The Will of Fire is a pile of...?
Yamanaka Kei was completely unaware of the chaos within Root and Shimura Danzo's rage.
After organizing the information in his mind for a day.
Seeing the sun setting in the west, Yuhi Kurenai, Might Guy, and Shiranui Genma were barely able to maintain Water Walking Under Seal Condition.
He called out to the three of them and led them back to Konoha together.
He once again covered the cost of dinner for the three of them, and after instructing them to remember to bring their lunch boxes tomorrow, he directly announced their dismissal.
He watched the three exhausted little ones drag their heavy bodies home.
Yamanaka Kei formed a hand seal with one hand and quietly used the Yamanaka Clan's sensory secret technique to connect to the sensory barrier that enveloped the entire Konoha.
He praised in his heart the foresight of the Yamanaka Clan's predecessors who had left a back door for their clansmen when they established the sensory barrier for Konoha.
Through the identification of chakra signatures, he quickly located Kushina Uzumaki's location.
Silently disconnecting from the sensory barrier.
Yamanaka Kei bought a bag of Sand Dumplings, a specialty of the Wind Country, at a sweets shop on Konoha Tea Street, before strolling towards the Jonin Waiting Station.
He arrived at the location of the original Jonin Waiting Station.
The ruins from yesterday had been cleared of usable items and various materials, and the ground had been re-leveled and compacted with Earth Release.
More than twenty workers and several Genin were methodically moving various building materials under the direction of an Artisan.
Kushina, wearing a pure white hard hat and holding several architectural drawings in her hand, stood on the empty ground to supervise the work in a serious manner.
Seeing Yamanaka Kei approaching with snacks, she trotted over to greet him.
Raising her dirty palms, she smiled like a little fox who had stolen something, and directly opened her small mouth, signaling Yamanaka Kei to feed her.
"Ah~"
"What are you looking at with those drawings?"
Yamanaka Kei chuckled and pinched a Sand Dumpling, stuffing it into Kushina's mouth.
Kushina, having been fed, narrowed her eyes with a smile.
Chewing the soft and salty Sand Dumpling in her mouth, she spread out the drawings in her hand with a look of boasting.
"Take a look~ I designed it, what do you think?"
"You designed it? Who drew it?"
"I dictated it, and had someone else draw it~"
"Did Lord Hokage agree?"
"I paid for it, why would he disagree!"
"...Makes sense!"
Yamanaka Kei looked at the building, which resembled an ice cream cone with nine spiraling walls converging at a point.
He tried to understand what Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi was thinking when he agreed to build it according to this design!
The color scheme was bright red, almost identical to that of the Hokage Building.
Aside from the somewhat unconventional architectural design, at first glance, there didn't seem to be any major issues.
But...
If this thing loses even a little color, it'll look like a pile of dung!
Maybe, perhaps, possibly... the Third Hokage thinks it looks a bit like a flame, perfectly representing the Will of Fire?
Uh... the Will of Fire is a pile of...?
You know what, it kind of is!
"What do you think?"
Kushina's bright, sparkling eyes were full of anticipation.
Faced with such an expression, Yamanaka Kei naturally wouldn't say anything to spoil the mood.
"Well... the symbolism is excellent. Looking at it from directly above, it should resemble the Uzumaki Clan Symbol! Nine spirals, subtly hinting at your name and indicating your status as the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki? A very clever concept. Although, the Nine-Tails is probably cursing up a storm in the seal space right now!"
He carefully analyzed Kushina's design intentions.
While pointing out some of the key aspects, Yamanaka Kei also made a small joke.
His main focus was on maximizing emotional value.
"Hehe~ Kei, you really do understand me the best!"
Kushina nodded repeatedly, holding the blueprints out to their full extent in the setting sun.
She wanted to leave her mark on Konoha.
Regardless of whether others saw it as good or bad, whether they loathed it or feared it.
She was who she was, Kushina Uzumaki!
The second Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki after Mito Uzumaki!
Yamanaka Kei looked at Kushina, whose eyes shone like stars, her smile reflecting the evening glow, her whole being seemingly radiant.
He secretly decided that he would talk to his colleagues in the Logistics Department later and ask them to increase the building maintenance budget for the Jonin Waiting Station a bit.
He absolutely couldn't let it fade.
Otherwise, he feared Kushina wouldn't be able to handle the blow.
Whoosh
The sound of the Body Flicker Technique cutting through the air arrived.
A ninja wearing a mask and the standard Anbu combat uniform appeared less than two meters away from Yamanaka Kei.
This distance, which was full of threat for a ninja, made him frown slightly.
Anbu was a special unit directly commanded and controlled by the Lord Hokage. Having been through layers of selection, their loyalty to the village and the Lord Hokage was beyond doubt.
Because of this, the attitude they display when performing tasks largely reflects the Lord Hokage's own attitude.
In the past, no Anbu had ever shown him such a threatening posture.
"Yamanaka Kei, the Lord Hokage orders you to go to the Hokage's office immediately. There is an important mission that requires you to carry it out."
"Understood."
Yamanaka Kei nodded in response, handing the bag containing snacks to Kushina.
"Then I'll go to the Lord Hokage."
"Okay, be careful."
Kushina took the bag with a somewhat stiff expression.
After years of anticipation, her feelings had finally received a little response.
She was just about to make some plans and use the little love tricks she had learned from Mikoto.
But the Third Hokage, that old geezer, had to come and interfere!
Could it be that that bastard just couldn't stand to see a Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki have sweet love?
Damn it!
I'm going to complain to Tsunade!
I'll have Tsunade smash that old bastard's office!
"Don't worry, by the way, I'll leave my three new disciples in your care."
Yamanaka Kei saw that Kushina was in a bad mood and decisively chose to push the three little ones out to relieve her boredom.
One side is a powerful Konoha Jonin who can relax by abusing the weak.
The other side is Konoha Genin who are eager to improve their strength and don't mind suffering.
Yeah, a perfect match!
"No problem, you know!"
Kushina nodded fiercely, very pleased with Yamanaka Kei's trust.
Yamanaka Kei waved his hand with a smile and turned to dash towards the Hokage Building.
The Anbu responsible for delivering the message waited until he started moving before following along.
This almost surveillance-like behavior almost confirmed Yamanaka Kei's somewhat uneasy guess.
Does getting old really make a person more sensitive?
It shouldn't be!
Kushina just stayed at his house for one night, right?
And they slept separately!
They haven't even done anything yet, so why is the reaction so intense?
That's not right...
Last night, to prevent the clansmen from using sensory ninjutsu to gossip, he seemed to have kept the anti-sensing barrier on the whole time?
Damn it!
The Third Hokage doesn't think that he and Kushina have already developed to the point of swaying giant mushrooms, does he!
Yamanaka Kei was stunned for a moment.
After figuring out the connection, he didn't know whether to say he was negligent or continue to scold the Third Hokage for making a fuss over nothing.
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