Kushina had long since had enough of this atmosphere that left everyone guessing.
Why couldn't they just say what they meant? Did they all have to speak in riddles?
She immediately started to ask what was going on, but before she could finish, Minato Namikaze raised a hand to stop her.
Kushina froze and followed his gaze.
Minato Namikaze looked unusually grave. His eyes stayed fixed on her, making his meaning unmistakable.
Don't ask.
Kushina opened her mouth, then swallowed her words.
She still hadn't figured out what had happened, but her husband's eyes told her this was probably far more serious than she had imagined.
If Minato didn't want her to ask, she would leave it alone for now.
After all, she trusted her husband.
"Don't worry, Kushina."
Minato Namikaze put away his serious expression and smiled at her, gently patting the back of her hand.
"Just leave it to me."
Then he glanced at Kakashi and Obito before finally settling his gaze on Jin Uchiha.
There was no other choice.
These two students might be useful in other situations, but he really couldn't count on them for this.
Kakashi and Obito were good kids, and they genuinely wanted to save Rin Nohara. But asking them to do something like this simply wasn't realistic.
Obito went without saying; he couldn't make up his mind when it mattered. Kakashi was calm, but there was no way he would resolve Obito's romantic troubles in front of his teacher and his teacher's wife.
As for Minato himself...
Surely he couldn't steal his own student's love interest right in front of his wife?
So in the end, he could only turn to Jin Uchiha.
With that in mind, Minato Namikaze quickly shot him a meaningful look.
There was even a hint of pleading