Hearing a knock at the door, Kushina hurried over, thinking Minato had returned.
Ever since Minato left, her heart had been restless. She had no idea what was happening outside, and the various sounds she had heard from within the room only made her imagination run wild.
If Minato had settled everything, then all would be well. But if something had happened to him...
After everything she had experienced these past few days, Kushina had already made up her mind. No matter what happened, she would stand with Minato through it all. They both loved this village so deeply, yet they kept suffering such unfair treatment.
Since they refused to distinguish right from wrong, then she would let the Nine-Tails talk to them instead.
Kushina had no idea how the Nine-Tails inside her would react upon seeing Senju Hashirama in the village now. In her understanding, there seemed to be no existence more powerful than the Nine-Tails.
But when she opened the door, the person standing outside was not Minato.
"Kakashi?" Kushina was somewhat surprised. Why had Kakashi come looking for her at a time like this?
"What is it?"
Kakashi did not dare meet Kushina's gaze. Lowering his eyes slightly, he said, "...The village is in a special situation right now. I came to protect you."
Hearing this, Kushina asked, "Did Minato send you?"
As Minato's student, Kakashi was naturally very familiar to Kushina, and they had always been close.
She hurriedly asked again, "Kakashi, where's Minato? How is he doing now?"
She desperately wanted to know Minato's situation, to know what exactly was happening outside.
But Kakashi fell silent, and that silence made Kushina's heart panic.
"Kushina, do you know what your identity means to the village?"
The abrupt and inexplicable question startled Kushina. She then frowned and