Chapter 63: Good Bros

Sunday evening, while preparing dinner, Muyue casually mentioned that he had successfully practiced the One-Finger Seal.

"Already mastered it? Let me count—exactly seven days."

Kushina counted on her fingers and found that Muyue had learned it in exactly seven days.

"Learning it in seven days shows you have excellent talent in sealing techniques." Kushina said with a smile, happy for Muyue.

With such talent in sealing arts, if he continued studying, it wouldn't be difficult to become a Special Jōnin through sealing techniques.

"I think the reason I learned it so quickly is mainly because you, Kushina-sensei, and Minato-sensei taught so well." Muyue said with a smile as he placed the dishes on the table.

This was a bit of give-and-take; before, Minato and Kushina had jokingly called him Muyue-sensei too.

"Hehe, that's right—Minato's sealing techniques were all taught by me personally." Kushina said smugly.

After getting closer to Minato, Kushina wanted him to become stronger, so she often dragged him to practice sealing techniques together.

Under her careful guidance, Minato had become a sealing technique expert, mastering many advanced seals.

"Maybe I'm really suited to being a teacher." Kushina felt she might have a talent for teaching.

She had only taught sealing techniques to two people—Minato and Muyue. Minato had become a sealing expert, and Muyue had learned the One-Finger Seal in a week.

"Kushina-sensei, let's stop talking and get ready to eat." Minato said teasingly as he served rice for Kushina.

"Student Minato, who told you to talk to your teacher like that? As punishment, you must pick vegetables for your teacher." Kushina mimicked the tone of her old ninja academy teacher.

"Alright, alright." Minato showed a resigned smile, playing along with Kushina's act as he picked food for her.

Muyue, watching from the side, felt a bit awkward. Even though it was his home, he had the urge to take his bowl and eat outside.

"If you two keep this up, I'll eat all the food myself." Muyue immediately went into devouring mode, eating at lightning speed.

He swiftly picked up dishes and sent them into his mouth along with rice, repeatedly performing this motion.

"Hey!" Seeing the food on the plates quickly disappearing, Kushina and Minato had no time to continue their roleplay and immersed themselves in eating.

Soon, the three of them finished all the food on the table, and then Kushina and Minato went to wash the dishes.

Since they freeloaded meals so often, they usually helped Muyue with other chores, like washing vegetables and dishes, and Muyue did the same 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 technique knowledge on the scroll. In a few days, she would teach him 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 and Five-Finger Seals above that?" Muyue thought the naming was a bit sloppy.

"There's no Four-Finger Seal, only a Five-Finger Seal." Kushina replied.

So there really was one.

"If you can master the Five-Finger Seal, most sealing techniques will be easy to learn. Also, the Five-Finger Seal itself is part of a high-level sealing technique." Kushina explained.

Hearing this, Muyue understood the purpose of seals like the One-Finger and Three-Finger Seals.

"What do you two want to eat tomorrow? I'll prepare the ingredients in advance." Muyue said.

Even though they were already close, since Kushina and Minato were teaching him sealing techniques, he felt he should show some appreciation.

"Braised pork belly." Kushina replied immediately.

"Stir-fried mushrooms." Minato said after thinking.

Kushina's answer was expected; as for Minato, Muyue felt he should remind him to make sure the mushrooms were thoroughly cooked and to leave a Flying Thunder God mark at Konoha Hospital.

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Monday, Kotetsu went to school early.

He skillfully placed his novel on the desk and started reading. This was the last week; next Monday, finals would begin, and after three days of exams, vacation would start.

When it was almost time for Izumo to arrive, Kotetsu put away his textbook and opened his novel.

"Morning, Kotetsu." Izumo greeted Kotetsu with a smile.

"Reading a novel again?" Izumo looked at the book in front of Kotetsu, confirmed it was a novel, and sighed in relief.

"Yeah, there's only one week until the exams. Studying now is pointless—it only makes you anxious. Might as well relax." Kotetsu replied with a smile.

"By the way, Chuyun, I recently discovered a great game—come see if you like it." Gang Zitie said, pulling a square iron box from his bag.

This was the best-selling game Backgammon he'd learned about after asking around; rumor had it that it was incredibly addictive, making you want to play another round after just one.

Shenyue Chuyun loves games, doesn't he? With such an excellent game he'd have to play nonstop for a whole week.

"Backgammon! I played it once at a relative's house—it's so fun. Zitie, you're a true friend." Shenyue Chuyun was deeply moved.

He hadn't expected that Gang Zitie would remember the lie he'd told earlier to cover up his studying, which made Shenyue Chuyun feel a bit guilty.

Gang Zitie treated him so well, how could he...

"I've bought a lot of great ninja novels lately, I can't even finish them all. Here, take three for yourself." Shenyue Chuyun said with a smile, handing the novels to Gang Zitie.

Brotherly feelings were nice, but he wanted even more to win the heart of the neighbor girl.

Since Zitie liked reading novels, he could read novels for a week—after all, Gang Zitie himself had said he wanted to relax for a week.

"These are all recent best-selling novels, Chuyun..." Looking at the novels Shenyue Chuyun had passed to him with a smile, Gang Zitie was deeply touched.

His usual disguise had actually been taken seriously by Shenyue Chuyun, who had even used such a clumsy excuse to give him a gift.

There's no such thing as a novel you can never finish—good novels only make you feel like there are too few.

"I've collected all kinds of games recently—take these, Chuyun." Worried that the single Backgammon game wouldn't be enough, Gang Zitie handed a piece of paper to Shenyue Chuyun.

On the paper were written over a dozen games, both indoor and outdoor, with the main appeal being their completeness.

"For Meihui, I'm sorry, Chuyun." Gang Zitie apologized inwardly.

"Zhishui, do you want to take a novel to relax? I see you studying every day—it's pretty tiring. Besides, I have so many here that I can't finish them all at once." Gang Zitie asked Zhishui, who was behind him.

"I can share my games too." Shenyue Chuyun quickly added.

But to their disappointment, Zhishui shook his head and politely declined.

"Are you two even good brothers? Asking Zhishui but not me?" Hongdou put her hands on her hips, glaring at the two.

Gang Zitie, Shenyue Chuyun:...

They were afraid that if Hongdou kept this up, her grades wouldn't even reach her previous level.

"Uh, Hongdou, maybe you should review." Gang Zitie couldn't help saying.

Hongdou posed no threat to him; he was more worried that she would end up doing too poorly on the exam.

"Review for what? Didn't they say not reviewing is better? Did you review?" Hongdou asked in confusion.

Gang Zitie naturally didn't dare admit it and directly shook his head.

"Then Chuyun, did you review?" Hongdou asked again.

"No." Shenyue Chuyun also shook his head.

"There you have it." Hongdou nodded with satisfaction.

Shenyue Chuyun and Gang Zitie exchanged a look, and finally, as Hongdou wished, they shared the novels and games with her.

"That's what good brothers do." Hongdou patted them on the shoulders with a happy smile.

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