"Yin, hold me."
Seeing Kushina act so sweet, Uchiha Yin picked her up.
"You're all grown up, and you still want to be carried."
Uchiha Yin touched his nose to Kushina's as he spoke.
Forget it. There's no need to overthink this. Whatever's going on with Kushina, as long as she truly loves me, that's enough.
Chapter 76: Long Time No See
Holding Kushina, Uchiha Yin sat on a small bench beside the Cherry Blossom Tree and waited for Konoha's ANBU to arrive.
His Majestic Destroyer Flame had caused such a commotion that someone was bound to notice. All he had to do was wait here.
Even if he left, the old Third Hokage would probably summon him later. He might as well stay.
"Yin, how did it feel the first time you killed someone? I felt sick for a while back there."
"I didn't feel much. All I could think about was saving you. Maybe I just thought they deserved it?"
"Thank you, Yin." Kushina's eyes curved into crescents.
Perhaps it was because she had killed someone for the first time, or perhaps the ordeal had frightened her. Curled up in Uchiha Yin's arms, Kushina kept talking.
Tsunade, Mikoto, and Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived quickly at the Cherry Blossom Grove.
The flames were like tongues that devoured everything. Wherever they swept, they left ruins behind.
The raging fire spread its claws without restraint, threatening to swallow the entire area.
Black smoke billowed upward amid a constant crackle of flames.
Majestic Destroyer Flame had killed Yotsuki Ryosuke, but it had also started a fire. The blaze was consuming the Cherry Blossom Grove.
"Fire Release on this scale must be at least an A-rank Ninjutsu."
"Kushina and Yin may be in danger!"
That was Hiruzen Sarutobi's assessment.
"Old man Sarutobi, leave the