"What? You want me to protect Kushina?"
The moment he heard Minato's request, Chihane felt a headache coming on.
He had prepared a lavish gift for Makoto Uchiha. If he stood guard while Kushina gave birth, Makoto would never dare show up. Wouldn't all the effort he had put into that gift go to waste?
"Chihane, I know Kushina treated you terribly before, but for my sake, could you put up with it just this once?"
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Chihane's reaction made Minato's heart sink, but his expression remained unchanged as he continued pleading gently.
Minato would give everything to keep Kushina safe, let alone swallow a little pride.
Faced with Minato's sincerity, Chihane found himself in a bind.
After all, he couldn't simply tell Minato Namikaze, I'm using Kushina as bait to lure Makoto Uchiha into my trap.
I can't go. If I do, Makoto might not come, and all my preparations will have been for nothing.
Chihane was certain that if he told Minato the truth, Minato would fight him to the death, even knowing he couldn't win.
So now, Chihane genuinely didn't know what to do.
Makoto Uchiha had always been a thorn in Chihane's side. What Chihane feared most was Makoto targeting the people around him, so he had been looking for a chance to eliminate him.
But with the White Zetsu intelligence network at his disposal, Makoto was already difficult to catch. Now that he was deliberately avoiding Chihane, catching him was even harder.
If Chihane missed this opportunity, when Kushina gave birth and the Nine-Tails' seal became "unstable," capturing Makoto next time would be harder still.
This was an agonizing choice.
What if I go?
With Makoto's cautious nature, he would never appear before Chihane, costing him a perfect opportunity to finish him off.
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