This ninja in Naruto is unscientific

Chapter 117 Kakashi the Little Squad

The school bell rang precisely on time to signal the end of the school term at Konoha Ninja Academy.

The once quiet campus instantly erupted in excitement, with chattering kids rushing towards the school gate like birds released from their cages, backpacks slung over their shoulders.

At the school gate, parents who had been waiting for a long time immediately craned their necks, searching for their children in the crowd.

"Mom! I'm here!"

"Dad! Today the teacher taught us how to throw shuriken!"

However, among this group of parents, two figures stood out...

Minato Namikaze was dressed in casual clothes, his golden hair glistening in the sunset, and his face sporting his signature sunny boyish smile.

Beside him, Kushina Uzumaki stood with her hands on her hips, her bright red hair tied in a high ponytail, her face full of impatience, but her eyes were fixed on the school gate, like a mother lion protecting her cubs.

"Why aren't you out yet? Did some idiot bully you?"

Kushina stood on tiptoe, muttering, "If I find out anyone dares to bully Kana and Shizune, I'll tie them to a target and use them as a live target!"

"Alright, alright, Kushina," Minato said with a smile, trying to reassure her. "Kana is so lively, and Shizune is so sensible, everything will be alright."

"Here it comes!"

Kushina's eyes lit up as she saw two small figures emerge from the crowd.

"Little Chanel, Little Shizune! Over here!"

Under the huge cherry blossom tree at the school gate, Kushina Uzumaki stood on tiptoe, waving her arms vigorously. Her fiery red hair was more conspicuous than a traffic light in the crowd.

"Kushina-neechan! Minato-nii-san!"

Kana burst out of the crowd like a little cannonball and plunged into Kushina's arms. Kushina habitually pinched Kana's chubby little face.

Behind her, Shizune tried her best to keep up.

She held Tun Tun tightly in her arms, carrying a backpack bigger than her head on her back, looking both strenuous and adorable.

"Huff... huff..."

Shizune ran up to the two of them, her little face flushed from exhaustion, but she still stopped very politely, bowed neatly, and said, "Hello, Kushina-neechan, hello, Minato-nii-san."

"Oh my, Shizune is so cute."

Kushina felt her heart melt, and she picked Shizune up in her arms, rubbing her soft face against her cheek.

"Did you miss your sister? Were you a good student at school today?"

"Good boy." Shizune nodded seriously, lifting the little pig in her arms. "Tuntun is also very good; he didn't steal any of his classmates' lunches."

"puff--"

Tun Tun let out a meow in agreement, as if protesting that she had been slandered.

Since the establishment of Konoha Home Appliances Company half a month ago, Nishikawa Tetsu and Mizuki have been immersed in the research of what kind of telescope, keeping them extremely busy.

As for Tsunade, in her own words, as one of the legendary Sannin and a highly respected medical advisor, she was not suited to do such mundane tasks as picking up and dropping off children.

Thus, the glorious yet arduous task of picking up and dropping off Kana and Shizune at school naturally fell to Kushina, who volunteered, and Minato, who had "free time."

"Let's go home."

Minato smiled as he took Shizune's little schoolbag and walked naturally beside Kushina.

However, Chanel did not follow immediately.

She turned around, facing the school gate, and, like a little adult, put her hands on her hips and shouted loudly:

"Hey, you little brother with silver hair and a mask, hurry up and catch up!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a silver-haired boy, half a head shorter than Xiang Nai, walked out of the school gate with his backpack on, hands in his pockets, and a reluctant expression on his face.

It was Kakashi Hatake.

"Kana, I've already told you, don't call me little brother." Kakashi's voice came through the mask, muffled, carrying a sense of utter exhaustion. "Besides, we're not on the same path."

"What should I call you? Little Silver Hair? Little Mask?" Kana ran over and naturally wanted to pinch Kakashi's face, which was covered by a mask.

Kakashi nimbly took a step back, his dead fish eyes filled with helplessness.

Ever since he was targeted by this red-haired "big sister" on the first day of school, his original plan for a low-key and solitary campus life has been completely ruined.

"Why are you walking so slowly?" Kana tugged at Kakashi's backpack strap, dragging him towards Minato. "Minato-nii bought red bean cakes, they're really delicious, I'll share half with you!"

"I'm not hungry." Kakashi tried to struggle.

"You're just shy!" Kana said confidently.

At this moment, Shizune, who was nestled in Kushina's arms, peeked out, looked at Kakashi, blinked her big eyes, and then handed over the tonkotsu in her hand.

"Would you like to pet my piggy?"

The voice was soft and gentle: "When I'm in a bad mood, touching it makes me happy."

Kakashi looked at the pink pig, then at Shizune's sincere face, and his lips twitched almost imperceptibly.

Why would a genius from the prestigious Hatake family need to find happiness by touching pigs?

"No need," Kakashi coolly refused.

"Hmph, they don't know what they're missing." Kana defended Shizune, "Ton-Ton feels so comfortable to touch."

Minato and Kushina couldn't help but laugh as they watched the three little ones interact.

"It seems that Kana has made some good friends at school," Kushina said with relief. She was worried that Kana would be bullied because of her hair, just like she had been before. Coupled with the girl's past experiences, it was really worrying.

"Yeah," Minato chuckled, looking at Kakashi's expression—though he seemed disgusted, he hadn't actually shaken off Kana's hand. "This silver-haired kid... he's from the Hatake family, isn't he? He seems to have quite a personality."

"I think Kana has him completely under her thumb!" Kushina said with a smile.

Just then, a gentle voice came from the side.

"Kakashi."

Sakumo Hatake, dressed in casual clothes, was standing under a tree with a gentle smile on his face, carrying a bag of vegetables.

"dad!"

Kakashi's eyes lit up the moment he saw his savior. Like a little penguin, he broke free from Kana and ran to Sakumo's side, taking his hand.

"Lord Sakumo." Minato bowed respectfully.

"It's Minato, and Kushina too." Sakumo nodded, his gaze falling on Shizune in Kushina's arms. "She's Tsunade's student, right? So cute."

He had heard that Tsunade had returned to the village with a disciple who was holding a pink pig.

Shizune shrank shyly into Kushina's arms, but still peeked out and whispered, "Hello, Uncle."

"Good boy." Sakumo smiled, then looked at the somewhat embarrassed red-haired girl. "My little rascal hasn't caused you any trouble at school, has he?"

"No, no." Kana quickly waved her hand, then pointed at Kakashi and said loudly, "Don't worry, Uncle Sakumo, I'll protect him at school from now on. He's my number one little brother now."

Shuo Mao paused for a moment, then burst into laughter and rubbed his son's head.

"Thank you so much, Kana. Kakashi is a bit introverted, so I feel much more at ease having a friend like you to look after him."

Kakashi rolled his eyes next to his father. Anyone who got involved with her would be a source of trouble.

"Alright, we should go home and cook now."

Sakumo waved to the group: "Goodbye."

Goodbye, Uncle Sakumo!

"Goodbye, Kakashi! See you tomorrow!" Kana waved enthusiastically.

Kakashi, holding Sakumo's hand, nodded very reluctantly to Kana.

Kushina stood with her hands on her hips, watching the father and son walk away.

"Looks like Kakashi will be Kana's little brother from now on!"

Minato watched from the side, shaking his head with a smile.

"Let's go." Minato led Shizune by the hand, while Kushina led Kana by the hand.

"Hmm! Kana, Shizune, what do you want to eat tonight?"

"I want to eat meatballs..."

"Kana, like Shizune, also wants to eat dango!"

"Okay! Let's go buy some meatballs then."

Kushina, full of enthusiasm, raised her hand and said, "Let's go! Destination: the dango shop!"

As the sun set, the four people's shadows were stretched long, creating a warm and beautiful scene.

Not far behind them.

Nishikawa Tetsu leaned against the shade of a tree, holding a newly developed telescope, and wore a maternal smile.

"They really look like a family of four!"

"However, White Fang's intuition is truly terrifying; he can detect it even from this distance."

When everyone was saying goodbye, Hatake Sakumo glanced at him a couple more times.