Kushina was now in a difficult position. She felt like she had truly gone mad.
Why had she done something like this...?
What was she supposed to do now? Let this guy leave just like that? But would he become angry out of humiliation and stop helping her and Minato?
Kushina's thoughts were in complete disarray. She had not prepared herself mentally for this at all. She had regretted it the moment she went to the Hokage's Office to find Shin, feeling that she should not have acted so impulsively and should have thought it over more carefully.
It had only been a sudden impulse while chatting with Rin. How had she so naïvely put it into action?
Kushina slowly released the book she had been clutching and looked up with a forced smile.
"Shin... why are you in such a hurry...?"
She took another step back and said to Shin, "You... sit down first."
Of course Shin was not in a hurry. He wanted to see just how far Kushina could go and how much she was willing to give for this.
At that moment, he felt exactly like a villain from a movie or novel.
After Shin sat back down on the sofa, Kushina looked utterly restless. She hesitated several times before finally standing up.
"Excuse me, I need to use the restroom."
She hurried away, making the already quiet living room feel even more silent. Shin heard the sound of running water from the faucet.
Shin casually tossed the book in his hand aside, then stood and walked toward the restroom.
Kushina cupped water in her hands and splashed it onto her face, trying to calm herself down. But when she raised her head, she saw Shin standing behind her in the mirror, though she had no