A Determined Resolve

Tsunade was not overly surprised to hear Nawaki express such a mature view of love, one utterly mismatched with his age. She knew that Nawaki had been precocious since childhood.

What truly surprised her was that Nawaki was actually so generous as to give Kushina the freedom to choose.

She knew her younger brother's temperament very well. Perhaps because of his background, he was skilled at calculating everything and always put benefits first. Even his own sister's marriage had only received his reluctant approval after Dan Katō offered sufficient benefits.

And now, he had given up the enormous benefits of a marriage alliance with the Uzumaki Clan and was practically pushing Kushina away. In Tsunade's eyes, Nawaki's feelings for Kushina were exceptionally sincere.

Recalling certain rumors from before, Tsunade looked at Kushina suspiciously and asked, "Kushina, tell me the truth. Have you fallen for that brat Minato? What's so good about him? The fact that he's Jiraiya's disciple alone tells me he's no good."

If someone had truly stolen her little brother's woman, Tsunade would never forgive Kushina or Minato. She did not care about freedom of love. All she knew was that her brother had been betrayed, and she had nearly wronged him as well. Tsunade always took her family's side over reason, so her tone became extremely stern.

Hearing Tsunade's question, Nawaki silently pitied Jiraiya, who was hopelessly devoted to Tsunade. If that guy heard those words, he would probably be so depressed he'd cough up blood. This showed how important first impressions were to women. Before winning one over, you absolutely could not expose your flaws.

Faced with Tsunade's questioning, Kushina's face went pale as she hurriedly shook her head. "How could that be! Minato and I are just friends who get along well. There's absolutely nothing