Chapter 63: Chapter 63: Good Brothers
On Sunday evening, while preparing dinner, Muyue casually mentioned that he had mastered the One-Finger Seal.
"You've already mastered it? Let me count, it's exactly seven days!"
Kushina counted on her fingers and found that Muyue had learned it in exactly seven days.
"Learning it in seven days means you have a very good talent for sealing jutsu, Muyue," Kushina said with a smile, happy for Muyue. With such talent in sealing jutsu, it wouldn't be difficult to be promoted to Special Jonin by continuing to study sealing jutsu.
"I actually think the reason I learned it so quickly is mainly because you two, Teacher Kushina and Teacher Minato, are excellent teachers," Muyue said with a smile as he placed the dishes on the dining table. This was a bit of playful banter, as Minato and Kushina had also jokingly called him Teacher Muyue before.
"Hehe, well, of course! I personally taught Minato all his sealing jutsu," Kushina said proudly. After their relationship grew closer, Kushina wanted Minato to become stronger, so she often dragged him along to practice sealing jutsu. Under her careful guidance, Minato had become a master of sealing jutsu, mastering many advanced sealing jutsu.
"Maybe I'm really suited to be a teacher," Kushina thought, feeling she might have a talent for teaching. She had only taught sealing jutsu to Minato and Muyue; Minato had become a sealing jutsu master, and Muyue had learned the One-Finger Seal in a week.
"Teacher Kushina, that's enough talk. Let's get ready to eat," Minato said, serving Kushina's rice and teasing her.
"Student Minato, who told you to speak to your teacher like that? Your punishment is to serve your teacher some dishes," Kushina said, mimicking the tone of a former Ninja Academy teacher.
"Alright, alright," Minato showed a helpless smile, cooperating with Kushina's act, and served her dishes.
Muyue, standing nearby, felt a bit strange. Even though he was in his own home, he felt like taking his bowl and eating outside.
"If you two keep this up, I might just eat all the food myself," Muyue directly entered 'eating machine' mode, rapidly devouring his meal. He quickly scooped up dishes and put them into his mouth with rice, repeating the action endlessly.
"Hey!" Seeing the food on the plates gradually diminish, Kushina and Minato no longer had time for role-playing and began to immerse themselves in eating. Soon, the three of them finished all the dishes on the table, and then Kushina and Minato went to wash the dishes. Since they often freeloaded meals, they usually helped Muyue with other chores, like washing vegetables and dishes. Muyue would also help out when he ate at their place.
After washing the dishes, Kushina told Muyue to familiarize himself further with the One-Finger Seal and the sealing jutsu knowledge on the scroll. In a few days, she would teach Muyue the Three-Finger Seal.
"The Three-Finger Seal is an advanced version of the One-Finger Seal. With your talent, you should be able to learn it in a month," Kushina said.
"Are there Four-Finger Seals and Five-Finger Seals too?" Muyue felt the naming convention was a bit sloppy.
"There's no Four-Finger Seal, only a Five-Finger Seal," Kushina replied.
There really was.
"If you can master the Five-Finger Seal, learning most sealing jutsu will be easy, and the Five-Finger Seal itself is part of a high-level sealing jutsu," Kushina explained. Hearing Kushina say that, Muyue understood the meaning behind the existence of sealing jutsu like the One-Finger Seal and Three-Finger Seal.
"What do you want to eat tomorrow? I'll prepare the ingredients in advance," Muyue said. Although they were already very familiar with each other, Kushina and Minato taught him sealing jutsu, so he should show some appreciation.
"Braised pork," Kushina immediately replied.
"Stir-fried mushrooms," Minato thought for a moment before answering.
Kushina's answer was within his expectations. As for Minato, Muyue felt he should remind him to make sure the mushrooms were thoroughly cooked, and also to leave a Flying Raijin mark at the Konoha Hospital.
Monday, Kotetsu Hagane arrived at school early. He skillfully placed his novel on the desk and began reading. This was the last week; the final exams would be held directly on Monday of next week, and after three days of exams, they would have a direct holiday. When Izumo Kamizuki was about to arrive, Kotetsu put away his book and opened his novel.
"Kotetsu, good morning," Izumo Kamizuki greeted Kotetsu with a smile.
"Reading a novel again?" Izumo Kamizuki looked at the book in front of Kotetsu, and after confirming it was a novel, he let out a sigh of relief.
"Yeah, there's only one week left until exams. There's no point in studying now, it'll only make me anxious. Better to relax," Kotetsu replied with a smile. "Oh, by the way, Izumo, I recently found a great game. Come take a look and see if you like it," Kotetsu said, pulling out a square iron box from his bag. This was backgammon, a popular game he had heard about through various inquiries. It was said to be very addictive, making you want to play again after just one round. Izumo Kamizuki liked playing games, so this excellent game should definitely be played hard for a week.
"Backgammon? I played this once at a relative's house, it's so much fun! Kotetsu, you're so loyal!" Izumo Kamizuki was very touched. He hadn't expected Kotetsu to remember his earlier lie about studying, which made Izumo feel a bit guilty. How could he... after Kotetsu treated him so well?
"I recently bought a lot of great ninja novels, I simply can't finish them all, so let me give you three, Kotetsu," Izumo Kamizuki said with a smile, taking out novels and handing them to Kotetsu. While brotherhood was good, he wanted to win the heart of his neighbor's younger sister even more. Since Kotetsu liked reading novels, then he could read novels for a week. Anyway, Kotetsu himself said he wanted to relax for a week.
"These are all recent bestsellers, Izumo, you..." Looking at the novels Izumo Kamizuki smilingly handed him, Kotetsu was deeply moved. His usual pretense had actually been taken seriously by Izumo Kamizuki, who had even used such a clumsy excuse to give him a gift. How could one not finish reading novels? Good novels only made one feel there weren't enough to read.
"I've collected all sorts of games recently, Izumo, you should take these," Kotetsu said, worried that one backgammon game wouldn't be enough, and handed a piece of paper to Izumo Kamizuki. The paper listed over a dozen games, both indoor and outdoor, emphasizing their completeness.
"For the sake of Mie, I'm sorry, Izumo," Kotetsu apologized internally.
"Shisui, do you want to take a novel to relax? I see you studying all the time and looking tired, and I have so many that I can't finish them all at once," Kotetsu asked Shisui, who was behind them.
"I can share my games too," Izumo Kamizuki quickly added.
However, to their disappointment, Shisui shook his head and politely declined.
"Are you two even good brothers anymore? You ask Shisui but not me, huh?" Anko Mitarashi said, hands on her hips, glaring at the two.
Kotetsu, Izumo Kamizuki: ...
They were afraid that if Anko continued like this, her grades wouldn't even be as high as last time.
"Uh, Anko, maybe you should review," Kotetsu couldn't help but say. Anko wasn't a threat to him; he was more worried that Anko would score too poorly.
"Review for what? Didn't you say it's better not to review? Have you reviewed?" Anko asked confusedly.
Kotetsu naturally didn't dare to admit it and simply shook his head.
"Then, Izumo, have you reviewed?" Anko asked again.
"No," Izumo Kamizuki also shook his head.
"There you go," Anko nodded contentedly.
Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu exchanged glances, and finally, as Anko wished, shared their novels and games with her.
"That's how good brothers should be," Anko said, patting their shoulders with a happy smile.
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