"How do you know about it too, Sakumo?"
Minato Namikaze was a little baffled. Why did it feel like... everyone here except Uchiha Gen knew more than he did?
Then what had he been chattering away here for so long for?
Did he get points for being talkative?
"I know a tiny bit. You know how it is, you learn a lot as you get older. Eat your fish, eat your fish."
Hatake Sakumo cheerfully held up a hand, leaving a universe's worth of space between his fingertips as he smiled and spoke.
At some point, many memories that did not belong to the person called Hatake Sakumo had appeared in his mind, but... they were only memories.
As for whether anything like possession might happen, Hatake Sakumo was not worried.
If some unknown being really did try to possess him... he would simply cut it down with his sword.
"You don't need to worry about Kushina. She's actually the safest one right now. As for that so-called Shinigami inside her... I might be able to deal with him."
Taking the grilled fish Hatake Sakumo handed him, Uchiha Gen spoke with a smile.
Wasn't this right up his professional alley again?
"Really?!"
Hearing this, Minato Namikaze immediately stood up in delighted surprise and looked at Uchiha Gen. In the light of the campfire, a dazzling brilliance seemed to burst into his eyes, and much of the boulder weighing on his heart suddenly shifted.
"Gen... can you, can you really deal with that Shinigami for good?"
Minato's voice trembled with an intensity he could not hide, his usual composure completely gone. His gaze was fervent yet apprehensive as he stared fixedly at Uchiha Gen, terrified of receiving a negative answer.
Beside him, Hatake Sakumo leisurely took a bite of grilled fish,