Tsunade eventually left the village.
Just after they finished lunch.
As if fleeing in panic, the aura of the Wood Clone seed left Konoha at an extremely fast speed.
And Danzo also received the news of Tsunade leaving the village at the first moment.
"Finally... left!"
The moment he got the news, even with the endurance honed by being suppressed by Hiruzen Sarutobi for years, he couldn't help but let out a long breath of relief.
Worried that delays would bring change, he summoned his subordinates immediately.
"There is only one mission: kill Kushina Uzumaki while posing as Hidden Cloud ninjas."
Looking at the four silent figures kneeling on one knee before him, Danzo's voice was filled with a chill.
"Remember, your original goal was to kidnap the Wood Style genius and the Uzumaki bloodline, but you were accidentally discovered by Minato Namikaze, the plan was exposed, so you had to kill Kushina Uzumaki."
"In addition, Minato Namikaze is very strong and has large-scale attack capabilities. Once you are stalled by him, leading to reinforcements arriving, you should understand the result."
"Understood!"
The captain, Mountain Ghost, spoke without any emotional fluctuation.
"Mmh..."
Danzo nodded slightly.
These four people in front of him were all orphans with outstanding talents. They were brainwashed since childhood, perfect ninjas with their egos erased, and also his biggest trump cards!
The only troublesome thing was that because the brainwashing was too thorough, these "tools" didn't know how to adapt when executing missions. He needed to teach some mission details on the spot.
It was a bit troublesome, but at least they were safe to use.
Once stalled, these four people could really commit suicide without hesitation, leaving no remains, so there was no need to worry about being implicated.
"Go..."
As Danzo's voice fell, the four figures disappeared instantly, as if they had never appeared.
Meanwhile, at home.
As soon as Tsunade left, Nawaki put on the posture of a big brother and took on all the housework. However, Minato couldn't really leave all the housework to him alone, so he took on the task of washing dishes.
Kicked out of the kitchen by Minato, Nawaki had to go to the yard to continue practicing the Rasengan Minato taught him.
Under Minato's guidance, half a month ago, he completed the first stage of training, and he did it with one hand.
Seeing hope for success, Nawaki trained even harder. Whenever he was free every day, he ran to a place with no people to train secretly.
Now that Tsunade wasn't home, he didn't need to hide anymore; he just trained with all his might.
"It feels a bit lonely with Sis not at home..."
After washing the dishes, Minato saw Kushina curled up on the veranda hugging her legs, looking listless.
Before, every time there was a break, Tsunade would take them out to play.
Now that Tsunade was gone, she suddenly didn't know what to do.
"Don't sit here in winter; you'll catch a cold."
Minato picked up Kushina by the collar and carried her back to the living room with one hand. "Don't worry, Sensei won't be away for too long."
"How do you know?"
"Um... intuition?"
Minato chuckled lightly. He couldn't say that he put a tracker on Tsunade and that she was currently in a hot spring village twenty kilometers outside Konoha, could he?
Besides, recently, he occasionally felt a faint sense of being watched.
This prying might come from the Third Hokage, or maybe from Danzo.
However...
Wood Style + Light Style + Reserve Nine-Tails Jinchuriki + First Hokage's Grandson.
With such a lineup, based on his understanding of the original characters, the Third might not necessarily do anything, but if Danzo didn't take this opportunity to do something, he wouldn't be Danzo.
So from the moment Tsunade left, he was on high alert.
Now, in this house, there were traps he left everywhere.
Unless Hashirama was resurrected or Madara Uchiha came in person, anyone else who came would die!
In the blink of an eye, it was evening.
The winter sun clocked off early, and the sky was pitch black.
Taking advantage of the night, several figures sneaked into the mansion silently.
Minato's cooking movement paused imperceptibly, feeling somewhat incredulous in his heart.
So fast?
Tsunade had only been gone for an afternoon!
Is this really Danzo's work?
Isn't this too rash?
But on second thought, Minato felt relieved.
At this time, Danzo hadn't broken his arm yet, so his understanding of Wood Style should be limited.
Coupled with his precautions against Danzo, calculating against the unsuspecting, he could easily detect the enemy's infiltration.
But he still needed to confirm who the target was and whether they were sent by Danzo.
"Ah—training is over, so hungry, so hungry~"
Nawaki rushed into the room holding a rubber ball like a whirlwind. "Minato, is the food not ready yet?"
"Wait a moment, almost done. Nawaki, come and help taste it."
Minato made a hand signal for intelligence to the two. "Kushina, come taste it too; it might be a bit spicy."
Enemy attack, four people, assemble...
Both of their Ninja Academy theory grades were good, so they instantly understood Minato's hand signal.
"I'll taste it, I'll taste it!"
Kushina couldn't wait to rush into the kitchen, and Nawaki followed Kushina calmly.
When the three met up, Minato immediately created two Wood Clones.
The Wood Clones' skin changed for a while, finally turning into the appearance of Nawaki and Kushina.
Wood Clone Transformation Jutsu!
This transformation used the growth of trees to change the external form. Because it had a physical form, it wouldn't be released immediately even if damaged.
As soon as the two clones appeared, they praised Minato's cooking skills brainlessly, just like the usual two.
Minato bit his finger and summoned a slug the height of an adult, keeping his voice extremely low.
"Lady Katsuyu, please keep quiet. Someone has infiltrated the house. Please protect the two of them and contact Sensei immediately."
Katsuyu nodded quietly and silently wrapped Kushina and Nawaki into her body.
Although the two were full of unwillingness, they didn't resist.
Because both knew that the gap between their strength and Minato's was too big. Staying here would not only fail to help him but would also become a burden.
The moment he was wrapped by Katsuyu, Nawaki clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white from the force.
He stared at the Wood Clone pretending to be him. The clone was praising Minato's cooking heartlessly, with a silly smile exactly like his usual one hanging on its lips.
Damn it, I've clearly trained desperately, but when danger comes, I'm still the one being protected...
I was stuffed into the "safe house" without even knowing who the enemy is!
The warm slug mucus isolated the outside noise, but it allowed Nawaki to hear the unwilling beating of his own heart more clearly.
Kushina's thoughts were the same as Nawaki's. Even compared to Nawaki, the unwillingness in her heart was stronger.
Nawaki was at least training desperately, but her mind was full of eating, drinking, and playing. When a crisis came, she could only drag Minato down...
Seeing the figures of the two completely wrapped by Katsuyu, Minato and the two Wood Clones acted out a one-man show on their own, while locking onto the positions of the intruders.
In the corridor, one person.
Positioned between him and Kushina's bedroom.
Outside the window of Kushina's room, one person.
The only target that couldn't be controlled instantly.
Inside his bedroom, two people...
Seemingly targeting me, but actually targeting Kushina?
Was Nawaki ignored?