Chapter 51 - Pride or love? (1/2)

'Does she really expect me to read her thoughts each time?' Thankfully Minato was good at reading people, women always want one to know what is in their heads. He wanted to agree, but recalling what happened before he left made him change his mind.

'You took my baby balls for a soccer ball. One time is ok, but if I don't take some payback you would take it for granted.' He was pretty soft that night, so he said nothing, but he has no intention of becoming somebody that is walked over. Even if he is a softy with them, he still has the pride of somebody who was at the top, so there is no way that he will take the abuse lying down.

Thinking till here, he frowned. What the use of pride if he uses it on his loved ones? It's ok to take revenge on people, but if he is at disadvantage against his loved ones and wants to take revenge for that, he will be no different than those over prideful geezer that make their pride pass over their family.

He must be willing to throw away his pride for them if needed, and it's his fault for being in a moment of weakness.

'But at the same time, it's their fault for attacking me during my moment of weakness. Ugh, it's so complicated to not think of only myself. Yosh (Roronoa Zoro's one, not the youthful yooosh), I must change myself first before criticizing others, and I must tone down harmful substances until I have a way to flush them out in a matter of milliseconds. Furthermore, I must make them understand to not do that anymore naturally, without having to ask them directly'

Ignoring her puppy eyes, he exclaimed exaggeratedly ”Oooh no, I don't have time to see Mikoto and Tsume now, what should I do? Your story took too much time!”

Hearing that, Kushina flinched, and like a kicked, rȧpėd, and trampled puppy that came upon the power of darkness, explode in a rage ”It's your fault too for listening till the end!”

Saying so, she tried to punch Minato, but not being drunk and 'fooded' this time, he easily caught her fist and gripping her arm, threw her across the living room sending her crashing on the wall.

”Oomph” Kushina had her breath stuck in her throat from the impact and pitifully rolled on the ground like the puppy from before.

She stood up and shakily pointed her finger at him ”You-you! How can you throw a girl like that?”

Minato gave her a sideways glance and replied ”Sorry, it was a reflex”, while he was smirking mischievously on the inside, thinking that such petty acts were good acts of revenge between shinobi love ones.

If she was just a normal human, he would not dare to do such things, but he has no remorse in roughing her a bit, with the chakra protection and all. And it's not like she will like it if he suddenly begins to treat her like a princess. Not only that, he prefers acting this childishly than like a heartless man with no emotions, it makes him feel alive to do such simple things, but it will be reserved only for his loved ones.