After discussing a few more details with the Sheriff, Uchiha Ren left the inner room.
In the outer room, Uchiha Shisui had also finished questioning Uzumaki Minako.
Seeing Ren emerge, he briefly explained her origins.
She had no special identity, merely a surviving member of the Uzumaki Clan who had escaped the Land of Whirlpools by sheer luck and wandered through countless hardships.
Having learned Ren's identity from Shisui, Minako knelt on the floor with her head lowered, hands folded before her, her humble gaze resting near Ren's feet.
After Shisui finished speaking, she bowed again. "Thank you for saving us, my lord. Minako will never forget this kindness."
"As long as my daughter Kaori can grow up safely, whatever you need, please do not hesitate to command Minako."
"Because of my constitution, a single bite can greatly restore Chakra. I will surely be of use to you."
Although she knew some sealing techniques, compared to the deeply rooted Uchiha Clan, Minako did not believe she possessed anything valuable enough to draw the Uchiha's interest.
Yet the Uchiha, who had neither kinship nor friendship with the Uzumaki Clan and had even been enemies during the Warring States Period, had spent a great price to save them.
No sane person would believe there was no reason behind it.
And her only value was her body.
Coupled with everything she had endured along the way, Minako feared they would be hunted down again. Exhausted in both body and mind, she also hoped to receive the Uchiha's protection and find a place for herself and her daughter to settle.
For that, she was willing to give everything.
"Mrs. Minako, please rise."
"The Uchiha are not savage beasts. Do not mention such things again."
Seeing that Minako was so sensible, Ren's attitude naturally softened