Sensing the tense atmosphere inside, Minato hurried in from outside, took Kushina's hand, and said gently, "Kushina, Chihane is here to help you."
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"He's here to help me?"
"Great, then! Tell him to take his job back and give you back to me!"
Minato looked a little embarrassed at Kushina's words, then continued trying to soothe her.
"Kushina, Chihane came for your safety. Someone is after the Nine-Tails, and you're pregnant. It's too dangerous."
Minato Namikaze gently held Kushina in his arms, whispering into her ear as he tenderly stroked her slightly rounded belly. He looked utterly gentle.
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"I really don't know what to do with you!"
"There are other people here, you know."
Under Minato's gentle caresses, Kushina's resentment gradually faded. Blushing, she lay quietly in his arms like a docile little kitten.
Chihane, Shizune →_→
Faced with this shameless display of affection, Chihane and Shizune exchanged a look, each seeing the deep resentment in the other's eyes.
Force-fed a mouthful of their lovey-dovey antics, Chihane felt deeply wounded. He secretly decided that he absolutely had to seek comfort from Kurenai Yuhi later.
Once Minato Namikaze saw that Kushina had calmed down in his arms, he kept stroking her belly and said softly, "Kushina, you're in too much danger right now. This enemy is very powerful, and I'm terrified that you'll get hurt. Please let Chihane help us."
Lying in Minato's arms, the fiery little hot pepper softened too.
She rolled her eyes at Chihane reluctantly, but still said, "Fine. For Minato's sake, I'll let you off this time."
Chihane rubbed his nose with a wry smile. This was the first time anyone had dared speak to him like that and remained standing there unharmed.
Anyone who had previously talked about letting him off had long