Uzumaki Kushina looked at the two people in front of her in confusion.
She always felt that something about them was strange.
They had called her out, yet didn't say anything.
When she had first arrived in Konoha, she had heard that the Hokage was extremely busy every day—either handling documents or waiting for documents to be delivered.
At first, she really believed it.
But now it seemed the Hokage-sama wasn't as busy as the rumors claimed.
"Um… Hokage-sama, do you still need something?"
Kushina asked timidly.
She still had to go back to class later—where did she have the time to waste here?
"There's nothing else, child. You may go back now."
Shimura Danzō forced a smile, trying his best to put on a kind and benevolent expression.
But no matter how one looked at it, that expression felt off.
"Yo—Danzō, your smile looks awful!"
Seeing this, Renya shuddered and couldn't help but complain.
It looked even worse than crying.
Wouldn't that really scare a kid?
Renya subconsciously glanced at Kushina, only to see her little face turn pale.
Clearly, she had been frightened by someone's smile.
Shimura Danzō: "..."
Is my smile really that terrifying?
He had always kept a stern face—after so much time, he had naturally forgotten how to smile.
"Hokage-sama, I'll go back to class now!"
Kushina bowed deeply to the two of them, then turned around and left without hesitation.
The Hokage-sama's smile was just too scary.
...
Inside the classroom.
When the Uzumaki clan students saw Kushina return, they immediately crowded around her with curiosity.
"Kushina, why did the dean call you out?"
"Did the thing about you hitting someone get reported to the dean?"
"Damn it, those guys still dared to snitch?! After school, we have to teach them a hard lesson!"
Before she could even explain, her clansmen were already filled with righteous anger and ready for revenge.
"It's not like that…"
Kushina roughly explained what had just happened.
The Uzumaki students listened with confused expressions, completely unable to understand what the Hokage-sama had wanted to do.
"So what you're saying is, the person beside the Hokage-sama wanted to see you? But after just one look at you, nothing happened?"
"I guess that's right."
Truthfully, Kushina didn't understand why the two of them had wanted to see her either—it all felt inexplicable…
In her heart, she had already labeled Renya as a weird uncle.
"Hey, look! That blond kid is here again!"
Hearing this, everyone immediately looked out the window.
A boy with short light-golden hair, clear blue eyes, and delicate features stood outside.
There was an apologetic smile on his face.
"Is this guy here to cause trouble for us?"
"How hateful! His classmates were the ones who insulted Kushina first. She only got angry and hit them, and now he's come to provoke us?"
The situation was simple.
When Kushina passed by the doorway of Minato's class, a few clueless students gave her a nickname.
Kushina exploded on the spot and beat them up badly.
And since the Uzumaki students knew that Namikaze Minato was the class head, him coming over now surely meant trouble…
"Don't be afraid, Kushina! We'll stand up for you!"
A group of Uzumaki students surged out of the classroom and surrounded Namikaze Minato.
Seeing this, Kushina hurried after them, worried that her classmates might act impulsively and injure the blond kid.
"Calm down, everyone!"
She didn't want her classmates to be punished by the school because of her.
Surrounded by a group of aggressive redheads, Namikaze Minato felt momentarily at a loss.
Fortunately, the crowd soon parted, and Uzumaki Kushina stepped forward, asking coldly,
"Hey, are you here to get revenge for those guys?"
Minato froze for a moment, then quickly understood and smiled.
"You've misunderstood."
"I'm here to apologize on behalf of my classmates. They shouldn't have given you nicknames."
"I'm very sorry for the trouble they caused you…"
As the class head, it was his responsibility to clean up after his classmates.
He had to prevent conflicts between the two classes from escalating.
If those students weren't still in the infirmary, he would have brought them along to apologize in person.
Looking at the sincere boy in front of her, most of the anger in Kushina's heart dissipated.
"This isn't your fault. Next time, tell them to keep their mouths clean, or I definitely won't hold back!"
Kushina clenched her small fist and waved it in front of him, showing her strength.
"Y-Yes…"
Minato couldn't help but feel awkward—this female classmate was kind of violent!
He absolutely couldn't afford to provoke her.
"Oh right, my name is Uzumaki Kushina. What's your name?"
"Nice to meet you, Kushina. My name is Namikaze Minato."
...
On the rooftop of the opposite teaching building, Renya had seen everything clearly.
"Tsk tsk, now I'm relieved."
Even though they weren't in the same class, they already knew each other.
In just ten more years or so, the child of destiny would be born.
"You seem unusually concerned about them."
Shimura Danzō looked at Renya with a puzzled gaze.
He couldn't understand why Renya had come all this way just to watch two kids.
Did they have something special about them?
"Minato is the disciple Jiraiya has acknowledged. Is it wrong for me to care about my grand-disciple's future marriage?"
Renya said with a chuckle.
Minato had shown astonishing talent since childhood and had long been taken in by Jiraiya as a disciple.
Once Namikaze Minato graduated from school, he would be able to go on missions with Jiraiya.
"Heh. If you have time to worry about your grand-disciple, you might as well worry about your own marriage."
Danzō curled his lip disdainfully.
This guy was already well into his thirties, idle every day, and didn't even have a partner.
Utterly useless.
Unlike Renya, he had to handle governmental affairs daily—there was no time for romance.
The smile on Renya's face immediately stiffened, and he retorted irritably,
"Like you have a partner."
"I'm busy handling documents every day—where would I find the time? Unlike you, who's idle all day long yet still doesn't have a woman by his side…"
The comparison made the winner obvious!
Renya: "..."
This bastard Danzō actually used being busy at work as an excuse.
Shameless.
He sunbathed at home every day too—he was busy as well, alright?
"Danzō, I'm just not interested in women. Otherwise, with my conditions, the girls who want to marry me would line up from here all the way to the Land of Whirlpools. Do you understand?"
Looks? He had them.
Money? He had it.
Strength? He had that too.
With conditions like that, finding a partner would be as easy as drinking water.
He just wasn't interested.
"Heh heh."
Danzō merely smiled and said nothing.
"No, what are you laughing at?"
"I'm serious—I'm not joking with you!"
"Look at this face of mine. Isn't it handsome as hell?!"
Shimura Danzō looked at Renya's serious expression, fell silent for a moment, then suddenly couldn't help but laugh.
"Alright. If there's nothing else, I'm going back to my office to handle documents."
With that, he turned and left.
Renya: "..."
Jealousy—this was absolutely blatant jealousy!
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