"Little Chen."
"Brother Minato, you're back." Senju Chen stepped forward and smiled at Minato Namikaze, "Long time no see."
"Little Chen, why are you dressed like this?" Looking at Senju Chen, who was wearing an apron and had white hands, Minato Namikaze asked subconsciously.
"That's right! Minato, you came back just in time!" Kushina seemed to have remembered something, clapped his hands suddenly, excitedly grabbed Minato Namikaze's arm, and pointed at with the other hand Senju Chen announced in an extremely proud tone, "Let Little Chen show you his skills! Let me tell you, the dish he is cooking right now is Konoha's number one! No! It's Land of Fire's number one!"
She immediately turned to Senju Chen and said with an unquestionable command tone, "Little Chen! Quick! Go and cook two more dishes! Give Minato a break!"
Hearing this, even though Minato Namikaze was so calm, the gentle smile on his face froze.
He was stunned, his blue eyes filled with confusion.
Let...Senju Chen cook for yourself?
Did he hear something wrong? Senju Chen can cook?
Looking at Minato Namikaze's astonished expression, Kushina knew what he was thinking, and immediately puffed up his cheeks in dissatisfaction. "What is that expression of yours? Don't underestimate Little Chen, he is our chef now!"
After Kushina's embellished and frothing explanation, Minato Namikaze finally understood what was going on. He looked at Senju Chen who had a calm face, and then looked at Kushina next to him who wanted to write "Come and praise him" on his face. The surprise in his eyes was gradually replaced by strong interest.
"Then... it's hard work Little Chen." He said with a kind smile.
"Brother Minato Go ahead and sit down, the food will be ready in a while." Senju Chen nodded slightly, turned around and walked back to the kitchen.
Since we are here to support Minato, a dessert is not enough.
A dish of saliva chicken is a must, it is the key to open the door to taste.
Another dish, shredded green pepper pork, will test your knife skills and heat.
Finally, a pot of radish and pork ribs soup is simmered with a light and delicious top-quality stock made with mental power as a finishing touch.
Let this future Fourth Hokage experience what it means to be delicious on the tip of your tongue.
In the kitchen, the rhythmic sound of chopping vegetables and the clatter of spatulas could be heard again.
When the three dishes and one soup were brought to the table, the strong aroma instantly stopped the conversations in the courtyard.
Minato Namikaze looked at the dishes on the table with a flash of surprise in his eyes.
The plate of sizzling chicken was red, white and emerald green, with a bright color and an overbearing aroma. The plate of shredded green pepper meat, shredded pork and green pepper shreds were uniform in thickness and clearly defined, as if cut by a machine, exuding a pleasing precision. And the pot of soup was crystal clear, with only a few pieces of white radish and ribs lying in it, but it exuded the purest and most original aroma of meat and bones.
When Senju Chen also sat down, Kushina couldn't wait to let Minato try Senju Chen's food quickly.
"Come on, Minato, try this, it's delicious." Unable to resist Kushina's persuasion, Minato Namikaze first picked up a piece of saliva chicken and put it in his mouth.
When the first bite of chicken entered his mouth, and the violent spicy taste swept over his taste buds, even he couldn't help but shrink his pupils. And when he tasted the tenderness and smoothness of the chicken itself from the overbearing storm, his eyes towards this dish completely changed.
"Unbelievable..." Minato Namikaze put down his chopsticks and praised sincerely, "It's delicious, Little Chen, you... are a genius, not just on Ninjutsu."
Kushina stood aside and puffed up her chest proudly, as if she was the one being praised.
The atmosphere at the dinner table became warm and harmonious because of the delicious food.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, the topic naturally turned to what everyone was most concerned about.
"Brother Minato, why did you come back suddenly? How is the battle situation on the front line?" Senju Chen asked casually, while serving a bowl of soup to Minato Namikaze.
Mentioning this, the smile on Minato Namikaze's face faded a bit. He put down the bowl and his expression became solemn.
"Very anxious." He said solemnly, "Iwagakure's offensive is very fierce. On the Land of Rain battlefield, high-intensity tug-of-war is going on almost every day. Kirigakure's ninjas have also caused us huge trouble."
He took a sip of water and continued, "I came back this time, firstly, to report the latest changes in the war situation to Lord Hokage in person, and secondly... to escort a group of comrades who died in the war and send them home."
The last sentence instantly cooled down the heated atmosphere at the dinner table. The smile on Kushina's face also disappeared. She lowered her head and silently picked up the rice in the bowl.
Senju Chen's movements did not change at all, but his brain was running rapidly.
He listened to Minato Namikaze's narration, and those descriptions of cruel battle conditions that sounded to ordinary people, in his mind, quickly matched and verified one by one with the scattered battle reports, personnel mobilization records, and material delivery road maps that he dug out from the corner of Intelligence Division's archives.
Sunagakure's puppet army, Iwagakure's Explosion Corps, Konoha's countermeasures, Third Mizukage's death, etc...
A grand and cruel war picture slowly unfolded in his mind with unprecedented clarity.
He could even deduce the subtle adjustments of Konoha High Command's strategy from the gaps in Minato Namikaze's words, as well as... the unknown undercurrents hidden under the fog of war.
"However, Little Chen, you and Kushina can rest assured." Minato Namikaze seemed to be aware of the heavy atmosphere, and smiled reluctantly, comforting, "With the teacher and senior Orochimaru here, Konoha's defense line is impenetrable. I won't be able to stay for a few days when I come back this time. I will return to the front line immediately after I finish handling the affairs in the village."
Senju Chen listened quietly, but his heart felt clear.
Indestructible?
He knew better than anyone that for the future of the entire Shinobi World, this war was nothing. The real turning point was actually the "death" of that man.
He picked up the bowl, took a sip of soup, and asked.
"How are Brother Minato, Kakashi?"
"Kakashi, he's okay."
Senju Chen was just relieved after hearing this, but the next sentence of Minato Namikaze made him spit out the soup in his mouth.
"But because of the death of teammate Obito, Kakashi has fallen into self-blame, and now he seems even more withdrawn."
"This was a mistake in my decision-making. I was late. I don't blame the child Kakashi, but he couldn't get out on his own." Minato Namikaze said to Senju Chen with eyes filled with self-blame.
"Little Chen, Kakashi also came back with me this time. I heard that you are good friends. Look, if you have time, can you help me comfort him?" At this point, Minato Namikaze's tone was filled with a hint of imperceptible pleading.
What, Obito Uchiha is dead? Really dead or fake?
Senju Chen is estimated to be fake. It is better to check Kakashi first to see if there is Sharingan that has obtained Obito.
"Don't worry, Brother Minato, I'll go check on him soon." Senju Chen promised Minato Namikaze.
"Thank you, Little Chen." Minato Namikaze looked at Senju Chen who agreed, his eyes filled with gratitude.
Minato Namikaze felt that it was because he went too late and failed to protect his students that Obito died. Although this war made him accustomed to life and death, he still blamed himself very much.
Kushina on the side also saw the change in Minato Namikaze's mood, and unconsciously took Minato's hand to express comfort.
She has also seen the child Obito Uchiha. What a good child, why did he die?
"It's all because of this bullshit war. That child Obito is still so young. Hey, I really hope this war can end soon."
Although Kushina didn't understand the Shinobi World pattern, she couldn't help but complain when she saw such young children dying in the war.
Senju Chen looked at Minato Namikaze who looked lonely, but his thoughts drifted to a far away place.
Naruto The whole drama actually started with the "death" of Obito Uchiha.
Rather than saying that Obito "died", it is better to say that we, Lord Madara, have begun to implement our own "resurrection" plan.
The mastermind behind the world of Hokage, the early "Pain", the later "Obito", "Lord Madara", "Kabuto Yakushi" and "Black Zetsu".
Including the last big BOOS Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
It can be said that if there is a problem with any one of them, it is impossible for our big BOOS Kaguya to be resurrected successfully.
Others are easy to tell, but this one "Black Zetsu" Senju Chen is really a bit unclear.
An old monster who has lived for thousands of years, you can say he is strong. In the original plot, except for giving us "Lord Madara" once at the end, almost the whole story is soy sauce.
But if you say he is not strong, he can even tamper with the slate left by Sage of Six Paths, and even deceive Madara Uchiha.
Forget it, let's not think about this for now, let's go see how Kakashi is doing now.
After confirming the status of Kakashi, consider the next steps.