Tsunade and Orochimaru came up from behind the group. Seeing an unfamiliar black-haired woman among them, they gave Qingyun and Minato Namikaze questioning looks.
"Minato rescued her from rogue Ninja from Iwagakure on his way here to reinforce us. She's a survivor of the Uzumaki Clan. We've decided to bring her back to Konoha to keep Kushina company."
Qingyun explained when he saw the confusion on Tsunade's and Orochimaru's faces.
Tsunade and Orochimaru exchanged a glance, feeling somewhat helpless. Still, considering Qingyun's major contributions on the battlefield, bringing one person back should not pose much of a problem.
As long as Uzumaki Zihan did nothing to harm Konoha or leak its secrets, there would be no trouble.
After chatting for a while, the group set off toward the Land of Fire.
"Minato, didn't you encounter any of our people retreating from Konoha's forces along the way?"
After learning why Minato Namikaze had come, Tsunade asked him with some concern.
This was the route everyone had to take when traveling from the Land of Fire to the Land of Rain, yet Minato Namikaze had not encountered anyone retreating. Had something happened to them?
"Lady Tsunade, I was worried about running into enemy Ninja raiding our supplies behind the lines, so I stayed hidden the entire way."
Minato Namikaze shook his head as he answered.
He had traveled in concealment throughout the journey, intent on reaching the Land of Rain as quickly as possible to reinforce Qingyun and the others, so he had not encountered anyone else.
"Is that so?"
Somewhat reassured, Tsunade said nothing more and continued racing toward the Land of Fire.
Two days later, Qingyun and the others finally reached the border of the Land of Fire. A Camp had already been established there, and they entered under Hatake