"Before this, Rin would never have considered Jin."
Kushina frowned and said slowly, "They were worlds apart. One was an ordinary girl, the other someone on the opposite side. No matter how you looked at it, they weren't likely to end up together."
"But things are different now."
Jin had already spoken up in public, and he and Rin would undoubtedly see each other often in the days ahead. Although Kushina wasn't entirely happy with how he did things, there was no denying his abilities.
He was handsome, powerful, and ruthless enough to get things done.
With a man like that, someone as innocent as Rin could very well fall for him if they spent enough time together.
But that was precisely the problem.
Once the crisis passed and Rin learned that the confession had only been a stopgap measure, would she really be able to move on?
That was what Kushina couldn't stop worrying about.
On the other side of the room, Minato Namikaze had been silent for a long time. At last, he rubbed his brow and spoke with a hint of helplessness.
"I'm sorry. This happened so quickly that we had no room to think about what came afterward."
"But the most important thing at the time was keeping Rin alive."
He paused, then continued explaining, "Originally, Obito and Kakashi were supposed to make the confession. But you saw what happened. During dinner, Jin Uchiha reminded them several times, and neither of those two could bring himself to step forward."
"I had no choice but to give Jin a meaningful look."
"When he saw it, he stepped right up."
As Minato recalled the scene, his expression grew even more complicated.
"Honestly, it's giving me a headache too. In a few days, I'll find a chance to talk