Chapter 454

The graveyard of the Land of Whirlpools.

Masahiko personally presided over Gensuke's funeral.

The "state system" of the Land of Whirlpools was not the same as the five major countries. Although there was Daimyo in the country, there were no ministers and no one who could preside over the funeral. Gensuke was more like the "patriarch" of the Land of Whirlpools than Daimyo, managing the affairs of the civilians. Relocation, sowing, and economy were basically done by him alone. Only the elites of the patrol team, Iko, and Kushina's father could assist him.

Originally, the funeral was scheduled to be presided over by Iko, but later, Masahiko discovered that when the news of Gensuke's death came out, he saw many civilians crying in sorrow. He suddenly realized that Gensuke had indeed been a good Daimyo all these years and had a high reputation.

"After all, he is the first Daimyo of the Land of Whirlpools. It's better for me to preside over the funeral." Masahiko sighed in his heart and took the lead to give Gensuke a bouquet of flowers. After that, he stood aside and watched the ninjas of the Land of Whirlpools orderly offer flowers one by one.

Although he presided over the entire funeral, he didn't say a word. The offering of flowers went on for a whole day until the sky darkened.

"Most of the people of the Land of Whirlpools are here. I also recognize you, Gensuke." Although it was late, Masahiko still shamelessly hoped that Gensuke could rest in peace …

Masahiko whispered softly and directly announced the end of the funeral. He asked the patrol members to guide them out.

Although the funeral was over, Masahiko still had more important things to do.

Originally, in his heart, Gensuke could at least be Daimyo for five or even ten years. After that, Nagato could grow up and take over Daimyo's position.

But now Gensuke suddenly passed away, and Nagato was not even 11 years old. It would be too ridiculous to let him take over as Daimyo.

"So, let's let Kushina's father come?" Masahiko hesitated.

It was funny that he didn't even know Kushina's father's name. He rarely cared about things outside of his small circle. Nanako was his disciple, so he was very concerned about her. Kushina was Naruto's mother, so he was also concerned about her. As for Kushina's father, Nanako's son, Masahiko only knew about such a person … If he was suddenly asked to be Daimyo, Masahiko wouldn't be at ease.

"Let's ask the other disciples for their opinion."

Jingtong was ignored by him as Masahiko went to find the two female disciples to ask for their opinions.

"Sensei, Incheon should be able to make a name for himself. Gensuke has been training him for the past two years." Nanako didn't shy away and directly recommended her son, and Iko didn't show any objection.

Masahiko nodded. "Looks like Shengjie is already prepared … Then let's do it this way. Let him prepare. The Daimyo's position cannot be delayed."

Nanako responded, then hesitated and said, "After Kushina attended the funeral, she locked herself in the room. Can you go and comfort her?"

"Is her relationship with Gensuke that deep?" Masahiko was slightly puzzled. As Daimyo, Gensuke was usually very busy. He shouldn't have spent much time with Kushina.

Coming to Kushina's door, Masahiko first shouted, "Kushina, I'm opening the door."

After waiting for a few seconds, Masahiko opened the door with gravity and walked in. After all, it's a girl's room. As a great-grandfather, Masahiko has to be careful.

Kushina sat on the bed with her hands on her knees. Her eyes were slightly red, but she didn't look sad. Instead, she looked like she was thinking about something.

"What are you thinking about?" Masahiko was stunned and asked.

"Great-Grandfather, I want to stay in Konoha for the sake of Minato. Is it a little selfish?"

Masahiko was startled. He didn't expect Kushina to ask this question.

"How is it selfish to pursue the person you like?"

"But as the princess of the Land of Whirlpools, I should have my own responsibility. My grandfather dedicated his life to the Land of Whirlpools, but I …"

"As the princess of the Land of Whirlpools, you do have your own responsibility, but you can't sacrifice your own happiness."

Masahiko shook his head. "Gensuke is very hard as Daimyo, but this is the life he always wanted. This is his own choice. He didn't regret it until the end."

"If you marry into Konoha, you can get happiness for yourself, and you can also make the relationship between Konoha and the Land of Whirlpools closer."

"If this is considered selfish, then Great-Grandfather is the most selfish person. As the Great Elder of Maelstrom, he only brought some help to the development of the clan when he was nearly a hundred years old. But what about before? Without me, the relationship between the Land of Whirlpools and Konoha wouldn't be so good. Maybe it would have disappeared in a sudden war. "

Kushina suddenly raised her head, her eyes were bright and scary. "Wouldn't it be the same if the Minato married into Konoha?"

"What?" Masahiko was taken aback. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Kushina really dared to think about it.

"Then work hard, come on!" After a moment of silence, Masahiko encouraged her.

After a short silence, Kushina asked again. "Great-Grandfather, I want to know what happened when the Minato saved me a few years ago."

"Did you find something wrong?"

Masahiko asked with a smile. There are many flaws in this matter. The biggest flaw is that after the ninja from the Cloud Village kidnapped Kushina, Masahiko didn't retaliate against the Cloud Village.

Kushina nodded, and Masahiko continued.

"This matter has to start from the story I told you when you were a child."

"Kyuubi?" Kushina has known about the Kyuubi for so many years.

Masahiko nodded. "Mito is old after all, and Konoha needs the next Kyuubi's Jinchuriki. Your physique is just right, so it was arranged."

"Is that so?" Kushina sighed. "Then the one who kidnapped me …"

"It was a member of the Anbu."

Kushina's face changed several times. Masahiko smiled and comforted her. "Don't worry, the Minato didn't know about it in advance. It was completely arranged by Hizen and Danzo."

Jushina heaved a sigh of relief. Masahiko continued, "Because the ultimate goal of this incident was to bring you and Minato together, I didn't pursue it. However, I did warn Hizen."

Kushina fell into silence. After a long time, she clenched her fist as if she had made up her mind.

Masahiko was startled and said. "What, you still want to bring the Minato back?"

Kushina shook her head and nodded. "I want to bring both the Kyuubi and the Minato back!"

Masahiko smiled and nodded. "Then you work hard, I hope to see that day."

He really wanted to see how wonderful Hizen's expression would be if that really happened. As for the storyline, it was fine as long as Naruto was born smoothly. Let's just take it one step at a time.