Uzumaki Kushina's face reddened even more at the thought. Then she remembered what Namikaze Minato had said earlier: "Right now, I have something I'd stake my life on to protect, so I won't run."
Just as she was about to ask Namikaze Minato whether the person he wanted to protect was her, she was interrupted by a sudden shout.
"Found them! Over here!"
"Alright! We're coming!"
In an instant, a mass of footsteps sounded all around them and drew closer. Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina thought more Cloud Ninja had arrived.
But when those people emerged from the woods, they realized they were Konoha ninja.
At that moment, Nawaki squeezed out from the crowd and asked.
"Where are they? Why can't I see them?"
"Uh, they're in the tree."
Nawaki hadn't noticed where they were at first. Only after a Konoha ninja beside him pointed it out did he raise his head and look up.
"Huh? Minato, why are you here too?"
Namikaze Minato jumped down while carrying Uzumaki Kushina and said.
"Brother Nawaki, I was the one who found Uzu—"
Namikaze Minato had intended to call out Uzumaki Kushina's full name, but a gaze kept fixed on him. He could tell that its owner was the person in his arms, so in the end, he said.
"I was the one who discovered Kushina had been taken by Cloud Ninja, so I chased after them. I just finished fighting them and rescued Kushina."
When Namikaze Minato referred to Uzumaki Kushina without adding her surname, the burning gaze she had fixed on him gradually faded.
As a member of the Uzumaki Clan, Uzumaki Kushina possessed the same personality that loved fiercely and hated fiercely. Although Namikaze Minato had not clearly stated their relationship, she had already decided on him in her