Hearing Minato Namikaze's words, Zhong Chen first glanced thoughtfully at the lying Kushina, then asked with a serious expression:
"Minato Namikaze, have you ever considered a problem?"
Looking at the serious Zhong Chen, Minato Namikaze said with a solemn expression:
"Are you trying to say that I alone cannot pay the price…?"
"Clap, clap, clap…"
Zhong Chen couldn't help but clap his hands, looking at the intelligent man in front of him.
As expected of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, before he could even say anything, the other party had already guessed what he wanted to say.
"Minato Namikaze, you are very clever, so how do you plan to solve this problem?"
Minato Namikaze's face showed a hint of sadness upon hearing this, and his right hand couldn't help but clench tightly.
He first looked at Naruto in the water mirror, then at Kushina, whose face still had tear stains.
This gentle and proud man finally made his decision.
His knees began to bend, and in Uchiha Fugaku's shocked gaze, he slowly knelt towards the ground.
Just as Minato was about to kneel, a miraculous force prevented him from doing so.
"It is said that a man's knees are worth gold, but for his wife and children, sometimes one has to abandon so-called dignity."
"Minato Namikaze, you are a man."
After Zhong Chen finished speaking, he looked at Kushina lying on the small bed and continued:
"He is willing to abandon his dignity for you all, so why don't you forgive him? What do you say, Kushina Uzumaki?"
"Kushina!"
Minato Namikaze hurriedly looked in Kushina Uzumaki's direction, only to see her biting her lip, looking at him with tears streaming down her face.
"Minato!!!"
"Kushina!!!"
Just as the two were about to embrace, Zhong Chen hurriedly stood up and made a big 'X' with his hands across his chest.
"Stop!!!"
"If you want to show affection, go home and do it! This is the Rainbow Shadow office, mind the occasion!"
The two, who were in the midst of a touching moment, immediately looked awkward.
Indeed, it was inappropriate to do such non-work-related things in such a serious setting.
However, before the two could even apologize, they heard a bang, and the office door was violently kicked open.
A cute loli with pink pigtails, holding a Q-version doll with the words "Gaze" written on its clothes, stormed in.
Strange, why does this Q-version doll look so much like the Rainbow Shadow himself? Impossible, we must have seen it wrong.
"A Chen! You scoundrel, tell me, did you steal the money I hid behind the refrigerator?!"
Zhong Chen, who had been indifferent, felt cold sweat trickle down his forehead upon hearing Milim's words.
But Lord Chen, as a habitual offender, immediately feigned composure and said:
"Milim, don't slander me! Who took your money? That little bit of money isn't even enough for me to play a single game of pinball!"
Hearing Zhong Chen's words, Milim's cute little face instantly showed even greater anger, revealing her small fangs, and she said furiously:
"Damn it! It really was you who stole it! That was the money I saved for a long time to buy manga!"
"Milim, this is slander!!!"
"You say I stole it, where's the evidence?!"
Seeing that Zhong Chen was still denying it, Milim immediately retorted:
"Hmph, A Chen, if you say you didn't steal it, then how do you know how much money I hid?!"
Suddenly, Zhong Chen found himself stumped, but who was Lord Chen? He rolled his eyes and continued calmly:
"I… I saw it, and then I put it back. That's right, I just took a glance, I just didn't take it."
Hearing Zhong Chen's shameless statement, Milim, at a loss for what to do, decided to use her signature move.
Milim, dressed in a sailor uniform, suddenly lay down on the ground.
Her body skillfully began to roll from side to side, crying and wailing as she rolled:
"Waaah! Damn it! A Chen, give me back my money! Give me back my money!!!"
The other three people present looked at Milim, who was throwing a tantrum on the ground, all with expressions of looking at a scumbag directed at Zhong Chen.
For a moment, Zhong Chen's strong man filter shattered in the hearts of the three. Good heavens, so you're this kind of person,
stealing even a child's secret stash of money, pfft, shameless.
Noticing their expressions, Zhong Chen couldn't help but blush, coughed awkwardly twice, and then said to the rolling Milim:
"Alright, alright, you win, I'll give it back, won't that do?!"
Upon hearing this, Milim instantly sprang to her feet with a carp leap, and then, to the dumbfounded expressions of the other three, she held out her small hand and said triumphantly:
"Hehe, give me back the money, and as per usual, an extra tenth as compensation."
Hearing Milim's words, Zhong Chen reluctantly pulled out ten thousand lime coins from his pocket, then flipped his right hand, and the Abyss appeared in his hand.
Zhong Chen carefully unzipped the doll, and took out one thousand five hundred lime coins from inside.
With a pained expression, he counted ten bills, and then handed them to Milim along with the previous ten thousand lime coins.
"Damn it! Only five hundred left, how will I live this month?!"
"Wahahaha! Serves you right, A Chen, for always stealing money everywhere."
After Milim finished speaking, without waiting for Zhong Chen to reply, she darted out of the office, leaving Zhong Chen to look at the remaining five hundred lime coins in his hand, on the verge of tears.
Although he felt it was impolite to disturb them in their moment of sadness, their marital problem had not yet been resolved.
Thinking of this, Minato Namikaze braced himself and said:
"Um… Lord Rainbow Shadow, we…"
Zhong Chen, who had just lost thousands of lime coins, was no longer in the mood for joking and waved his hand casually, saying:
"The price or whatever, it's fine, let's talk about it later. Right now, I just want to be alone…"
Seeing Zhong Chen still incomparably dejected, Minato could only retract the words he wanted to say.
"Uh… alright, when you're in a better mood, we can talk."
Zhong Chen took a deep breath, nodded, and said:
"Fugaku, arrange for them first. We'll talk about everything tomorrow. I'm really not in the mood today."
"Yes! Lord Zhong Chen! Minato, follow me."
"Okay, thank you, Clan Head Fugaku."
Just as the three were about to leave the office, Zhong Chen's voice came from behind them.
"Minato Namikaze, Kushina Uzumaki, you can go see Naruto, but you must not be discovered by Konoha, otherwise…"
Zhong Chen didn't say what would happen otherwise, but the Minato couple could imagine it wouldn't be a good outcome.
"We understand, Lord Rainbow Shadow."
"Hmm, good that you understand, go."
"Yes."
As the three left the office, Zhong Chen turned his chair to look out at the tall buildings outside the window, and said faintly:
"Uchiha Itachi, you must be thoroughly disappointed with Konoha this time, right…"
Whoosh, a figure in a Rainbow Ninja Anbu uniform suddenly appeared in front of Zhong Chen's desk, staring at Zhong Chen's back and replying:
"You are right, only the Monster Country Federation can save this chaotic world."
"The decaying Konoha should disappear from this world…"