The next day, Kuroya arrived at the cssroom and was immediately surrounded by his friends.

  —Hey, man. Sorry for leaving you out. Something unexpected came up.

  Kuroya nodded.

  —No problem. Was it something important?

  One of his friends shook his head.

  —Nothing important, just a minor inconvenience.

  Kuroya frowned, but in the end, didn’t ask further and went to his seat. Shortly after, Kushina arrived.

  Kushina greeted Kuroya and sat next to him.

  —Hi, Kuroya. Good morning.

  Kuroya nodded.

  —Good morning. Did you sleep well? —he asked.

  Kushina nodded cheerfully.

  —Yes! I met with Aunt Tsunade and told her about you. She said she wants to meet you.

  When Kuroya heard this, he couldn’t help but roll his eyes and feel a cold sweat run down his back.

  This doesn’t sound promising,he thought.

  —Uh, well... I’ll go next time —Kuroya replied, a bit evasively.

  But Kushina crushed his hopes immediately.

  —She said she'd come find us as soon as css ends, so we can go right away —she said enthusiastically.

  Kuroya felt a sharp headache just imagining the trouble ahead.

  This was bound to happen the moment he met Kushina, but he hadn’t expected it so soon.Things are moving too fast and beyond my control,he thought.I don’t mind altering the original story’s course, but this pace is too much for my taste.

  —Well, if this can help change the Uchiha’s tragic fate, then so be it —he murmured as he agreed to go meet Tsunade.

  Css went on as usual. No one dared to say anything after the show of force the day before, especially seeing her sitting next to Kuroya Uchiha, the so-called disaster of the Uchiha cn. Even if they were just kids, they knew that picking a fight with her now just wasn’t worth it.

  Finally, css ended. Kuroya said goodbye to his friends and went to meet up with Kushina.

  Kushina went ahead, saying she had something to do, so I used the free time to go greet my sister before meeting up with her. However, as soon as I stepped out of the Ninja Academy, I immediately ran into a blonde woman in her twenties. It was Tsunade.

  —So you’re the Uchiha hanging around Kushina —she said, eyeing me from head to toe.

  —And you are? —I asked, even though I already knew the answer, just for formality.

  —Did you lose your memory or something? Who in Konoha doesn’t know who I am? —she said with a confident smile as she pointed proudly to herself.

  —Oh, right. The big-boobed loser. —I said without thinking, and when I realized what I had just said, I couldn’t help but go pale.

  Tsunade’s brow immediately furrowed, and her smile vanished.

  —What did you say? —she asked in a low voice, but with a chilling intensity.

  Kuroya felt a cold sweat run down his back and took a step back.

  —N-no, not at all. Just joking. —he replied quickly, raising his hands in peace.

  —Oh, you were joking? —Tsunade took a step forward, cracking her knuckles. —Great. I know a few jokes too... especially the kind that involve teeth flying.

  —With all due respect, Great Tsunade-sama, your reputation is fwless! —Kuroya blurted out, nearly stammering.

  She stared at him for a few more seconds, then scoffed and turned around.

  —Come on, Kushina’s waiting for us —she said as she walked off.

  Kuroya sighed in relief, but couldn’t help wanting to punch himself for the nonsense he’d just said.

  He didn’t understand why he was speaking or acting without thinking; it was something that had never happened to him, not even when taking over someone else’s body.

  —Is it something about this body? Or the bloodline? —he wondered, but without knowing the answer, he followed after Tsunade.