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At that, she suddenly remembered something and changed the subject. "Right, that Might Duy fellow-haven't you found time to bring him under a Contract yet?"
"He seems awfully grateful to you. His affinity should have met the requirement ages ago."
"Besides, I hear he recently got married and had a child. His son's name is Might Guy."
"Both father and son will be worth nurturing in the future, and they'd be perfect for sending to the Pirate World to train."
Xunjing froze for a moment before catching on. "Might Guy's already been born?"
"I nearly forgot about them." He thought for a moment. "I'm about to sign up another batch of people anyway. I'll just add Might Duy to the list."
"As for Might Guy-he's too young. He'll have to wait a few more years."
He turned his gaze to Minato and the others. "Mom, your suggestion about having Minato, Kuina, and the others join the Marines later works too."
"Minato, what do you think?"
Minato smiled and nodded, his tone casual. "I'm fine either way. I hear the atmosphere in the Marines is pretty good."
"Besides, there won't be much need for me in the Ninja World for a while."
"Even if something does happen, I can come back to help anytime. It won't get in the way."
Kushina, however, shook her head decisively, sounding rather displeased. "I'm not going."
"Join the Marines? Have no freedom and be a lapdog for the Celestial Dragons?"
"I'd rather form a pirate crew with Kuina and the others and have fun traveling around."
She raised an eyebrow and added, "Or I could join that Yonko crew you mentioned before."
"Either way, I'm absolutely not joining the Marines."
Her words made Xunjing and the others laugh.
Xunjing burst out laughing. "All right!