"So, Minato didn't do it on purpose?"
"Of course not!"
Kushina pointed towards the ward. "Minato went out to train with Tsunade-nee today. The clone didn't have much chakra. If they hadn't come looking for trouble, this wouldn't have happened!"
Ikkaku Umino nodded. "Shinnosuke, please trouble yourself to inform the Third Hokage about this."
"Okay!"
Shinnosuke left quickly.
Konoha Hospital was right below the Hokage Rock, not far from the Hokage building.
Soon, Hiruzen Sarutobi hurried over.
"Lord Third."
Ikkaku Umino looked ashamed. "I'm very sorry, it's all because of my negligence..."
"Shinnosuke has already told me what happened. It has nothing to do with you, don't take it to heart."
Hiruzen waved his hand, signaling him to calm down.
The incident happened after school and outside the campus. No one could predict such a thing.
At most, Ikkaku Umino failed to educate the students well, but he had no direct connection to this incident.
"Kota! My Kota!"
Just as Ikkaku Umino was silent, not knowing what to say, the parents of the trio also arrived at the hospital.
"Lord Third, what happened? How are our children?"
The leading fat woman looked anxious. Seeing Hiruzen, she asked with red eyes.
"Please calm down, their lives are not in danger."
Hiruzen looked solemn. "However, due to their injuries, I'm afraid they won't be able to stay in the Ninja Academy anymore."
"How can this be..."
Hearing this, the fat woman burst into tears. "Who did this?!"
"The cause of the incident is that Kota and the other two blocked and attacked other students on the way home from school due to a verbal dispute."
Hiruzen said calmly, "Parent, you must understand that no matter who did it, I will not allow you to trouble that child."
"How can you do this? Our children are seriously injured in bed, and even their futures are ruined. How can you favor the culprit so much, Lord Third?"
The fat woman quit instantly, and other parents also voiced their dissatisfaction.
"Yeah! Seio has always been well-behaved. I don't believe he would do such a thing to his classmates!"
"Exactly! No matter what, classmates shouldn't be so ruthless, right?"
Several people clamored in the corridor, and Ikkaku Umino hurriedly stopped them.
"Everyone, please be quiet, this is a hospital!"
"Then you have to give us an explanation for this matter, right?" the fat woman said excitedly.
"Explanation? What explanation?"
A cold voice reached everyone's ears, and Tsunade strode over with Minato.
Her golden high ponytail swayed lightly with the girl's movements. Tsunade strode to the outside of the ward and looked at the group of parents with awe-inspiring eyes.
"You mean, your children bullied the few with the many on the way home from school, plotted against my disciple, and I still have to give you an explanation?"
Tsunade's brows were full of evil spirits, and she asked coldly.
"Tsu... Lady Tsunade?"
Seeing Tsunade, the expressions of several people froze instantly.
"Minato!"
Seeing the two arrive, Kushina, who was originally uneasy, immediately found her backbone and quickly stepped forward to hug Minato's arm.
Looking at Kushina's obedient appearance, Minato couldn't help raising his hand to gently rub her small head, soothing her emotions.
"Speak up, didn't you want an explanation?"
Seeing the timid appearance of the group, Tsunade snorted coldly, but still no one dared to make a sound.
The reason was simple; this was Konoha Hospital, Tsunade's territory.
Their children's lives were still in her hands...
And who in Konoha didn't know that Tsunade was the Third Hokage's disciple?
Especially since two of the parents were Chunin of the village, they dared not speak even more at this time.
Seeming a bit aggrieved, the fat woman sobbed, "It's just a dispute between children, why was it necessary to be so heavy-handed?"
As soon as the words fell, Tsunade glared with her beautiful eyes and was about to give the other party an explanation, but her hand was gently held by Minato.
"Hm?"
Feeling the warmth from her palm, Tsunade subconsciously looked down and saw Minato gently holding her hand. An inexplicable subtle feeling arose in her heart.
Minato didn't know Tsunade's inner thoughts. He was happy that Tsunade was willing to support him unconditionally, but he also didn't want her to get a reputation for being arrogant and domineering because of this.
"Sorry, everyone. We came in a hurry and don't know exactly what happened."
Minato said gently, "Although it was a clone, it was my will after all. Based on my understanding of myself, I shouldn't have done such a thing."
"It wasn't you who did it in the first place, Minato."
Kushina waved her small fist. "Those guys were knocked down in one encounter. Minato was about to leave, but they pestered and hugged Minato, causing this result!"
Shinnosuke nodded. "That's right. And before it happened, your clone had already warned them, but they didn't listen."
"Then I understand what happened."
Hearing this, Minato understood instantly and explained patiently, "They should have triggered the Wood Clone's defense instinct when its chakra was running out, causing it to unconsciously activate the strangulation ability."
The fat woman seemed to want to say something more, but was grabbed by her husband.
Seeing her husband's solemn face and him shaking his head slightly at her, the fat woman finally said nothing.
She didn't know what a Wood Clone was, but her husband, as a ninja, knew all too well!
That was Wood Style!
The Wood Style that founded Konoha!
Who could say anything?
Who dared to say anything?
Blocking someone with the Wood Style Bloodline Limit...
If it weren't for the Third Hokage's good temper, if it were someone else, their whole family might have to visit the Interrogation Department to strengthen their Will of Fire education.
"That should be it."
Hiruzen nodded. "Alright everyone, you all know the details now. Are there any other questions?"
"N... no."
Several people didn't dare to provoke Tsunade in the first place. Seeing that the atmosphere was wrong, they all remained silent.
"Hmph, don't worry, I will try my best to treat those three brats."
Tsunade snorted coldly. Although she was unhappy with these guys, she still had professional ethics as a doctor.
She waved her hand and led several people into the ward to check the patients' condition.
Minato looked at Hiruzen and bowed slightly. "Sorry for causing trouble for Lord Hokage."
"Haha, nothing of the sort. But in the future when using clones, you still need to be more careful."
Hiruzen said cheerfully, showing his closeness to Minato without shying away.
Seeing this, Shinnosuke hurriedly pointed to himself. "And me! I testified for you!"
Minato chuckled. "Sorry to trouble you too, Shinnosuke-kun."
"Then have a match with me?"
Shinnosuke was eager to try. "I didn't expect you to have a Bloodline Limit. Can you let me see your Wood Style?"
"Next time for sure."
"..."