At this moment, Sandaime, whose back was facing Minato, slowly turned around. Minato had already seen this face countless times.
Because the window of his room was directly facing Naruto.
Although he couldn't be considered very handsome, his determined expression was enough to make people feel at ease.
This is the Sandaime of Wood Leaf Ninja Village, Naruto -sama.
"Watergate, right? I've been wanting to see you for a long time." Sandaime said with a kind smile on his face.
"Hello, Sandaime-sama!"
Watergate bowed deeply. He respected the man in front of him from the bottom of his heart, because the stability and prosperity of Wood Leaf Ninja Village was born under his leadership.
And his teacher, Jiraiya, was also the disciple of Sandaime-sama.
When Sandaime heard this, he smiled slightly and said, "You don't need to be so polite. Your teacher, Jiraiya, is my disciple, so you are naturally my disciple's grandson."
"You don't blame me?"
Naruto didn't say a word about him taking away Shinna Kushina without permission. Instead, he showed a very friendly side to him.
Although Jiraiya -sensei said that Sandaime-sama took a fancy to him, what he did today was really too much.
"You mean Shinna Kushina, right? Didn't you send her safely home? Besides, without this matter, we don't know when we can meet again … "
Sandaime smiled and said, "Isn't this what you want? You want to see me because of this."
Watergate heard this and suddenly bowed in front of Sandaime and said, "Sandaime-sama, I'm sorry … I know that this has touched upon some of the village's interests, but …"
Sure enough, Sandaime saw through his intentions.
He deliberately made the toad in Mount Myoboku look like Shinna Kushina to tell the village's leaders that he was the one who took away Shinna Kushina.
"You care about Shinna Kushina a lot …" Sandaime didn't look angry. Instead, he asked.
Watergate nodded.
"You want to see me today because of her … As far as I know, you have a good temper in the ninja school. Only when it comes to Shinna Kushina can you control your emotions."
Sandaime has already investigated Watergate's matters, so he can rest assured that Jiraiya will teach him.
"Why?" Sandaime asked.
Watergate immediately pondered, because he didn't know the reason …
"You like her, don't you?" Sandaime asked again. Minato's face instantly turned red, but he couldn't deny it.
In fact, he had already noticed that his feelings for her were not just a friendship.
"If you like someone, no matter what you do for her, I can understand that. But you, who treat everyone in the village as your family and want to protect them, should also know that I sent the Anbu to protect Shinna Kushina, and what she means to the village …"
"Sandaime-sama, Shinna Kushina, she …" Watergate couldn't help but ask.
What is Shinna Kushina's identity?
But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Sandaime: "You didn't get the answer to this question from Jiraiya before, and today, I still can't tell you. Just like Jiraiya told you, if you want to get in touch with these things, you have to have enough power, understand?"
Sandaime's expression was solemn, and Watergate lowered his head.
"I can see that you are using this method to prove your ability. Indeed, you have grown a lot compared to a year ago, and you can even fool the Anbu, but … this is still not enough!"
Shinna Kushina's identity was too big, and only a few people in the village knew about it, and Watergate's current ability was still not enough.
Minato found that none of his thoughts could be hidden from the Sandaime in front of him.
After all, compared to Naruto, he was still too young.
"I know, I'm sorry about today." Watergate immediately said. Although he was unwilling, what else could he do?
In the final analysis, he was too impatient. Even with the guidance of Jiraiya Sensei, in just one year, he still couldn't get the answer from Sandaime Hokage.
"But, I have one more thing to ask of you." However, Watergate didn't finish his words.
Sandaime nodded and said, "Go ahead."
"I don't know Shinna Kushina's identity, and I don't know what kind of value she has to the village. But, no matter what, she is still just a little girl. You are too strict with her, and I often see a sad expression on her face. Shinna Kushina can't even walk around Wood Leaf Street with her friends on her day off. Every day, she goes to the ninja academy very early because she hates the feeling of loneliness."
Although he was very concerned about whether he could get Shinna Kushina's identity, he didn't want to see the expression on Shinna Kushina's face again.
Watergate's words made Sandaime's pupils shrink slightly. He didn't expect Watergate to care about Shinna Kushina to this extent.
And what he said wasn't completely unreasonable.
Indeed, in the past year since she came to Wood Leaf, everything the village did to her was a bit unfair.
After all, she was still just a child!
Watergate continued, "Shinna Kushina's dream is Naruto. I know that she wants to get everyone's approval in that way."
Speaking of this, Watergate's blue eyes flashed with a touch of distress. Shinna Kushina's usually carefree personality, but this just proved her inner struggle.
"I didn't expect you to think so much about her," Sandaime said.
After Watergate's reminder, he realized Shinna Kushina's psychological problem.
Soon, Mito-sama's lifespan will reach today, and at that time, Shinna Kushina will become the new Nine Tails' Jinchuriki.
The pain of becoming a Jinchuriki, he knew a little about it.
If she had to bear all this in advance, there might be a big problem.
But he couldn't just withdraw the Anbu around her, because even if he agreed, the other higher-ups would …
As if he knew Sandaime's concerns, Watergate raised his eyes and said solemnly.
"Sandaime-sama, Shinna Kushina … she will be protected by me!"
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