"Jiraiya might look a little unreliable, but surprisingly, he's one of the few reliable people left in Konoha."
Lu You shook his head as he spoke.
"Yes, you're right. Orochimaru is too underhanded and vicious. Tsunade is good, but her whereabouts are unknown. The Third is hidebound and indecisive.
Looking at it that way, Konoha is doomed."
Hatake Sakumo frowned and sighed.
"It's only a matter of time. Speaking of calamities, I'm the ultimate calamity for all the Five Great Nations."
Lu You chuckled. The two had a long, intimate conversation that only ended when it was time to eat.
He patted Hatake Sakumo on the shoulder.
He took out a sealed scroll.
"When the opportunity comes, send me word directly through a summoning animal."
"All right."
When they returned to the living room, the delicious aroma of food greeted them. Uchiha Mikoto brought the lovely dishes she had just finished cooking to the table, with Kakashi helping beside her.
Lu You wore a strange expression.
A widow and a widower.
Actually, come to think of it, a relationship between Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Mikoto wasn't necessarily impossible.
Of course, that was only a joke. The pairing was so outrageous that he didn't dare write any further along those lines, for fear of getting flamed.
"My lords, please come eat."
Uchiha Mikoto looked at the two men as they emerged and spoke gently. She had even prepared the baby's portion on the table: a bottle of formula.
Damn this married woman! You're not allowed to shake my commitment to little girls!!
Hatake Sakumo nodded and sat beside Lu You to have dinner.
The atmosphere at dinner wasn't awkward, but it wasn't lively either. Both sides were weighed down, after all. The deaths of Minato and his wife, and of