Minato woke up, lying on the hospital bed and staring at the ceiling absentmindedly. His body felt no other discomfort except weakness. He lifted up the hospital gown on his body, and there was a seal line on his abdomen at some point, which made him feel a little better.
Chakra cannot be used.
The ward was very quiet. The window on the side was open, and a cool breeze blew in from time to time.
Kushina walked in from the door and was overjoyed to see Minato waking up, and quickly came to the bedside.
"Watergate!"
"Kushina..."
"Minato, you're okay, that's great." Kushina cried with joy.
"..."
Minato's expression was particularly calm, looking at Kushina in front of him and reaching out to wipe away her tears.
"How is the village now?" he asked.
"Now..." Kushina hesitated.
Now the whole village is talking about the fact that Minato and Orochimaru are traitors, and the former heroes of Konoha are now despised by everyone.
Seeing her look like this, Minato could guess what was going on. It was estimated that there were many ANBU monitoring him around this ward.
He has now completely become meat on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered.
Seeing Minato lowering his eyes and saying nothing, Kushina held his hand and comforted him: "Don't worry Minato, everything will be fine. You used to protect me, but now it's me who protects you."
Minato just smiled reluctantly when he heard this.
With the current situation in the village, Kushina, as a jinchuriki, is probably going to become a tool in the hands of those people.
I never imagined that I would fall to this point.
Originally, what he thought was that as long as he could kill Orochimaru, even if it cost his own life, but after that battle, Minato always had a premonition that Orochimaru was not dead.
Thinking back on everything Orochimaru had done, it was a little hard for Minato to understand.
He thought for a long time and asked: "Did Hinata really say what to do with me?"
Kushina hesitated and said, "He said he would protect us."
To save them... continue to live in Konoha as sinners? It would be better to die!
Minato frowned and thought to himself, his body has not fully recovered yet, and when he has the opportunity in the future to let Kushina help him unlock this seal on his body, he can wait for an opportunity to take Kushina away from Konoha and fly away.
He knew that he had become a complete loser, but as long as he could still be with Kushina, everything would not matter.
In the morning, medical staff came to check Minato's body and found that the toxins on his body had been completely removed, so they informed the ninjas outside.
"Namikaze Minato, I will change your place next."
Two ANBU came in and spoke to Minato unceremoniously.
"Where are you taking Minato?" Kushina asked hurriedly.
Anbu said: "His current identity is still a criminal, so naturally he must be kept under strict supervision. This is what the Lord really wants."
Kushina immediately said: "I want to be with Minato!"
But the ANBU said: "No, before Shin-sama orders the final execution, Namikaze Minato must be kept in solitary confinement. You can stay with him for so long, it's a mercy from Shin-sama."
Knowing that the situation was irreversible, Minato sighed inwardly and comforted Kushina: "It's okay Kushina, they won't kill me yet anyway."
Kushina looked worried and held his hand tightly: "Minato, I will definitely go and ask for truth and let you go."
Minato just smiled softly, not having any expectations in his heart.
Minato was taken away by the ANBU. Kushina felt uneasy, so she planned to go find Shin. However, thinking that the order to imprison Minato was given by Shin, she probably would be in trouble if she went to find him now.
After thinking about it for a while, Kushina changed her route and went to the Uchiha house.
Mikoto was a little surprised when she saw Kushina, but as soon as her thoughts changed, she immediately understood the purpose of her visit.
"Kushina, why are you here?"
Mikoto invited Kushina into her home.
Kushina looked at the study and asked, "Isn't Fugaku at home?"
Mikoto felt a little dizzy: "He is busy outside, and you know there are a lot of things going on in the village recently."
After pouring a cup of tea for Kushina, she looked at her best friend's sad face and sighed, "Are you here because of Minato?"
Kushina nodded repeatedly.
Mikoto smiled bitterly and said: "Kushina, we can't help you with this kind of thing. Who dares to plead with Minato at this juncture?"
Early this morning, she learned that the walls of the Nara family had been painted with the words "traitor" and "get out of Konoha". Who dared to do things against the will of the people?
Kushina's expression darkened and she whispered: "I know..."
Mikoto then said: "Don't be discouraged yet. This kind of thing is not hopeless. It's useless for you to look for us. I can show you where to go."
Kushina looked up at her: "Who?"
"Ayari!"
Kushina was a little stunned: "Ayari..."
Mikoto then said: "To be honest, there are rumors in the village about what Minato has done... I don't really believe it either. You just need to make it clear to Ayari. She is so kind and will definitely help you."
Kushina's eyes lit up and she said, "Mikoto, you are right."
Ayari is Hinata's true wife, and her words must be more effective than others.
Kushina said again at this time: "Mikoto, you go with me."
"ah?"
"I'm stupid and I'm afraid I'll say the wrong thing again. Please help me."
"..."
After all, the two of them were very close friends, and Mikoto couldn't bear to see Kushina like this, so she finally nodded and agreed.
Kushina hasn't seen Ayari for a few days because she was trapped in Orochimaru's research institute for several days and was only released yesterday.
Returning to the Hyuga Clan land, I found that it was very different from before. It was much more popular. Ninjas could often be seen coming and going in the pavilions and corridors. These people were not members of the Hyuga Clan.
Mikoto explained to her on the side that the village's office was now moved to the Hyuga clan's land because the Hokage Building was destroyed.
No one dared to object to such an outright act.
Ayari seemed very happy after seeing Kushina, sitting there holding her hand and complaining about why she didn't come to see her for so long.
Ayari's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and her due date is getting closer.
Kushina looked embarrassed and didn't know what to say.
After what happened to Kazuma, she had been somewhat reluctant to meet Ayari, and she didn't know how to face Ayari.
The three of them sat together and chatted for a while, and then Kushina talked about the purpose of coming here.
"Ayari, I want to ask you to do me a favor."
Ayari couldn't help but laugh: "Why did you say 'please'? If there is anything you need me to do, just tell me."
"It's... Minato's business."
"Minato?" Ayari looked confused.
"What's wrong Minato?"
Judging from her expression, it seemed that she didn't understand everything that was happening in Konoha now.
Mikoto thought that it might be because the other party was still pregnant, so she really didn't tell her this on purpose, otherwise if Kushina was involved, it might affect her mood.
Then if I and Kushina come to ask Ayari for something like this, will I be really unhappy if I find out...
Seeing that Ayari was completely unaware, Kushina told her what had happened recently, and repeatedly emphasized that Minato was innocent and had been wrongly accused.
Ayano, who was not far away, watched the three people talking there, left the place silently, turned around and walked to the front yard.
After hearing what Kushina said, Ayari was shocked: "Such a thing happened. I never told me..."
Kushina begged: "Ayari, please help me and Minato. Now everything in the village is really decided. Please help me and Minato plead for mercy."
Ayari did not agree immediately, but remained silent.
She is not a pure fool, she can understand how serious the matter is. Although she has a special status, she may listen to her opinion, but it does not mean that she can help her friend without any bottom line.
Ayari smiled at Kushina and said, "Kushina, didn't you really promise? Since he said it, he will definitely do it."
It was about Minato's life, so how could Kushina feel relieved, so she knelt down directly in front of Ayari, as if she were sitting down.
"Please, Ayari."
Kushina's appearance made her friend Ayari feel a little embarrassed, and Mikoto next to her was also a little embarrassed, but they all understood Kushina's mood now.
When Ayari saw this, she quickly stood up and tried to help her, but her body was not very mobile and she couldn't bend down and couldn't reach her with her hands.
"Kushina, don't be like this, get up first...hiss~"
Mikoto was startled and quickly went to help Ayari.
"Ayari, what's wrong with you?"
"Don't move, it hurts a bit." Ayari froze and kept gasping for air.
"Your water didn't break, right?" Mikoto, who was coming over, quickly looked under Ayari's dress.
"It's okay, don't be anxious. There is a doctor at home. Where is my sister?" Ayari said calmly.
Kushina, who was kneeling on the ground, was stunned by the scene in front of her. She saw an unknown liquid flowing down from under Ayari's wide skirt.