"Compared to Land of Rivers, Land of Fire is more comfortable."
Uchiha Chen sat in front of the fire, grabbed a handful of soil, crushed it and smelled it, then let the fine sand flow away from his fingers.
The rain outside the cave was dripping, and in the scenery blurred by the night, only the green pine trees were particularly clear, like an unvisited main peak, standing in the hazy rain.
Kushina didn't speak, just looked at the boy with a smile, and at the same time pretended to move his butt casually, stopping closer to the boy.
She is a little shy. She hasn't seen Uchiha Chen in almost a year, so she is somewhat unfamiliar.
"You're not hurt, are you?" Uchiha Chen glanced at Kushina and asked. He is naturally aware of Little Fox's little moves.
"No." Kushina shook his head honestly.
Not only was she not injured during the entire kidnapping process, she also slept for a long time and is now full of energy.
Uchiha Chen nodded, and then rolled Psyduck on the fire. Under high temperature, Psyduck makes a sizzling sound and exudes an alluring aroma.
"Chen, aren't you on the battlefield? Why are you here?"
Little Fox swallowed, finally turned his attention to the duck, and asked doubtfully.
"I told Nonō to notify me if something happens to you, so we can arrive in time."
"Hey, thank you. I was worried about what would happen if I was captured, but luckily I have you." Kushina stuck out his tongue and said thankfully.
She only acted cute for less than half a second before she said viciously like Sichuan Opera Face Change: "Uncle Third Hokage also said that he sent ninjas to protect me. He didn't even know that I was captured. What a big liar!"
Uchiha Chen didn't know if Third Hokage was a liar, but every time he saw Kushina, he could sense that there were secretly protecting ninjas around him.
It makes no sense, this time Third Hokage will remove this layer of defense measures. The most important thing is that Danzo is the Police Force captain of Konoha. How could he not notice Hidden Cloud Village's actions?
Danzo, Danzo.
Uchiha Chen pondered for a moment. As his father's teammates, except for Third Hokage and Utatane Koharu, he didn't have much contact with the others, so he could only rely on the images in the comics to judge.
But those are images from decades later. As for now, everyone's character must be different from that then. For example, Orochimaru, can you use the image of Auntie Snake to apply it?
Definitely not. He is a straight man now, who would have thought that he would turn into a transvestite in the future.
In short, if it was really Danzo who did it, then Anbu's roots would have rotted early enough.
"Chen, let me tell you, Konoha Commercial Street recently opened a Three-Color Dango Shop, which is very delicious.
Nonō and I have been there many times. When the boss opened, I ate fifty-eight skewers and won a permanent 30% off coupon! We can go together later.
Without you, the village is suffocating now..."
Uchiha Chen didn't need to ask, Kushina himself talked a lot first, and didn't stop until he found that Uchiha Chen had fallen asleep.
Without the hypnosis of words, Uchiha Chen woke up naturally, rubbed his eyes and said, "Why didn't you say anything?"
"You're sleeping!" Kushina was a little annoyed.
"I can hear you even when I'm asleep."
"Oh, okay... just go back to sleep and I'll tell you what's mine.
Did you know that your weapon shop is doing very well now? I wanted to spend some pocket money from it, but Teacher Nishimura actually disagreed and said that I would only give me pocket money if I work! "
"Hahaha, there is nothing we can do about it. The store has been handed over to Teacher Nishimura and Uncle Dai. But I still have some pocket money in the wallet in my cabin, so you can spend it."
Talking to Kushina is an extremely pleasant thing for Uchiha Chen. There is no need to use your brain when talking, and your mouth can say whatever you want.
"Here you go."
After a while, the roast duck was finally finished. He tore off a duck leg and handed it to Kushina.
"...Thank you."
The girl patted her stomach, which was already growling with hunger, and then started eating. After all, she hadn't eaten anything since evening and was already starving.
"Chen, will you take me back to the village tomorrow?"
Kushina, who had eaten half of his meal, suddenly asked.
There was a hint of expectation in her questioning tone.
Uchiha Chen shook his head and said, "I can't go back Konoha for the time being."
"Oh..." Kushina was a little disappointed.
"But..." Uchiha Chen changed the topic. "I will take you directly to Land of Rivers Command Headquarters, and someone will take you back to Konoha there."
"Ah, great." Kushina shouted, waving the duck leg.
Her mood was so happy that she was about to fly. This was not a kidnapping, it was clearly an outing. If possible, she would be willing to come a few more times.
Uchiha Chen wiped his hands and put them behind his head. He glanced at the childish Kushina again and shook his head involuntarily. At this moment, he felt that time passed too slowly. After a year, Kushina still had not grown up.
Naturally, Kushina was not the only one who was in a happy mood at this time, but also Third Hokage who was far away from Konoha.
But even so, he had no intention of settling the matter. Although he is usually tolerant, it does not mean that anyone can touch his reverse scales.
Kushina and Nine-Tails are his reverse scales!
As Third Hokage's eyes swept over, all the Jonin below stood up straight. Although it was already two o'clock in the morning, no one dared to show the slightest sleepiness, especially Danzo who had just come back from Daimyo's Capital despite the storm.
"I think everyone is aware of this incident. A horrific kidnapping occurred just this evening!"
"But what are our Police Force, Barrier Guard Team, Anbu, and Root doing?! The enemies have all reached the village. Who can tell me what you are doing?
Is it my turn to be kidnapped next time, Hokage? "
Listening to Third Hokage's heart-wrenching words, Danzo twisted his body uneasily, causing the chair to squeak.
In his plan, he lured Third Raikage to send people to kidnap Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and then Root intercepted the other party and recaptured Jinchuriki at the same time.
As long as the plan succeeds, Third Hokage will be fully responsible. At the same time, Danzo himself can appear as a hero and gain a lot of reputation.
In addition, the long-term war has already disgusted the villagers. As long as the public opinion is slightly guided, even if Third Hokage cannot be forced to step down, it can still cause him huge trouble.
So how many of them can beat me in the next Hokage election?
But the problem is that the premise of all this is that Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is taken back by Root. But until now, Danzo has not received any news about this from his subordinates.
Coupled with Sarutobi Hiruzen's appearance, could it be that the other party has rescued Nine-Tails Jinchuriki...
Or maybe Sarutobi Hiruzen feels that Kushina can no longer be saved, and is planning to strike first and take the blame in advance?
This... I can't do this!