Naruto: Minato Namikaze, born evil

Chapter 56 Using one tiger to devour another

"In short, you can't show your emotions, right?"

Kushina took a deep breath. Although she was displeased, Tsunade's words did make sense.

After all, she didn't know what Minato was thinking. She just liked him unilaterally, so what right did she have to interfere in his affairs?

Once she understood this, Kushina suddenly felt a pang of regret.

She really wanted to ask Minato directly what he thought of her, but she was worried that she wouldn't get the answer she wanted and that it would damage their relationship instead.

Seeing that Kushina had calmed down, Tsunade nodded in satisfaction and breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's right, and having any liking or anything like that is still a bit too early for kids your age."

Tsunade advised, "Minato may be gentle, but he is always steady. Knowing him as I do, he would never consider such a thing at this time. Even if he has a girl he likes, he would probably restrain himself and not show it easily."

"That's true..."

Kushina nodded repeatedly, completely bewildered: "Then what should I do? Should I just stand by and watch?"

"Tsk tsk tsk~"

Tsunade raised her index finger and shook it gently: "Nothing touches the heart more than silent companionship."

"Hmm..."

Kushina clenched her fist, her eyes burning with determination: "I plan to go check it out tomorrow!"

"Hmm... okay, I'll go with you."

Tsunade didn't object; she was also somewhat curious about the girl named Nono.

The next day, Kushina tried her best to show a gentle expression, but the moment she saw Nono, her eyelids still twitched uncontrollably.

"Kushina, what's wrong?"

In just one glance, Nonou understood Kushina's emotions: "Are you alright?"

"fine."

Kushina lowered her head and said in a muffled voice.

She wasn't angry with Nono, after all, according to Minato, Nono was already pitiful, and she felt sorry for her.

But despite my sympathy, I couldn't help feeling a little sour inside.

"You don't look too good. I don't know what happened, but you have to cheer up!"

Nonou smiled gently, "If Kushina is unhappy, Minato-kun will be very worried. Kushina wouldn't want Minato to worry, would she?"

"How...how could this be?"

Hearing this, Kushina's cheeks flushed slightly. She secretly glanced at Minato, who was chatting with Shinnosuke, and subtly pursed her lips: "He wouldn't care..."

"No, that's not true!"

Seeing that Kushina was not being sincere, Nono couldn't help but smile: "I can tell that Minato-kun actually cares a lot about Kushina, unlike how he treats everyone else."

"Huh? Is that so?"

Upon hearing this, Kushina couldn't help but smile, and she shyly cupped her cheeks in her hands.

"That's absolutely true. Minato-kun spends most of his time with Kushina, they're inseparable. He even defended you in front of Kota and the others. How could he not care?"

Nono said gently, and with just a few words, she coaxed Kushina into becoming an embryo.

"Well... it's not like that at all."

Kushina unconsciously grinned foolishly, feeling dizzy from being flattered by Nono, and was thus manipulated by her.

"Speaking of which, Kushina and Minato were childhood friends, right?"

"Ao... childhood friends? Cough cough, I guess so, we lived together at Tsunade's house."

"Oh? That's great. I usually live in the courtyard. Although there are many people my age, I don't have many friends."

"Who said that? Aren't we friends? Oh, right, I heard from Minato that..."

In just a few words, Nono managed to extract the information she wanted from Kushina.

Was Minato kept in the dark about joining Root?

Minato is indeed a very gentle person...

From Kushina, Nono learned that she planned to go to the orphanage with Minato after school to help out, and she gladly accepted, expressing her sincere gratitude.

Upon learning that Tsunade would also be traveling with them, she wasn't entirely surprised, but she showed just the right amount of delight.

After a few classes, Kushina and Nono had become inseparable best friends by the end of the school year.

Minato didn't interfere with the two girls' interaction, silently watching the drama unfold, letting Nonou charm Kushina into a flirtatious state.

The three of them walked out of the school gate together, where Tsunade was already waiting.

Kushina quickly ran forward and enthusiastically introduced her to Tsunade, "Tsunade-neechan, this is Nonou, my good friend!"

"Um?"

Kushina's enthusiastic attitude surprised Tsunade.

This girl isn't the type to hide her feelings. Yesterday she looked so bitter and resentful, how come she's become so enthusiastic in just one day? She looked at Nonoyu beside her.

Seeing Tsunade looking at her, Nonou greeted her gently and generously, "Nice to meet you, Tsunade-senpai."

"Hello, little sister."

Tsunade gave a friendly smile: "I heard Minato mention you yesterday, so I was planning to go with him today to see if we could be of any help. You don't mind, do you?"

"How could that be?" Nonou was immediately flattered and waved her hands repeatedly, saying, "I'm more than grateful for Tsunade-senpai's willingness to lend a hand, how could I possibly mind?"

Ok…

Tsunade nodded slightly, her amber eyes reflecting the girl's beautiful face.

For some reason, the girl in front of her gave her a strange sense of threat.

It's not about ability, but rather a woman's intuition about emotions.

This girl is definitely eyeing Minato too!

Moreover, unlike Kushina, the opponent's rank is very high, and the level of threat is not even in the same league as Kushina's.

Thinking of this, Tsunade subconsciously ruffled Minato's blond hair.

What's the point of having such an outstanding kid?

When the group arrived at the orphanage, the potatoes that Shuimen had planted the day before had already been dug up.

Before we even entered the house, the priest came out to greet us with a warm smile, followed by a plump young nun.

"Minato-kun is here, please come in."

"I'm in a hurry to get home, so I won't bother you any longer."

With his hands forming a mudra, the earth surged, and seedlings sprouted from the soil, growing into round, plump watermelons.

Watermelons in the Ninja World are very expensive, especially now that it's winter. The price of 100g can even soar to thirty taels, making it a truly aristocratic fruit.

The priest and the plump nun were stunned to see watermelons scattered all over the ground!

This isn't a watermelon.

This is clearly a field of gold!

Without even calling out to Shuimen, the two hurriedly called the children out to move the watermelons, afraid that if they were too slow, the watermelons would freeze.

Minato and the others didn't stay long. After planting the watermelons, Tsunade offered her some words of comfort, left some money, and then they left.

Along the way, Kushina walked briskly, completely immersed in the joy of making a good friend and helping others.

Tsunade's expression, however, was subtly grave; Nono's gentle nature made her feel that something was terribly wrong.

She wanted to use one enemy to devour another.

But now it seems that Nono is indeed a tiger, but Kushina is at best just a roadside dog...