Uchiha Fugaku's appearance interrupted Minato's thoughts. But recalling his suspicions, Minato grew wary of Fugaku as well and decided to take Kushina home first. Her safety came first; he could find a way to break the genjutsu once they were home.
"It's nothing, Elder Fugaku. We just happened to be passing by. I still have things to attend to at home, so I won't trouble you any further."
With that, Minato prepared to leave with Kushina.
Only then did Uchiha Fugaku notice the unconscious Kushina and realize what Chihane had meant when he told him to prepare to clean up the aftermath.
Judging by Kushina's condition, she had clearly fallen under genjutsu. The fact that even someone as powerful as Minato could not break it meant it was an exceptionally advanced technique. This was probably Makoto Uchiha's handiwork.
Then he remembered that Chihane had known what was happening in the village without even leaving the courtyard, making Uchiha Fugaku marvel all the more at his unfathomable abilities.
He also realized that Chihane likely possessed a sensory ninjutsu capable of monitoring the entire village from a distance. Did that mean everything he had done all this time had been under Chihane's watch?
Perhaps, in Chihane's eyes, he was nothing more than a self-important clown who had never once escaped his grasp.
Seeing Minato about to leave with the unconscious Kushina, Fugaku knew he must have guessed something. He hurriedly said, "Jonin Minato, please wait. Jonin Kushina looks as though she has fallen under our Uchiha Clan's genjutsu. What happened?"
Uchiha Fugaku's tone carried three parts bewilderment, two parts confusion, and five parts sincerity. For a moment, Minato could not tell whether Fugaku had taken part in the attack on Kushina or whether he was putting on an act.
But Kushina's safety