"Minato, what did Uchiha Chuan say?"
Kushina grabbed Namikaze Minato the moment he returned, her red hair dancing behind her like flames. She kept her voice low, but could not hide the urgency in it. The four ANBU assigned to watch her immediately tensed, their sharp gazes cutting toward the two like blades, their ears practically perking up.
Namikaze Minato scratched his blond hair and gave a helpless smile. "Well... Uchiha Chuan said you'd find out tomorrow."
"That's it?" Kushina's brows nearly shot up, fury blazing in her emerald eyes. She seized Minato by the collar and pulled him close until their noses were almost touching. "I waited all this time just to hear that nonsense?"
Minato raised both hands in surrender with a bitter smile. "That really is all... He said he wanted to give you a surprise."
"Hmph!" Kushina abruptly let go and crossed her arms. "If he dares mess with me, I'll have Mikoto teach him a lesson!" she snarled, waving her fist threateningly.
The four ANBU exchanged glances and relaxed slightly. Their leader made a hand signal, telling the others to keep watching but not to be overly tense. After all, their orders were merely to prevent Kushina from receiving any suspicious items. Such an ambiguous verbal message was not forbidden.
"Home!" Kushina shot the ANBU a fierce glare, then turned and strode toward her house. Every step landed heavily, as though she wanted to vent all her anger into the ground.
Namikaze Minato jogged after her, that harmlessly gentle smile still on his face.
The eight ANBU followed as well, both openly and covertly.
Before long, Kushina and Minato finally returned home. The red-haired girl slammed the door shut with a deafening bang, making the window frames hum. Outside, the eight ANBU looked at one