Shindai, with a large bump on his head, sat at the dining table with Obito and Minato Namikaze, waiting for Uzumaki Kushina to finish cooking.
...It was with this conviction that I accomplished that unprecedented feat, enough to shock the entire Ninja World!
Just as Obito and the others had guessed, Shindai, as expected, couldn't wait to start bragging to Minato Namikaze and Uzumaki Kushina the moment he entered.
Minato Namikaze exclaimed in admiration, "Shindai, you really are shameless... cough, resourceful."
Obito, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara gave Minato Namikaze a deadpan stare.
Sure enough, even Minato Namikaze thought Shindai was shameless!
Uzumaki Kushina wasn't so subtle: "You're really despicable. That person named Chiyo must be furious."
Shindai retorted, annoyed, "What do you mean despicable? I'm just fully utilizing my intelligence. IQ is also part of one's strength!"
"Heh heh."
Uzumaki Kushina gave a perfunctory response and continued to prepare the ingredients.
Then, Obito, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara also talked about their recent situations.
Shindai glanced at the busy Uzumaki Kushina, his eyes darting around, and quietly asked Minato Namikaze, "Lord Minato, are you living with Sister Kushina?"
Minato Namikaze's heart skipped a beat. Just as he was about to speak, Shindai hurriedly said, "Lord Minato, speak softer. If Sister Kushina hears us, I'll get beaten again!"
Obito and the other two almost rolled their Byakugan to the heavens. They knew he was afraid, yet he still asked!
However, they were also very curious and perked up their ears to listen.
Minato Namikaze's face flushed slightly and he said, "No, nothing of the sort. Kushina just came to chat with me because she was afraid I'd be bored."
Shindai 'tsk'-ed, "Lord Minato, do you actually believe that? That's a blatant hint from Sister Kushina to you!"
Minato Namikaze asked, puzzled, "A hi-hint? What hint?"
Shindai said with a very serious expression, "This hint is for you to launch a fierce offensive!"
Minato Namikaze was bewildered, "Huh? What are you talking about, Shindai?"
Shindai whispered, "Let me analyze it for you. Sister Kushina was afraid you'd be bored, so she came to chat with you, and while chatting, she even helped you cook? If it was just chatting, wouldn't you go out to eat or you cook when it's mealtime? Lord Minato, it's not like you can't cook, and I think Sister Kushina must have actively offered to help you cook, right?"
"Uh... yes."
Minato Namikaze nodded. Shindai was right; it was indeed Uzumaki Kushina who had actively offered.
"It must have been more than just one day, right?"
Minato Namikaze nodded again, "Yes, it's been several days in a row."
Shindai continued to ask, "I'm guessing that ever since Sister Kushina lost control, and you, Lord Minato, said you liked Sister Kushina, you haven't said anything like 'I like Sister Kushina' again, have you?"
Minato Namikaze softly hummed, "Mm."
Shindai said matter-of-factly, "Well, there you have it. Sister Kushina is giving you a chance. For Sister Kushina, your confession to her last time, Lord Minato, was equivalent to confirming your relationship. But then you didn't make any moves, which must have made Sister Kushina anxious, thinking that what you said last time might have been false..."
Minato Namikaze said anxiously, "Of course it wasn't false!"
Shindai twitched his lips, "What good does telling me do! Sister Kushina is waiting for you to act, Lord Minato!"
Minato Namikaze stroked his chin and asked, "Act? How should I act?"
Shindai said helplessly, "Lord Minato, you're a master at charming girls! You don't know how to act?"
Minato Namikaze asked strangely, "Charming girls? Who have I charmed?"
"..."
Shindai was silent for a moment, then a smile suddenly curved his lips: "Lord Minato, do you trust me? If you do, I'll help you out, okay?"
Obito, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara simultaneously and frantically waved their hands at Minato Namikaze.
Don't agree!
Although Shindai's analysis made a lot of sense, Shindai himself was very unreliable!
Obito, in particular, had a lot to say; every time Shindai said he'd help him pursue Rin Nohara, nothing had come of it yet.
Minato Namikaze asked suspiciously, "How do you plan to help me?"
Shindai said mysteriously, "If I tell you now, it won't work. Lord Minato, just trust me! I'm very reliable and trustworthy! I guarantee that starting tomorrow, you and Sister Kushina will live a happy, shameless life!"
A happy, shameless life...
Minato Namikaze secretly glanced at the busy Uzumaki Kushina, his already flushed face now even redder.
Minato Namikaze looked at Shindai with a serious expression: "Shindai, I trust you very much!"
Obito, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara sighed.
He took the bait, it's over.
Uzumaki Kushina brought the cooked dishes to the dining table: "Oh, Minato, why is your face so red? Are you hot? Isn't the weather quite cool today?"
Minato Namikaze's mind was a bit muddled now, and he inexplicably felt guilty, not daring to look at Uzumaki Kushina: "P-perhaps I'm wearing a bit too many clothes, it'll be fine in a bit."
"Wearing a bit too many clothes?"
Uzumaki Kushina looked strangely at Minato Namikaze, who was wearing a short-sleeved shirt.
This is considered wearing too much? Then wearing less would mean being naked, wouldn't it?
However... Minato's abs are really sexy, I really want to see them again~
Uzumaki Kushina's face also couldn't help but blush.
Obito and the other two looked at Uzumaki Kushina in confusion. They could understand why Minato Namikaze's face was red, but why was Uzumaki Kushina's face red?!
Everyone ate the meal in a bit of silence.
Minato Namikaze was thinking about how Shindai would help him later.
Shindai was thinking about how he should perform later.
Obito and the other two were thinking about what to do if things got out of hand later.
As for Uzumaki Kushina, Shindai had guessed her perfectly; she was there to give Minato Namikaze a chance. It had been so long, and Minato Namikaze hadn't reacted at all, which was driving her crazy.
After dinner, Uzumaki Kushina went to wash the dishes, and Shindai slipped a small object into Minato Namikaze's hand.
Shindai instructed, "Lord Minato, wear this earpiece and listen to my commands later. The first thing we need to do is create a private space for the two of you!"
"Hey, Obito, Kakashi, Rin, let's go. We've finished eating, why are you still lingering here? Time to leave!"
Shindai pushed Obito and the other two out of Minato Namikaze's house.
"Alright, I'm going home, you guys go home too!"
After saying goodbye to Obito and the others, Shindai ducked into his own house next door.
Just as Shindai was about to press his left eye to observe through the Third Eye he had secretly left in Minato Namikaze's house, Shindai looked to his right in exasperation: "Why aren't you three going home? What are you doing at my place?"
Obito said self-righteously, "Go home? Not a chance. We're staying here too! We're worried that Lord Minato will be tricked by you later!"
Kakashi and Rin Nohara didn't speak, but their expressions made it clear that they wouldn't be leaving either.
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