Naruto: Minato Namikaze, born evil

Chapter 60 The Death Necklace

Two and a half years have passed, and Minato is eight years old and about to enter the fourth grade.

Nawaki also successfully graduated from the Ninja Academy and became a proud Konoha genin.

Compared to before, the three boys have all grown quite a bit taller.

Kushina's chubby face has become thinner without her noticing, and her personality has become much calmer under the influence of Tsunade and Nono, showing signs of becoming a young lady, but at its core she is still an impatient person.

When he sees other girls approaching Minato, he gets anxious and jumps up and down, secretly sulking.

In contrast, Rope Tree's personality hasn't changed much; he remains as simple and straightforward as ever.

"Look! The headband! What do you think? Isn't it cool?"

After the graduation exam, Nawaki rushed out of the exam room, pointing to his brand-new headband and grinning at Minato and the other two.

"Yeah, he looks really cool!"

Tsunade patted Nawaki's head, but Nawaki turned his head away.

"I'm a genin now, not a child anymore, so please stop patting my head, sis."

"What does it matter? No matter how old you are, you'll always be my little brother!"

Tsunade smiled and opened her arms wide: "Come here, let your big sister give you a hug!"

"No way!"

With Minato and Kushina around, and other classmates who had finished their exams nearby, he was too embarrassed to let Tsunade hug him.

Tsunade sighed regretfully, "Honestly, she's not cute at all anymore."

"Congratulations on graduating, Rope Tree Bro!"

Kushina took out a graduation gift she had prepared beforehand, a long box: "This is a gift I prepared for you."

"A gift? What is it?"

Nawaki curiously opened the box, inside which was a finely crafted katana.

"knife?"

"This is made of chakra metal, it's very valuable!"

Kushina looked serious. Although she was sent to Konoha to become a Jinchūriki, her clan did not mistreat her in any other way.

Not only does she possess a complete lineage of ninjutsu, but she also has enough money to ensure she will live a life of comfort and ease in her later years.

Even a hundred years after Mito's death, Kushina will inherit the Uzumaki clan's territory in Konoha, making her a wealthy woman!

"Ha—thank you!"

Rope Tree clearly liked the gift.

"And mine too."

Minato handed Nawaki a three-pronged kunai, the handle of which was engraved with the Leaf Village's symbol.

"What a strange kunai..."

Nawaki picked up the kunai and swung it around. The kunai was very light and thinner than ordinary kunai, but it had two forks: "This kunai seems to be very suitable for parrying an opponent's weapon?"

"This is the Flying Thunder God Kunai, a space-time ninjutsu that I've been practicing recently."

Minato explained, "As long as the kunai is within my perception range, I can teleport to your side, so be sure to keep it safe and don't use it in battle unless absolutely necessary."

"Huh?!"

Nawaki's eyes widened immediately: "Teleportation...?"

As he spoke, seemingly worried that his voice was too loud and would reveal information, he glanced around furtively again.

Minato didn't care. Given his stats and mechanics, even if someone under the Otsutsuki clan knew his information, they couldn't target him.

For him now, the Flying Thunder God Technique isn't really useful in combat; its value lies mainly in getting him on the go and rescuing him from danger.

"I didn't expect you to have even learned this technique?"

Tsunade glanced at Minato in surprise, knowing that he had dealings with Orochimaru.

Although the Root was not a good place, Tsunade believed that Minato knew what he was doing, so she didn't pay much attention to it.

To her surprise, Minato had even mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique.

"What kind of ninjutsu is this? Can I learn it?" Nawaki asked expectantly.

"We'll find out by testing it."

Tsunade casually remarked, then suddenly punched Nawaki in the face.

Rope Tree's pupils contracted, and his body trembled in fright. It wasn't until the fist was pressed against the tip of his nose that he belatedly realized what had happened.

"It seems not."

Tsunade shook her head regretfully: "The Flying Thunder God Technique is a ninjutsu created by my great-grandfather. It requires not only outstanding spatial-temporal talent, but also a sufficiently strong reflex. Your reaction is too slow."

"But don't be discouraged. There are very few people in this world with the talent of space-time. In all these years, only my second grandfather and Minato have mastered this ninjutsu. Even the Third Hokage couldn't learn it."

"Is that so..." Nawaki looked somewhat disappointed.

His Rasengan, almost three years later, is still stuck in the third stage.

This is not to say that Nawaki's talent is lacking. In fact, whether it is the amount of chakra or the ability to control chakra, Nawaki's talent is outstanding, and he progressed very quickly in the first two stages of the Rasengan.

However, the Rasengan has no technique; it's all about execution. To learn it, you either have to practice it slowly or use Shadow Clone Jutsu as a shortcut.

At his current age, it is still difficult for him to reach the standard of the third stage of chakra control.

"Alright, stop aiming too high!"

Tsunade took out her gift: "Come on, close your eyes!"

"Um."

Rope Tree obediently closed its eyes.

Suddenly, a cold sensation landed on his chest.

When he opened his eyes again, he saw a bright green necklace around his neck.

"This is……?!"

"The necklace left by my grandfather."

Tsunade, hands behind her back, looked at Nawaki with a smile: "How is it? Do you like it?"

Nawaki nodded: "I like it! But why did you give this to me, sister? It must be important to you too, right?"

"Well, I just feel that you're more suited to it than I am."

Tsunade said gently, "Besides, haven't you always wanted it? You should cherish it!"

"Um!"

Rope Tree nodded emphatically.

Minato's heart skipped a beat.

This is terrible!

If I remember correctly, this should be the so-called death necklace, right?

In the original story, Tsunade gave the necklace to Nawaki, and Nawaki died the next day.

It was then given to Kato Dan, who also died.

Naruto, the main character, almost couldn't withstand the bet he made by staking the necklace...

Minato wasn't a superstitious person, but Tsunade's luck was indeed a bit strange.

Minato felt it was best to be extra careful these next few days and not let Nawaki act alone.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Rope Tree with a complicated expression.

Minato didn't expect that Tsunade would catch a glimpse of his complex expression and interpret it in a completely different way.

The child's expression...

Is he jealous?

Noticing Minato's expression, Tsunade's heart skipped a beat.

But then she thought it was unlikely.

First of all, Minato doesn't have that kind of personality.

Secondly... there was actually a vague, unspoken understanding between her and Minato.

For example, occasional unintentional physical contact or eye contact can make her realize that Minato is not unaware of her emotions.

Could it be because of the necklace?

Tsunade's gaze fell on the necklace around Nawaki's neck.

He wanted to speak but hesitated, then hesitated but wanted to speak again.

If we take the necklace back now... won't it break the siblings' relationship?