Under the dim sky, the flow of people on the streets of Konoha remained unchanged. Because tomorrow is a holiday, the number of people seemed to increase instead of decrease. Among them, a considerable number of people were men and women walking together. For the first time, Kushina, who was not supervised by anyone, came to the streets of Konoha, which were unfamiliar to her, and she looked around with big eyes.
Minato followed her quietly, walking slowly. It was not uncommon for two children of their age to play on the street at this time, and it would not attract the attention of others. Kushina childishly ran to a mask shop that had not yet closed, and stared at the masks with different colors and patterns outside the door, with a strong interest in her eyes, but the owner was already packing up and preparing to close the shop.
Seeing her expectant look, Minato came to the owner and said, "Sister, can we take a look at the masks here? We won't disturb you." Minato spoke very politely. The owner of the mask shop was a young woman who looked to be in her early twenties.
The woman raised her eyes slightly, followed Minato's gaze, and looked at Kushina. Minato didn't know if it was due to her female intuition, but with just one glance, she saw the expectation in Kushina's eyes. "Okay," she chuckled.
"Thank you." Minato expressed his gratitude politely, then called Kushina, saying, "Kushina, come on." Kushina ran in with a smile, bowed to the young woman, and then began to look at the masks on the shelf. Cat faces, dog faces, and all kinds of masks, all looked very interesting.
At this time, the young woman was dragged out by a man who was about the same age as her. The two were communicating something not far from Minato and Kushina. They naturally didn't know that the two children were actually ninjas, and at this distance, Minato could subconsciously listen to the content of their conversation. The two were a couple, and they agreed to go on a date after the woman closed the store. Because of their intrusion, the couple had to delay for a while. Their relationship was very harmonious. Although the man was a little anxious, he respected the woman's decision very much.
"Kushina, which one do you like? I'll buy it for you." Minato came back to his senses and asked Kushina beside him. Although he was not very rich, the inheritance left by his parents was enough for Minato to live comfortably as an adult.
"No, I don't want any of them," Kushina said, shaking her head firmly. Minato was stunned for a moment. He could see that Kushina liked these things very much.
"Because you praised me for being beautiful. If I wear a mask, Minato won't be able to see my face, right?" Kushina answered without thinking, which made Minato beside her slightly stunned.
He smiled and said, "Then why don't you wear it?"
"But that would be a waste," Kushina replied, moving her eyes away from the masks. "Let's go, don't disturb them."
"Yeah," Minato nodded. Although Kushina's strength was not as good as his, she was not weak either. After thanking the shop owner, the two left the mask shop.
The sky gradually darkened. Minato and Kushina visited many places, but did not buy anything. As they were walking, Kushina suddenly stopped and looked back in a certain direction. Minato was stunned. That direction should be the location of the Anbu following Kushina. Could it be that she noticed it?
She looked in that direction suspiciously, and after finding nothing, she withdrew her gaze. Under the guidance of Mito, Kushina's sensory ability was gradually improving, and she even noticed the existence of the Anbu, but obviously she had not noticed this ability at the moment, so she just thought it was an illusion.
"It's already this time, let's go eat," Minato suggested, also to divert Kushina's attention. Then, the two came to the barbecue restaurant that Jiraiya had taken Minato to before.
The barbecue restaurant's business was extremely hot tonight, but when the owner of the barbecue restaurant saw that the visitor was Minato, he was still very enthusiastic and found a seat for the two of them and let them sit down.
"Uncle, thank you," Minato thanked the boss, but the boss kept looking at Kushina. After a while, the uncle came up to Minato, whispered in his ear, covering his hand, and said, "This beautiful girl, is she your girlfriend?"
Minato's face turned red when he heard this. At the same time, Kushina's face was the same. The boss's voice might not be heard by civilians, but he didn't know that Kushina is also a student of the Ninja School.
"Uncle, let us order food first," Minato quickly changed the subject. As a veteran, the boss naturally knew what Minato was thinking at this time, but he still said, "Let me tell you a secret. Jiraiya, who came with you last time, also brought Princess Tsunade here when he was a child. I don't know if they are together now."
Minato was stunned. He vaguely learned from Senior Nawaki that his teacher seemed to be pursuing Nawaki's sister Tsunade. However, it seemed that he did not succeed. Although he had been with the teacher for a year, he had never heard him mention this matter. It just seemed that the teacher was very afraid of Tsunade.
Although Kushina's cooking skills were very good, this was her first time eating barbecue. And, the taste of this barbecue restaurant was really good, and Kushina liked it very much. Happy times are short after all. After dinner, Minato sent Kushina to the door of her residence. Although Kushina was still reluctant to leave, she was very sensible despite her stubborn personality.
"Thank you, I am really happy today," Kushina's face was still slightly red under the moonlight. She had heard every word of the barbecue restaurant owner. Minato himself was also happy. The taste of loneliness is unknown to others. Minato, who lost his parents at a young age, knew it very well. So he knows even more how happy it is when a lonely person has a bond.
"Then, let's go out and play like this often," Minato smiled. He wanted to give Kushina as much free time as possible.
"Yeah," Kushina nodded slightly. Under the bright moonlight, the boy and the girl looked at each other, their two young faces filled with happy smiles. However, their happiness was destined to be short-lived. The current ninja world is full of undercurrents, and he and she are both ninjas. They are destined to bear the so-called fate!
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