At those words, Matsumoto Tiannai's eyes grew brighter and brighter, and she said with some excitement:
"You mean none of you saw Lord Ye Feng's body? You only saw Lord Ye Feng fall into the Ryūmyaku?"
Kushina Uzumaki nodded at that.
Now Matsumoto Tiannai, too, seemed somewhat obsessed as she murmured to herself:
"In other words, Lord Ye Feng might still be alive. He might just be somewhere else, or trapped somewhere!"
At those words, Qiuyu Yuna's eyes lit up as well.
If the Ryūmyaku had not been sealed, perhaps Ye Feng really might have survived. But the Ryūmyaku had already been sealed, leaving Ye Feng virtually no path but death.
Yet as Kushina Uzumaki looked at the two somewhat frenzied women, she could not bear to say this. She did not know whether they would break down completely.
With that thought, Kushina Uzumaki put on an excited expression as well and said:
"Although the chances are very low, when you put it that way, Ye Feng really might still be alive!"
Hearing Kushina Uzumaki's affirmation, the two women became even more convinced of their judgment.
Kushina Uzumaki also took the opportunity to say:
"Perhaps Ye Feng is somewhere in the shinobi world, or temporarily trapped somewhere. I'll report this to Lord Hokage and have more searches conducted nearby. Perhaps we can find some clues."
The two women nodded furiously at that:
"Then sorry for the trouble, Big Sister Kushina. Please go to Lord Hokage and put in a word for us. Also, please ask Lord Hokage to look for Ye Feng's shadow clones. If we can find a shadow clone, perhaps we can find Ye Feng."
Kushina Uzumaki frowned at that:
"Shadow clones? Shouldn't the shadow clones have dispersed by now?"
But Matsumoto Tiannai shook her head and said: