Kei, I heard you're getting married?
After Shimura Danzo was urgently taken away for treatment, the Hokage's office returned to calm.
Sarutobi Hiruzen stood by the office window, watching the setting sun, and refilled his burnt-out pipe with new tobacco.
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Smoke began to rise, making it difficult to see his expression clearly.
Danzo's words had indeed reminded him.
Whirlpool Country had already been destroyed.
Konoha had also lost its most stable source of Jinchuriki.
Once Kushina Uzumaki had any accident, it would be difficult to quickly find a suitable Jinchuriki again.
Mito Uzumaki's instructions were still ringing in his ears.
Excessively suppressing the emotional needs of the Jinchuriki would only cause instability, which was definitely more harmful than good.
And the birth of a female Jinchuriki was indeed a difficult hurdle to overcome.
The mother-dies-child-inherits method of inheritance was extremely prone to some unpredictable situations.
If Konoha had a few more Uzumaki clansmen proficient in Sealing Technique to assist during the Jinchuriki's childbirth, it would not only ensure the stability of the seal to the greatest extent and ensure that the Nine Tails would not cause problems.
In the event of an accident, Konoha would not be unable to find the next Jinchuriki.
What's more...
"War..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed long.
Now the friction between the ninja villages was becoming more and more intense, and perhaps before long, war would Burst.
The Land of Fire, with the richest resources, the most fertile land, and the most prosperous economy, had always been the main target of attack by the ninja villages of various countries.
The current Konoha had not yet fully emerged from the Haze of the Second Shinobi World War.
If it really came to a last resort.
The power of the Jinchuriki might become indispensable.
...
A normal ninja team would take about two days to get from Konoha to the southern coastline of the Land of Fire.
It would take about two more days to reach the mission destination by sea from the southern coastline.
Because the intelligence for this mission was very time-sensitive.
Therefore, Namikaze Minato, who was full of a sense of responsibility, unconsciously increased his speed as soon as he left the Konoha gate.
Yamanaka Kei knew the current situation of Sand Village.
It was impossible to stop searching for the 'missing' Third Kazekage.
But he couldn't explain this to Namikaze Minato.
So he could only follow along in silence, filled with helplessness.
Both of them were genuine Konoha Jonin.
While maintaining enough stamina to deal with unexpected battles, they saved the time for nighttime rest and went all out to hurry on their way.
They quenched their thirst with water and satisfied their hunger with Soldier Pills.
A little after nine o'clock on the second night, they arrived at the southern coast port of the Land of Fire.
They boarded a small sailboat at the port, exclusively for use by Konoha ninjas.
After Yamanaka Kei confirmed that there were no problems with the boatman and the two sailors, he set up various early warnings and traps inside and outside the room.
Namikaze Minato summoned two small Toads from Mount Myōboku, one inside and one outside, to keep watch.
The two, already quite exhausted, were then able to sleep soundly and quickly recover their condition.
The not-too-large waves did not cause the boat to heave too violently.
The slight rocking not only didn't make people feel uncomfortable, but also had a bit of a sleep-inducing effect.
Yamanaka Kei woke up to the noisy cries of seabirds after sleeping until the sun was high in the sky.
He had just finished a simple personal hygiene routine.
Namikaze Minato, with the temperament of a virtuous wife and loving mother, brought over two super-sized bowls of seafood rice porridge.
The seafood, which had just been caught not long ago, was cleaned very thoroughly, without a trace of fishy smell, but with a hint of light sweetness.
The rice, soaked in the broth, left a fragrant taste in the mouth with every bite.
Such delicious food naturally received high praise from Yamanaka Kei.
The little sun, who was praised and felt a little embarrassed, smiled shyly, and that virtuous wife temperament became even stronger.
After the two had their fill, they casually sat cross-legged on the deck of the sailboat.
They were enjoying a rare moment of leisure during their mission.
"Kei, I heard that you and Kushina are preparing to get married?"
Namikaze Minato shielded his eyes with one hand, looking out at the vast and boundless sea.
The sudden sentence left Yamanaka Kei with a head full of question marks.
He really couldn't figure out where these rumors came from.
He hadn't even started dating yet, so how did it become that he was preparing to get married in other people's mouths?
"Where did you hear that?"
"Ah? Yesterday morning at the temporary Jonin Waiting Station, Choza-aniki said that Kushina took out the ten million wedding gift you gave her to compensate the Jonin Waiting Station because she didn't have enough savings, uh... is that not right?"
"How did Choza know that I gave Kushina ten million?"
"Ahem~ Nara Suzaku-senpai, who is in charge of the Jonin Waiting Station affairs, said that your name is on the deposit slip."
"That doesn't prove it's a wedding gift, does it?"
"That... Brother Inoichi said, you two are already living together, staying together at night."
"!!! Is it appropriate for you to gossip like this all day?"
Yamanaka Kei suddenly felt that there was nothing wrong with him being targeted by Shimura Danzo.
Look at what this has become inside Konoha?
Also, why does he feel that the Konoha Jonin are all like badgers!
They do nothing all day but gossip?
Others might be fine, but that bastard Yamanaka Inoichi actually used him and Kushina Uzumaki as gossip material?
Is this something that can be gossiped about?
Are they really not afraid of suspicion from the higher-ups at all?
Wait?
Yamanaka Kei thought of Nara Shikaku, that guy with off-the-charts intelligence, and instantly realized.
He was afraid that that guy had already accurately guessed the thoughts of the Konoha higher-ups, so he deliberately let the Ino-Shika-Cho clansmen spread these gossips.
This was also indirectly telling Sarutobi Hiruzen that they had no other intentions.
Those guys were silently clearing obstacles between him and Kushina Uzumaki...
What a bunch of people who like to worry about others.
"Ahaha~ Because in the Jonin Waiting Station, everyone has nothing to do, so we just chat casually."
Namikaze Minato gave a dry laugh, scratching his head a little embarrassed.
"Have you really never experienced Kushina Uzumaki's iron fist?"
Yamanaka Kei sighed with a helpless expression.
Although Yamanaka Inoichi and the others' starting point was definitely not a problem, if Kushina Uzumaki knew about this.
With her seemingly carefree personality, not caring about anything, but actually having a very thin skin.
Being teased like this...
Well, hopefully Inoichi and the others won't be beaten too badly.
"This, we really haven't."
Namikaze Minato's smile was especially bright when he talked about this topic.
His relationship with Kushina Uzumaki was also pretty good.
Although for a while, that girl listened to Yamanaka Kei's coaxing and kept calling him 'Konoha Little tomboy', which troubled him quite a bit.
But maybe because he had a relatively kind personality, Kushina Uzumaki never raised a fist to him.
On the contrary, it was Yamanaka Kei.
Because he would tease Kushina Uzumaki from time to time, he was always chased and beaten.
"Do you think there's a possibility, I mean, just a possibility, that Kushina thinks if she punches you, you'll cry for a long time, and maybe she'll have to come back and coax you, so she doesn't hit you?"
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