, gentle eyes, the kind that let you see right through her...
"There are only two people who would praise my red hair."
Hearing Kushina's murmured voice, Minato Namikaze pondered, "One is me, and the other is..."
"Haruko-neechan!" Kushina rushed up and hugged the astonished Haruko tightly, her voice trembling with sobs.
The other three children looked at each other, asking in confusion, "Sister?"
Haruko, who had almost been hanged, patted Kushina's back with a pained expression. It wasn't until Minato Namikaze approached and reminded her with a wry smile that Kushina realized what was happening and quickly loosened her grip.
"I'm sorry... I... I'm just so happy!" Kushina stepped back slightly, looking at the miniature version of Haruko in front of her with a mix of tears and laughter. "It's so good that Haruko-neechan is still alive!"
Even Minato Namikaze crouched down to examine her closely and politely. After confirming something, he couldn't hide his joy and called out, "Haruko-neechan!"
Seeing the nostalgic look in their eyes, Haruko thought blankly: So Orochimaru hadn't lied to her after all...
Although she wasn't quite used to the way she was addressed, Haruko patted them both on the shoulder and proudly replied, "Yeah!"
Overly excited, Kushina kept pulling Haruko to reminisce, but Haruko still had no memory of it and was confused by what Kushina was saying. Minato Namikaze, realizing this, subtly interrupted their conversation.
"Let's train first." Minato Namikaze beckoned the three children over and introduced them, "This is Kushina, she's skilled in sealing techniques. We asked her to join us because of Haruko's special circumstances..."
As he was talking, Minato Namikaze suddenly realized that he was not qualified to teach Haruko-neechan.
Haruko-neechan was a classmate of the Three Legendary Sannin!
But seeing Haruko's eager and curious expression, Minato scratched his face and forced himself to continue, "Please ask her to... guide Haruko-neechan's training."
Obito Uchiha was puzzled. "Why does Minato-sensei keep calling Haruko 'older sister'?"
"Because she's like an older sister to us," Minato Namikaze explained gently.
Minato Namikaze probably found it absurd himself, so he quickly led them to training and decided to talk to Jiraiya-sensei in detail after training.
Only Haruko and Kushina remained. Haruko pushed away Kushina, who was kissing and hugging her, and asked, "Is Kushina-neechan going to teach me sealing techniques?"
Unexpectedly, she heard her call her "older sister" again, and Kushina excitedly hugged her again. Then, remembering what she was there for, Kushina coughed a few times and tried to be serious.
"Minato originally said that you were physically weak and not suitable for close-range attacks, so he asked if I could teach you sealing techniques, but Haruko-neechan is so powerful, she doesn't need me to teach her!"
Was she really that amazing? How come she didn't even know?
Haruko nudged her arm, striking a mysterious pose, "You should still teach her. A true master doesn't limit herself to what she's currently at!"
Haruko, who is fragile, currently weak, and has no combat experience, is so arrogant.
The only listener, Kushina with ten layers of filters, uttered adoration.
"Haruko-neechan is so amazing!"
...
"Minato-sensei was like a completely different person, or rather, his attitude towards me changed all of a sudden."
Haruko sat on a high stool, starting to get used to drinking milk from a beaker.
After handing her the milk, Orochimaru sat down opposite her and mimicked her tone, saying, "Oh, really?"
"And Kushina-neechan is the same. I call her 'neechan' and she calls me 'neechan' too. It sounds really weird."
Even after Orochimaru told her about this bizarre possibility, Haruko still couldn't quite get used to everyone's attitude as if they had known her for a long time.
"Then you have to start getting used to it; this kind of thing might happen more and more often in the future."
Orochimaru recalled Haruko's past "philandering" and replied to her with a mix of teasing and jealousy.
Haruko couldn't help but sigh, "I was really amazing back then."
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