Dan Katō casually steered the conversation away.
Kushina was the Uzumaki Clan's prospective Clan Head and would learn the details from Mito Uzumaki sooner or later. Meanwhile, Minato Namikaze was the Jonin leading the team for these Chunin Ninja Exams. Since he knew the Flying Thunder God Technique, he would certainly be assigned to protect Longjian at close quarters and would eventually be informed as well.
So there was really no harm in telling them now. It was just that there were too many people around, and this wasn't a suitable place. Better to be cautious.
Kushina didn't mind his withholding the information. Longjian Senju's file contained pitifully little, and even her status as the Uzumaki Clan's heir didn't give her clearance to access more. Clearly, there were plenty of tangled complications that couldn't be discussed openly, so naturally, Dan couldn't divulge them at will.
Still, there was one question: if Longjian Senju was under such tight protection, why send him out to take part in the Chunin Ninja Exams?
Surely Konoha High Command hadn't slipped up while filling out the paperwork?
Kushina rubbed her chin and pondered for a long time, slowly piecing together a shocking idea.
Could Longjian Senju be some kind of secret weapon for Konoha, something like a Jinchūriki?
If everything went smoothly at the Chunin Ninja Exams, Konoha would bring him home just as they had taken him there.
If the Shadow Organization or any of the other nations stirred up trouble, they would unleash Longjian Senju, let him sweep through everyone, and intimidate the other countries.
That possibility couldn't be ruled out.
Besides, while training under Lady Mito, she had happened to overhear a few of Konoha's confidential matters.
Though no one had stated it outright, the entire village's fighting forces had now been