"Rin Nohara is too softhearted. The last thing she wants is to cause trouble for the people around her."
As Koji Nara finished speaking, Yan Uchiha's gaze darkened.
"To avoid delaying Minato Namikaze's appointment as the Fourth Hokage, and to keep her situation from dragging Konoha into war with Kirigakure..."
Koji Nara paused before saying the rest.
"She may well choose to kill herself."
Yan Uchiha narrowed his eyes, a rare flicker of shock crossing his face.
He had already guessed that Hiruzen Sarutobi would never let Rin Nohara off.
The trouble with Kirigakure was right there, impossible to sidestep. Unless Minato Namikaze could take office as the Fourth Hokage early, Hiruzen Sarutobi would have to eliminate every potential threat before the Five Kage Summit.
If war broke out after Minato Namikaze took office, it would have little to do with him, the Third Hokage. But before the war ended, he could hardly hand over the position so easily.
In other words, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Minato Namikaze would have to face each other sooner or later.
Since he could not move against Minato Namikaze directly, he would go around him and target Rin Nohara instead.
Well, damn. So that was an option too?
Only one thought remained in Yan Uchiha's mind: Motherfucker.
He had to admit that Shikaku Nara was a frighteningly good judge of character. Given Rin Nohara's reluctance to burden others, she really might make that choice.
Wasn't that exactly what happened in the original story?
But how could they stop it this time?
If someone planned to kill her, they could make preparations and protect her. But if Rin Nohara wanted to die, they could not watch her every moment, much less forcibly change her mind.
The move was entirely aboveboard, yet it left them with no