Naruto: Starting With Three Tomoe Sharingan, Girlfriend Kushina

A gentle breeze blew, and cherry blossoms drifted slowly.

In the beautiful, picturesque cherry blossom forest, two outstanding students walked together amidst the sea of flowers.

"When did you and Minato come here?" Kushina asked with a bright smile.

"Of course, we followed you here. You didn't even notice so many 'little tails' behind you. How clumsy can you be..." Ryun rolled his eyes at her.

"Ah! Why were you all following me?"

Kushina stared at him, her little face showing a strange expression.

"What's that look for? Do you think I'm some kind of creep who stalks little girls?"

Ryun glared at her unhappily.

"Hehe, you said it yourself. I didn't say that..."

"Hmph! If it weren't for Satō tracking you, do you think I'd bother following you?"

"Then why didn't you warn me?" Kushina blinked her big eyes.

"Didn't I call out to you after school? The more I called, the faster you walked..." Ryun's voice rose a few notches in frustration.

"..."

"Well... who told you to forget about that promise?" Kushina muttered under her breath.

"When did I forget? Wasn't it about teaching you throwing techniques? I was going to find you tomorrow!"

"After school, I didn't even get a chance to explain before you started sulking and ignoring me..." Ryun looked at her with a resentful expression.

"Hehe..."

Kushina suddenly burst into laughter. She grabbed Ryun's arm and started shaking it playfully, acting cute.

"..."

Her playful, adorable expression made Ryun momentarily dazed, but he also felt helpless.

'So this girl can also act coquettish and cute?'

Truth be told... when she wasn't angry or throwing tantrums, the 'little tomato' was actually quite sweet. Ryun couldn't bring himself to scold her anymore...

"I'm here. It's getting late, you should head back now..."

Ryun escorted her to the entrance of the Senju clan's territory. Kushina, still smiling, pushed him from behind, signaling that he could leave.

"Tomorrow at 7 AM, I'll wait for you right here."

Kushina proactively set a time and then waved goodbye with a smile.

"Okay..."

Ryun nodded, but his gaze was drawn to two figures inside the Senju clan's grounds.

One was tall, the other short. Ryun knew their names.

'Tsunade and Nawaki, huh...'

At that moment, Tsunade had her hands on her hips, scolding her mischievous younger brother.

The distance was too far, so Ryun couldn't hear what she was saying.

Nawaki had already graduated early from the Ninja Academy and had been taken as Orochimaru's personal disciple, learning ninjutsu under his guidance.

"Nawaki already has his forehead protector. That means... the Second Great Ninja War isn't far off!" Ryun murmured to himself.

In truth, Konoha-nin and Suna-nin were already fighting in the Land of Rain at this point.

However, both sides were still exercising restraint, and large-scale battles had yet to break out.

The Second War had essentially already begun!

Once Amegakure officially intervened and declared war on the Land of Fire, the Sannin would gradually be dispatched to the battlefield in the Land of Rain.

And this Nawaki would follow his master Orochimaru to the battlefield, only to die gloriously on his very first day, becoming the first cannon-fodder character in the original story to be blown up by an explosive tag trap.

Orochimaru witnessed his bravery, summarizing it in one simple sentence: 'Nawaki was full of spirit, Nawaki charged ahead fast, Nawaki flew high...'

Ryun sighed softly. Looking at that youthful figure, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

But there was no way he could warn him. Even if he did, it probably wouldn't help—it was just too absurd. No one would believe him, and it wasn't like Nawaki would carefully inspect every step he took...

If he mentioned it and Nawaki survived, it would be fine—his warning would just be treated as a joke.

But if he said it and Nawaki still died, and a third person found out... then he might very well be in deep trouble!

Especially someone as cunning as Orochimaru—he wouldn't take such a thing as mere coincidence.

Ryun wouldn't put himself in danger. Besides, he wasn't even close to Nawaki, so he had no reason to 'bring trouble upon himself' over this.

The next morning.

Ryun strapped weights to his calves and began a new day of training. These were part of his newly purchased body-refining equipment.

Asuka was worried that using weights would stunt his growth, so she only allowed him to strap them below the knees, not above.

Fitness equipment was expensive. Body-refining gear was expensive. Weapons, shuriken—expensive. Explosive tags, sealing scrolls, and other ninja tools? Even more expensive. Ryun decided he needed to find a way to make money...

Asuka was under a lot of pressure, and her work was exhausting. He couldn't keep adding to her financial burden.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

Ryun formed hand seals and created a clone.

The original body headed to the Senju clan's territory to keep his promise, while the clone walked toward a crowded street district.

6:50 AM.

When Ryun arrived at the Senju clan's entrance, he saw Kushina already waiting eagerly for him.

"Where should we practice throwing techniques today?"

Kushina's face was full of excitement. She had even brought her ninja pouch today, stuffed full of shuriken.

"Anywhere is fine..." Ryun replied with a smile.

Shuriken could be thrown anywhere. Just draw a circle on a tree with chalk, and they could start. There were no special requirements.

"Then let's go to the cherry blossom forest! The scenery is beautiful, and it's pretty quiet too!"

Kushina suggested proactively. After all, the cherry blossom forest was a great place for a date...

"Sure, whatever you say."

"Let's go, let's go!"

Just like yesterday, Kushina pushed him from behind, urging him to hurry.

At the Shadow Clone's location.

Ryun waited in front of a bookstore for a long time. It wasn't until close to 9 AM that the bookstore owner finally yawned and opened the shop's doors.

"Huh? Isn't this little Ryun? Here to buy manga this early?"

The owner, named Yamazaki Akira, ran the bookstore and was also a manga artist. When he saw Ryun at the door, he was stunned for a moment.

They were quite familiar—Ryun was a manga fan and a regular customer.

"No, I'm here to discuss business with you today..."

Ryun walked straight into the bookstore.

"Business? What kind of business could you possibly have with me..."

Yamazaki Akira was completely baffled.

"I want to collaborate with you. I'll write the story, and you handle the artwork. Let's create a new manga together!"

Ryun looked at Yamazaki Akira seriously.

"Are you kidding me?"

Yamazaki Akira's face darkened. If Ryun weren't a regular customer, he would've kicked him out right then.

"I'm not joking. Here's the opening of the story I wrote, along with some of the outline."

Ryun handed over the draft he had prepared the night before.

"Take a look. If you think the story is interesting, we can collaborate. If you find it boring... then I can try another story."

Yamazaki Akira frowned at the draft, but since Ryun sounded so serious and no customers had arrived yet, he reluctantly started reading.

"Dra...gon Ball!"

Yamazaki Akira unconsciously read the strange title aloud.

But soon, he was completely absorbed by the novel and exciting story. His eyes gradually widened and brightened!

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