Even the Third Hokage was wary that one day, Kushina might get upset and have the Nine- Tails launch a Tailed Beast Bomb straight at the Hokage's office.
Ever since that incident, no one, not even the Elders, dared mention keeping surveillance on Kushina. As long as she stayed in the village, everything was fine.
The only one still mumbling about it was Danzo, but no one paid attention to him. The Third Hokage ignored him, and the Elders didn't back him up either. After a couple of failed attempts, Danzo dropped the issue altogether.
"So, you've got Kushina on one side, and Uchiha Mikoto on the other. Aren't you worried they'll fight one day?" Nawaki asked, curious.
"Of course I'm worried," Xin chuckled. "But since they haven't fought yet, I'm not stressing over it. I mean, what can I do? When you're this handsome, girls just can't bear to leave you."
"....."
I really want to punch him, Nawaki thought in frustration. Even Minato had an exasperated look on his face, clearly also tempted to knock Xin around.
"Hey, speaking of which," Xin continued, quickly changing the subject, "wasn't there a girl following Minato around a while back? How's that going?"
Wait, what?!
Minato nearly stumbled as he jumped from one tree to the next, barely catching himself in time.
"Who?" Nawaki asked, surprised. He hadn't heard about this.
Xin grinned. "Ask him yourself. I remember it was a girl from the Uzumaki clan. Didn't get a good look, but she had red hair, so that much is obvious. She even brought him a cute little lunchbox."
"..."
Please stop, Minato thought, sighing in defeat.
Under Nawaki's relentless curiosity, Minato finally raised his hands in surrender and confessed with a wry smile. "It was nothing, really. I just happened to bump into Naimu on the street, so she gave me a lunchbox she had."
Is Minato handsome? There's no question about it. Half the village had a crush on him. His looks and sunny smile were enough to win over countless girls.
If it weren't for Kushina and Mikoto by Xin's side, Xin would probably get even more attention than Minato. Still, girls swooning over Minato made perfect sense.
As soon as Nawaki heard the name Naimu, his interest faded. Oh, it was her. For a second, he thought it was someone else.
"Minato, you should think about it. If you two get married and have a kid, you could name him 'Naruto.' What do you think?" Xin teased, unable to stop himself from laughing. Where's the joke? Nawaki blinked, confused, while Minato shook his head, exasperated. He wasn't in the mood to respond.
Judging by Minato's expression, though, Xin figured there wasn't much to that story. Minato probably didn't feel much for Naimu, maybe finding her too soft-spoken for his taste. Or maybe Minato liked explosive personalities, like Kushina-someone who'd fly off the handle at a moment's notice.