Uchiha Jin was drinking tea.
He had originally brewed this tea especially for Shisui, hoping to get him to stop discussing quack doctors.
Who would have thought that by the time the tea was ready, Shisui would be nowhere to be found?
Now he could only enjoy it himself.
"Fourth?"
Just then, he looked up toward the entrance and saw Minato Namikaze standing there with a gentle smile.
He couldn't help feeling a little surprised.
What was this guy doing suddenly showing up at his house instead of reviewing documents in his office?
"Jin, do you have some time?"
Minato Namikaze sat down opposite him, and Uchiha Jin took out a fresh cup and poured him some tea.
"What does the Hokage need me for?"
"I'd like to invite you over for dinner to thank you for helping Kushina and me."
Minato Namikaze observed him discreetly as he spoke, but found nothing wrong with Jin.
He didn't seem to have the severe antisocial personality Shio Yamanaka had described, either.
On the contrary, he felt that Jin was more emotionally stable than before.
Could there have been a mistake?
"I appreciate the thought, but there's no need to treat me to dinner."
Uchiha Jin didn't like eating with people he wasn't close to.
He would rather spend that time eating at home.
Normally, Minato Namikaze wouldn't have insisted, but he needed to spend more time with Jin to observe him more closely.
"Kushina wants to thank you in person. I hope you'll give the two of us a chance to express our gratitude."
Although his aim was to spend time with Jin, none of those words were fabricated.
They genuinely wanted to thank Jin.
Without Uchiha Jin's help, Kushina and Naruto might have met with disaster.
Unfortunately, Minato Namikaze had been