Jiraiya had already explained the origins of the Uzumaki Clan.
He had placed particular emphasis on the relationship between the Uzumaki Clan and Konoha when speaking to Nagato.
He also suggested that the supposed Konoha Ninja Nagato had seen killing his parents might have been nothing more than a mistaken impression.
The Konoha forehead protectors he had seen could have been Genjutsu, or disguises worn by ninja from other nations.
After all, Konoha's ninja would never kill members of the Uzumaki Clan.
And if anyone was found to have done so, Konoha would never forgive or tolerate it.
In the end, thanks to Jiraiya's impressive gift for persuasion,
Nagato gradually let go of his resentment toward Konoha.
And after meeting Kushina, the warmth of their shared bloodline as members of the same clan
made him believe Jiraiya's words completely.
"Is this the little Uzumaki brother you said you'd found out there, Master Jiraiya?"
At the time, Kushina had come with Minato Namikaze to welcome Jiraiya and the others.
Both of them had only recently returned from their respective battlefields.
The outstanding military achievements they had earned there were enough to exempt them from missions for quite some time.
They finally had a rare chance to relax.
Now that she had read in Jiraiya's letter that he had found another orphan of the Uzumaki Clan,
she had naturally brought Minato Namikaze along to meet him.
"What an adorable child."
Looking at hair exactly the same color as her own, Kushina smiled.
She could not resist reaching out to pat Nagato's head as soon as she approached.
Nagato was only eight, and his body was still far from fully developed.
Kushina, however, was already fourteen or fifteen, right in the midst of a girl's growth spurt.
She stood a full head taller