"Pfft!"
Fugaku spat his tea straight onto the floor, pounding his chest and coughing uncontrollably.
"Fugaku! Stop jumping at every little thing! What if you scare Xiaohua?"
After saying that, Xuanhui casually patted Minato's head.
At that moment, Minato desperately wanted to bury his head in the ground and use Earth Release to escape home!
Kushina's eyes lit up, her face brightening with the thrill of fresh gossip.
"So you already have a girlfriend, Xuanhui!
I told you kids could date too!"
Xuanhui smiled, relentlessly rubbing salt into the wound.
"Yes, she loves me very much. She's always clinging to me."
Xuanhui held out his arm, the look he gave Minato brimming with wicked intent!
If Kushina could have seen Minato's face at that moment, she would have discovered that it was already the same color as her own hair!
Minato had no choice. If he didn't play along, he would give himself away!
Then his reputation would be ruined!
And right in front of Kushina, of all people...
With extreme reluctance, Minato hugged Xuanhui's arm.
The sight set Kushina's heart fluttering, and she turned away, too shy to look directly at them.
"One bowl of tonkotsu ramen, please!"
"Coming right up!"
She hurriedly ordered herself a bowl of noodles to ease her embarrassment.
Xuanhui looked at Minato and Fugaku.
One was too mortified to stand up straight.
The other was laughing too hard to stand up straight.
Xuanhui draped an arm around Minato's shoulders and leaned in to whisper in his ear.
"If we're putting on an act, we have to see it through. This is for everyone's sake!"
Minato had no choice but to nod, tears welling in his eyes.
Kushina sniffed the aroma in the air.
"Why does it smell like beef?
I thought this ramen shop