Kōrei Uzumaki nodded in understanding at Shin's words. No wonder Kushina had changed so much-it had been his doing all along.
In fact, everyone who was close to Shin had been subjected to this forbidden technique, and Kōrei Uzumaki was no exception.
It was just that Kōrei Uzumaki had already been utterly devoted to Shin at the time, so she had shown no reaction at all to the forbidden technique he used.
Kōrei Uzumaki looked at the laughing, cheerful Kushina and let out a relieved breath. In her heart, Shin still held the most important place, and she was naturally delighted that her best friend Kushina could become his woman.
Shin Uchiha took the still-excited Kushina's hand and said:
"Now that Kushina has been resurrected, let's find somewhere to celebrate, shall we?"
By now, Kushina and Xiangling were both deeply in love with Shin, so they wholeheartedly agreed with his suggestion.
Since Konoha's night market had already closed at this hour, Shin Uchiha did not go back. Instead, he slipped his arms around Kushina's and Xiangling's slender waists and, amid their startled cries, brought them straight to the capital of the Land of Fire, where its current daimyo lived. Standing at the highest point in the city, he showed them the nighttime scenery of the most prosperous place in the Shinobi World.
Although Konoha was nominally the highest-ranked ninja village in the entire Shinobi World, it was still only a ninja village. In terms of prosperity, it could not compare with the capital of the Land of Fire.
After admiring this rare nighttime view, Shin Uchiha took Kushina and Xiangling down into the city. Like a drop of water merging into the ocean, they caused not a single ripple.
Still, Shin Uchiha felt a little odd, as though he had