"Lord Jiraiya was all alone. Even if he got killed, the girls at the pleasure houses would probably just sigh over losing a substantial source of income.
"But if you got killed, Senior Brother Minato, Sister Kushina would become a widow. Poor Naruto still hadn't even acknowledged his father, and now he'd lose him again.
"But it's not a huge problem. If you really kicked the bucket, Senior Brother Minato, your wife and child... Uh, Naruto can forget it. I've never liked bratty kids. A daughter would be pretty nice, though.
"Anyway, if you get killed, Senior Brother Minato, I'll take good care of Sister Kushina for you. You absolutely don't need to worry about that."
Upon hearing Yoru Machi's words, a row of black lines immediately appeared across both Jiraiya and Minato's foreheads.
They both knew that Yoru Machi could be a little out there at times, but they had not expected him to still be in the mood for jokes under such serious circumstances.
"Who's this brat? A friend of little Minato's? Little Minato isn't even dead yet, and he's already eyeing his wife?"
Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima held extremely high seniority at Mount Myōboku. Under normal circumstances, they were never summoned out, so it was only natural that they did not know Yoru Machi.
However, seeing the Konoha forehead protector Yoru Machi wore, they knew he was an ally. It was just that his way of speaking... well, it was quite peculiar...
"Lord Fukasaku, please don't mind him too much. His name is Senju Yoru Castle. He is Lord Tsunade's disciple, and like Teacher Jiraiya, one of the Three Sannin. He is also my closest friend.
"Yoru Machi is very powerful, though he can be somewhat unserious at times and say strange things.
"But to Kushina