Minato had just come in from outside when he noticed something was wrong at home. Kushina was staring worriedly up at Karin's room, and the house was unusually quiet. With Qingxi around, it was normally bustling with life, but today it was eerily silent.
Curious, Minato walked over to Kushina and asked, "Did something happen?"
Only then did Kushina come back to her senses and realize Minato had returned without her noticing. "You're back. Sorry, I was lost in thought."
Minato asked again, "What's going on? Did something happen to Karin?"
Kushina nodded, her brow furrowed. "Yes, something must have happened. Karin rushed home earlier and shut herself in her room. Then Qingxi came back and went straight to Karin's room too. I took a closer look earlier, and Karin seemed to have been crying."
Minato sounded surprised. "Crying?"
Kushina nodded.
Minato thought for a moment. "It's probably because of Naruto. Ah..." He let out a soft sigh.
Kushina nodded in agreement. "Yes, that's what I think too. This morning, Karin said she was planning to go to the new village on the Azure Continent. After all, Obito is back, and for now, only Yakumo and Haku are there, along with Shizuka and Itachi, who went over later. Their fighting strength is very limited. Although there are people from the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan there, they're still short on top-level fighters, so Karin was planning to go. Then Qingxi said she wanted to find Naruto and dragged Karin along. She came back like this, so Naruto must be the cause."
Minato had no idea what to say. This was his son's love life, and as his father, he really didn't know what he should do.
"There's nothing I can do about that," Minato said helplessly.
Seeing his helpless