Chapter 170
Haruto Saito noticed that Minato Namikaze had seen him, so he immediately waved. However, after Minato's eyes lit up for a brief moment, his expression quickly changed. He immediately turned around, lowered his head, and walked away with his small backpack, quickening his pace—clearly trying to avoid Haruto.
"Hey! Hey!" Haruto quickly called out twice. Within just a couple of breaths, he caught up to Minato, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "What's up, kid? Why are you avoiding me?"
"Go away." Minato kept his head down and continued walking.
"Come on, I didn't even do anything to you." Haruto followed closely.
"Just leave me alone."
"Who beat you up? Tsk tsk, want me to help you get back at them?"
Minato suddenly stopped in his tracks. He lifted his head and looked at Haruto with a sour expression. After a brief silence, he finally said, "Don't come looking for me anymore. Otherwise, I'll get into trouble. I hate trouble..." After saying that, he lowered his head again and resumed walking.
"What happened?" Haruto became even more curious. Seeing Minato's bruised and swollen face, he immediately said, "See? I was right! You didn't listen to me, and now you're covered in bruises! I actually warned you about this. Sigh! Why don't you ever believe me?"
Minato stopped again, looked at Haruto, and said, "Even if you were right... you still shouldn't come looking for me anymore."
"Why not? You at least have to tell me why."
"Because... because Kushina Uzumaki won't allow me to get too close to you."