The Taijutsu training lasts for the entire day of the academy.

After the training, Hiroku drags the two bully kids and Inoichi to the principal office.

"I will be back, guys. Wait for me at the community park." Inoichi waves at them as Hiroku drags him into the principal office for punishment.

"Then let's meet in the community park after an hour." Nawaki waves at the rest and rushes towards the Senju compound with Kushina.

"What about you two?" Shikaku and Choza turn to Minato and Yuji.

"We need to buy some groceries for the orphanage and some ingredients for our cooking." Minato takes out a shopping list.

"Leave the ingredients to me. I will pick some food ingredients from my clan shops." Choza pats his chest.

"Will it be alright?" Minato slightly hesitates.

"It will be fine, trust me!" Choza assures him.

"Alright, then!" Yuji hands over the list of ingredients to Choza and Shikaku.

"Well, we will on our way then. See ya later at the park!" Shikaku waves at them.

"Let's go, Minato!" Yuji and Minato walk towards the central market of Konoha.

"I will buy some sweets and candies for Hana. She likes them a lot." Yuji adds another item to the shopping list.

"Aren't you spoiling her a lot?" Minato questions him.

"But she is happy when she eats the sweets. And somehow her smiling face, make me happy." Yuji answers him. A faint smile appears on his face.

'This must be the feeling of care for a sibling. I was alone in my past life, a cold world with cold people, and colder hearts. Perhaps in this life, Hana might bring some warmth to my ice-cold heart.' Yuji closes his eyes. Hana's cute little smile appears in his vision.

'This smile, I must protect!' He pledges to himself.

"Hey, don't go spacing out in the middle of the road!" Minato nudges his arm.

"What were you even thinking about?" Minato asks him.

"Hana's smile!" Yuji unconsciously mutters.

"That's creepy!" Minato slightly punches his arm.

"Let's quickly buy the groceries or else Miina might get angry at us." Yuji swiftly walks through the streets.

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Back at the Senju clan compounds,

Nawaki swiftly changes his clothes and packs his bag.

"Fishing! Fishing! Fishing! I can't wait to do some fishing." He grabs a fishing pole from the storeroom.

"Nawaki!" Tsunade calls his name.

"Yes, nee-san!" Nawaki answers her with a smile.

"I heard you were rude to your instructor." Nawaki's smile freezes at her words.

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"Umm… Nee-san… it's not like that. I didn't say anything." Nawaki hurriedly shakes his head.

"Really? Then what about…" Tsunade lectures him for his misconduct in class.

"Grandma! Kushina! Save me!" A teary eye Nawaki begs Kushina to help him. She shakes her head and walks away.

"Grandma is still in the Uzumaki clan and I can't help with your mess. So, I will be leaving without you!" Kushina packs her bag and leaves for the park.

"Enjoy your time with your friends Kushina-chan!" Tsunade smiles at Kushina and waves her goodbye.

She turns to Nawaki and her expression changes. The image of an Onii overlaps with Tsunade in Nawaki's vision.

Awah… waah…

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"I am here!" Kushina arrives at the park. She looks around for her friends.

"They aren't here yet!" She shakes her head and jumps on a swing.

"I will wait for them." She rides the swing. Her red hair flutters with the wind.

At the entrance of the park,

"Tch… what a shitty day? We got scolded and punished for nothing." The two bully kids from the academy enter the park.

"Damn it! It was all that red-haired tomato and ice block's fault. I will teach them a lesson if see them next time." One of the kids cracks his fists.

"Hey Michio, look… look…" The other kid tugs his sleeve.

"What's the matter, Akai?" Michio turns to his friend.

"Look, it's that red-hair tomato." He points towards the swing.

"Where?" Michio stares in the direction of the swing.

"It's here!" He grits his teeth in anger.

"I was scolded by my parents and principal because of her. I will teach her a lesson." Michio walks towards Kushina in anger.

"Wait!" Akai grabs his arm.

"What if that ice block is with her?"

"You are right! We can't beat him without any help." Michio cools down. The duo chides behind the trees to observe Kushina.

"Tch… I have already been waiting for half an hour. Why aren't they here yet?" Kushina grinds her teeth in anger.

Whoosh…

She jumps from the swing and performs a backflip in the air before perfectly landing on the ground." She tip-toes to the sprinkler in the park to drink some water.

"Looks like she is all alone." Michio cracks his knuckles.

"It has been fifteen minutes, and no one is around here." Akai agrees with him.

"Then let's teach this brat a lesson for messing with us!" Both of them walk out from their hiding spot.

They confront Kushina with a teasing smile.

"Yo, we meet again!" Michio has a creepy smile on his face.

"Hmph… so you finally decided to show yourself!" Kushina snorts at them.

"Huh! You were aware of us hiding here." Akai is surprised to hear this.

"Of course, you have been glaring at me for the past fifteen minutes. It was getting annoying, Dattebano! Any more and I would have found you myself." Kushina places her arms on her waist.

"So, what business do you have with me?" She demands.

"Hehe… since you knew we were here, then you should also know what business we have?"

Both bully kids surround her.

"It's of course, to teach you a lesson for messing with us." Both of them have evil smiles on their face.

Kushina carefully observe their movement as the bullies circled her like a pack of hyenas circling their prey.

'Their movements are too easy to read. And their guard is full of openings.' Kushina calmly analyzes the situation.

Haah…

Michio clenches his fist and charges at Kushina.

Whoosh…

Kushina dodges sideways and grabs his arm. She twists his arm behind his back and slams him on the ground.

Aaah… Aw… Aww…

Michio screams in pain as Kushina presses him to the ground.

"And here I thought you knew some skills." Kushina shakes her head in disappointment.

"Akai, help me!" Michio screams for help.

"Leave him alone, you red hair tomato!" Akai grabs a wooden stick from somewhere and attacks Kushina with it.

Bang…

Kushina raises her leg and kicks the stick.

Crack…

The stick snaps in half.

"Huh! What did you say? Just who's a tomato?"

Losing his weapon, Akai charges at her with her fists.

Kushina ducks down and dodges his punch. She kicks his ankles.

Akai tumbles and face palms on the ground.

Bang…

Kushina kicks his chest and presses him on the ground with her foot.

"Just for your information, I hate tomatoes too!"

She applies some pressure with her foot.

Augh…

Both Michio and Akai struggle under her grasp.

"You still want to fight?" She applies more pressure with her foot.

Aww…. Aww…

Both kids piss their pants. Tears and snots leak from their eyes and nose.

"Tch… what a bunch of losers!" She lightly smacks them with the broken stick and removes her feet.

"Don't bother me next time or else!" She releases them from her grasp.

"Also, if you call me red hair tomato again, then!" She subconsciously releases her chakra and her hair floats in the air.

"Aaaah… Don't kill us, don't kill us you, red-haired demon," Both kids scream and dash out of the park.

"Red-haired Demon! Chotto MATTE! I am not done with you guys, yet!" Kushina breaks the stick with her bare hands.