Minato May Have Been Your Father But He Ain't Your Daddy

7. Finally I Am Better Than Uncle Teuchi

Itsuki was alone in his restaurant after the previous customer left not before promising to come back and also recommend him to his friends and clan members.

Itsuki was really thankful to the man, not only for increasing his business but also for his status.
[ Cooking: 1.5 Teuchi ]

Itsuki received some insights into cooking, he felt his skills improving, and he felt that he could make dishes better than the ones he cooked before.

The familiar jingle of the store roused Itsuki out of his thoughts and he looked towards the entrance only to be in a daze.

In front of him was a visitor he didn't expect to see at his store.

Itsuki could not help but fall into a daze, her Yukata with cherry blossom print along with her beautiful red hair caused Itsuki to be stunned.

*Cough* 

A cough broke him out of his reverie and he was met with the indifferent stare of Kushina and a teasing smile from Mikoto.

But if he looked closer he would have noticed a faint blush colouring Kushina's cheeks.

Itsuki could only scratch the back of his head in embarrassment but he quickly calmed and went towards them.

" Kushina-san, Mikoto-nee thanks for coming to my restaurant" Itsuki thanked them sincerely, he never expected Kushina to visit him and he was very happy with this development.

"Hmph" Kushina just gave an arrogant snort while Mikoto just giggled at her antics 

" Itsuki-kun, I was really surprised when I heard about you opening a restaurant, So why didn't you inform us or give us an invite? Is it because you don't consider us close? " Mikoto questioned Itsuki with an elder sister-like tone.

After Mikoto asked this question she looked toward Itsuki waiting for his answer. While Kushina on the other hand was acting like she wasn't interested, Mikoto would have believed her if her ears weren't twitching in anticipation, Mikoto just snickered inwardly,
'So cute~' 

While Itsuki was sweating under Mikoto's gaze who had a smile on her face, he felt like he had to give a satisfactory answer.

"Mikoto-nee don't joke, I just didn't think it was important enough of an event to disturb you both about it " Itsuki said with a wry smile, inwardly feeling that he dodged a bullet. He couldn't tell them that he was too preoccupied to inform them.

"Hmm... I'll let you off this time, by the way, Itsuki-kun, me and Kushina over here are famished. So why don't you suggest something from your menu" Mikoto said while hugging Kushina who had an embarrassed expression on her face.

"Why don't you take a seat while I make you something " Itsuki said with a smile finding the interaction amusing.

He was very grateful to Mikoto because she helped a lot in making his relationship with Kushina better this past month.

He could see that she genuinely cared about Kushina and Kushina too viewed her as an older sister but was too Tsun Tsun to acknowledge it. He got along with Mikoto very well and this past month he couldn't help but view this gentle woman as an older sister-like figure.

He won't let the future come to fruition and Danzo better prepare his wrinkly ass for a beat down, Itsuki is willing to train his ass off for this.

Why worry about becoming strong when you have a system that rewards you for your hard work and a friend who specifically focuses on Taijutsu and works his ass off in the name of 'Youth'.

For Itsuki talent no longer matters, as long as he perseveres he can achieve results.
As long as he improves his spiritual energy and physical energy his chakra pool will increase, or he can train until he exhausts his chakra, and maybe it will increase his chakra.