Seeing Kushina's doubtful expression, the Third Hokage added, "A man should put his career first. If he spends all day talking about love with you, how will he ever succeed in the future? Don't you think so, Giuseppe?"
The Third Hokage's words finally struck home with Kushina. I like this man. If I keep him by my side all day, wrapped up in love... a few years from now, I might end up wasting his future...
Thinking that, Kushina's face flushed with shame. She bowed to the Third Hokage and said softly, "I'm sorry, Lord Third. I interrupted your work..."
The Third Hokage said, "It's normal to be so emotional at your age, but don't do this again in the future..."
Kushina merely apologized to Nono, then left the office with a red face.
Mirai stared wide-eyed at the old man without saying a word. He found it amusing, but he could not expose him. He only thought that a clever boy like Minato had somehow found such a foolish wife. Sigh...
"What are you laughing at, Mirai?"
Mirai snorted softly. "A girl in love basically has an IQ of zero... But putting that aside, old man, why did you lie to her?"
The Third Hokage thought, I didn't just have to lie to her—I have to lie to you too. Even if you're one of my confidants, the Nine-Tails' jinchuriki is too important. The fewer people who know, the safer it is.
The Third Hokage hemmed and hawed, saying that Kushina acted rashly and that it would look bad if she learned Minato had disappeared and then froze to death here, so he had made up a lie. As for the Nine-Tails' jinchuriki, the Third Hokage did not mention a single word. Mirai believed him, never realizing that the