Minato was stunned. He hadn't expected Mikoto to say such a thing. A good wife, delivered right to his doorstep?
Mikoto just looked at Minato quietly, not speaking. She knew this was very sudden, and Minato needed time to think.
She herself had only just made this decision after much deliberation.
Mikoto's gaze made Minato's heart race. He hadn't expected the usually gentle-as-water Mikoto to do something so decisive today.
Obviously, if Minato refused Mikoto now, they probably couldn't even be friends anymore.
This made Minato's mind a tangled mess; he had no idea what to do.
Honestly, Minato was very happy in his heart to be responsible for such a beautiful girl. It was just that Kushina, back home, gave Minato a bit of a headache.
The "Red-Hot Habanero's" reputation was no joke. He didn't know if Kushina could accept sharing a husband with Mikoto.
Alright, this guy Minato was now completely focused on whether Kushina would agree, not whether he would agree. Clearly, deep in Minato's heart, he approved of accepting Mikoto.
"Um... I don't have a problem with it. But I need to ask Kushina. After all, she is my first girlfriend." This was a typical case of getting a bargain and still acting coy.
"As long as Minato-kun agrees, that's good. Let me work hard on Kushina's side." Getting the answer she wanted, Mikoto revealed a happy smile. She ran up, kissed Minato on the cheek, and then shyly ran away.
Touching the lip print on his cheek, Minato chuckled foolishly. He then caught up to Mikoto, took her hand, and they walked back to the camp together.
After walking with Mikoto, Minato would have to face the Uchiha Clan. But Minato didn't care at all about the Uchiha Clan's attitude.
He was a Jōnin now; how many opponents did he have in the Uchiha Clan? In a few more years, if nothing unexpected happened, Minato would step into the Kage level. At that time, he would need to care even less about the Uchiha Clan's attitude.
If they were dissatisfied, they'd have to suck it up. Otherwise, he'd sweep the entire Uchiha Clan, understood?
As for what would happen to Sasuke and Itachi after he married Mikoto? That had nothing to do with Minato. He didn't care about the plot at all; he only cared about his own happiness.
After getting the system, as long as he developed cautiously in the early stages and didn't get too wild and provoke Uchiha Madara, once he rose up in the later stages, Minato dared to say: everyone in the ninja world is trash, including Uchiha Madara.
Mikoto was ultimately shy. After returning to the Konoha camp, she immediately pulled her hand back and ran into the tent first.
Seeing this, Minato shrugged helplessly and followed her in.
Back in the tent, Minato lay down on his bed. He glanced at Mikoto, who had her back to him, closed his eyes, and peacefully fell asleep.
The night passed quickly. Early in the morning, after the patrol shift change, Minato and the others ate some food with the main group, paying respects to their internal organs, and prepared to head back with Jiraiya.
Standing at the camp entrance, the people from the four teams waved goodbye, preparing to return to Konoha.
"Sir Sakumo! A large number of Iwa-nin are rushing towards us!" At that moment, a sensor ninja responsible for tracking enemy movements reported.
"Why at this time? We've been safe for so many days, yet they attack today. Immediately gather the men and prepare to engage the Iwa-nin with me."
Although he didn't understand why the Iwa-nin would charge the Konoha camp at this moment, Hatake Sakumo wasn't afraid. He immediately ordered the personnel around him to start assembling the troops.
"What bad timing. In that case, we'll leave later. Let the kids stay in the camp for now. We team leaders will go help. We are also very strong combat assets."
Hearing that enemies were attacking, Jiraiya naturally couldn't leave now. Instead, he prepared to stay and defend.
Hatake Sakumo heard this and nodded, agreeing to Jiraiya's request.
Having one more Jiraiya could potentially turn the tide at a critical moment, not to mention the other three Jōnin. These were all high-end combatants.
"Jiraiya-sensei, let me fight too! I'm also a very strong damage dealer, you know," Minato immediately volunteered upon hearing there was a battle.
He badly needed a large amount of development points to unlock new skills. Anyway, he couldn't die. If there was a real crisis, he could just use the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape.
He really didn't believe anyone could stop someone who knew space-time ninjutsu.
"No! How old are you? You can't go to the battlefield. Go back and train properly for a few more years," Tsunade was the first to object before Jiraiya could even reply.
Although he wasn't her biological brother, Tsunade cared deeply for Minato, so she firmly opposed him going to the battlefield. After all, she didn't know that Minato knew the Flying Thunder God Technique.
"Tsunade-neesan, I'm telling you, I'm going to the battlefield for training. With my skills, I absolutely won't die. If I want to run, no one can catch me."
Minato naturally knew Tsunade was worried, so he immediately made a confident guarantee.
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