"Cough, cough. I got off work early today, so I turned in early." Fugaku Uchiha remained unfazed by the words of the Uchiha Police Force members, whether they were trying to tear him down or help him out.
Many people in the clan already knew he was pursuing Mikoto Uchiha, so why bother saving face?
Could saving face help him win the girl?
"Tch."
Uchiha Homura curled his lips in displeasure.
"Mikoto, looks like Fugaku came specifically to wait for you today," Kushina Uzumaki whispered to Mikoto Uchiha.
"Mm." Her reply was so soft that Kushina Uzumaki, standing right beside her, nearly missed it.
Fine. At least Soji and Minato behind them had now learned just how thick-skinned Fugaku Uchiha was.
After that brief interlude, Kushina Uzumaki stopped deliberately making things difficult for Fugaku Uchiha.
Testing him a little was fine—it could reveal whether he was sincere. But going too far would mean she did not know when to stop.
Kushina Uzumaki naturally would not do something so harmful to others and useless to herself.
Still, the boys had gotten to know one another a little better.
From Fugaku Uchiha, Soji and Minato also learned a few things about him and Mikoto Uchiha.
For example, they had met within the clan, but Mikoto Uchiha had not initially held any favorable feelings toward Fugaku Uchiha.
Then, during the Ninja World War, Fugaku Uchiha had been injured while saving Mikoto Uchiha. That was where the connection between them had begun.
Oh, Soji got it. Minato got it too.
After all, that was how Minato and Kushina had gotten together.
It was a terribly clichéd hero-saves-the-beauty scenario, but cliché or not, it really worked!
The three chatted and laughed together, while Uchiha Homura stood off to the side looking as sick as if