Konoha in Chaos 2

Although Mito Uzumaki had chosen this herself and knew it was a ninja's fate, she couldn't convince herself that she wasn't upset.

And she knew Kushina Uzumaki's personality. She understood how Kushina felt about Minato Namikaze, too. If Kushina hadn't truly been disappointed, she would never have spoken to him that way.

"You are..."

Kushina stared at the woman before her in shock. An unbelievable thought crossed her mind. Mito smiled, patted Kushina's head, and revealed the answer.

"I merely regained my youth and came back to life. There's no need to make such a fuss, Kushina."

Was this really something she could not make a fuss about?!

Kushina screamed inwardly. Her eyes reddened, and she threw herself into Mito's arms.

"Lady Mito!"

Tsunade felt a little jealous at the sight. After all, Mito was her grandmother! Yet in Mito's final days, it had been Kushina who stayed by her side!

That had made Mito grow closer to Kushina, too!

Li Ke was thoroughly enjoying the spectacle from the sidelines. He could more or less guess what had happened.

Looking at the blond little boy with a bewildered expression and the red-haired girl whose eyes were still a little red, Li Ke couldn't help wearing a wicked, gossipy grin.

It was obvious enough: Kushina had heard about Naruto's life, as well as what had become of her clan.

Then she'd fallen out with Konoha, represented by Minato.

Minato had surely kept plenty of things from Kushina. There were things he wouldn't let her know.

That was only natural. Half of Minato belonged to the village, and many secrets would only make Kushina hate him—and the village she loved. Why would he say more than he had to?

Under normal circumstances, placating a girl like Kushina, who had little experience as