"Fourth Hokage-sama."
Chiba rushed into the Hokage Building in one breath, pushed open the doors to the Hokage's Office, and stepped inside. What he saw was still Minato Namikaze bent over his work. At that moment, Chiba became absolutely certain that he had not eaten anything at all.
So he walked up to Minato Namikaze and spoke at a volume that would hopefully catch his attention.
"Oh, Chiba."
Yet upon hearing him, Minato Namikaze did not even raise his head. "What is it?"
Tch! Hearing that, Chiba frowned. Minato Namikaze had absolutely no awareness that it was mealtime, nor did he seem to have any appetite. And that response gave Chiba no opening whatsoever to bring up eating.
If only things hadn't gone sour with Kushina.
With Kushina around, Minato Namikaze probably would not be able to skip a meal even if he wanted to.
That thought suddenly surfaced in Chiba's mind.
Hm? As the thought arose, Chiba froze slightly, his brows knitting together.
Could it be that Minato Namikaze's loss of appetite and relentless work had something to do with his conflict with Kushina?
Minato and Kushina's relationship might not have been full of grand declarations of love, but there was no doubt that their bond ran deep. They had been close since their school days; even without romance, their feelings for one another had already been profound. As for love, that went without saying.
Minato looked as though he was fine, but as the Hokage, he probably could not reveal too much of what he truly felt.
In truth, he was probably heartbroken too.
That was why he was drowning his sorrows in work.
As for Kushina, she was angry over Minato Namikaze's inaction regarding Yukina. There was no way she would come take care of Minato or