Naruto: Wooing Tsunade from Day One!

Chapter 172: Three Unlucky Fools

Chapter 172 - 172: Three Unlucky Fools"Sensei, Kushina is gone!"

Minato arrived at the Hatake Clan in the blink of an eye, and Kawakaze was shocked to hear the news. After returning from the battlefield, how could he have forgotten about this?

He clearly remembered urging Minato to confess his love. He had even pushed their marriage timeline forward by several years, but this kidnapping incident had been unavoidable.

It was too late to regret now, but fortunately, Kawakaze had an idea of who had taken her. Even if she couldn't be recovered, there were still places to look.

"It's possible they were captured by the ninja from Kumo Ninja Village," Kawakaze said, putting down the magazine in his hands without offering further details.

Minato didn't suspect him, nor did he offer much input with the elders present.

"Where are we going to chase?" he asked, not even considering how his Sensei knew the information.

"Leave the village and head toward the border. We'll have to take our chances and see if we run into them," Kawakaze replied, though he didn't sound confident. After all, they didn't even know when Kushina had been taken, let alone where the Kumo ninja had gone.

"We'll go too!" The three Ame kids, listening on the side, were terrified but determined to help.

"No need. You stay home," Kawakaze said firmly. "Tell your uncle I'm leaving first."

He refused their help, knowing they weren't strong enough yet. Taking them along wouldn't be of much assistance. If one of them were already as powerful as Pain of the Deva Path, Kawakaze wouldn't hesitate to march into Kumogakure and demand Kushina back. If they refused, he would destroy Kumogakure. Unfortunately, he was far from having that level of strength.

With that, Kawakaze wrapped an arm around Minato's shoulders, and the two disappeared on the spot. When they reappeared, they were already outside Konohagakure.

"Split up," Kawakaze instructed, and the two spread out, heading in different directions.

"Kushina, wait for me," Minato thought, his feet moving swiftly.

...

As soon as Tsunade received the news, she went to see Hiruzen. Kushina had been brought to Konoha to be trained as the next generation of Jinchūriki, and Hiruzen was fully aware of this. He would never ignore Kushina's life or death.

As Tsunade had anticipated, he immediately dispatched a large number of people to

"Then you have to work hard," Orochimaru said with a faint smile, his snake-like pupils softening slightly in Kushina's eyes.

"Okay."

The two quickened their pace toward Konohagakure.

As they approached the village, they encountered Konoha ninja who had been searching for them.

"Lord Orochimaru! Excellent, you've saved Kushina," a Konoha Jōnin said, stepping forward to greet him.

"Hm." Orochimaru nodded. "Take these three back."

He summoned the three large snakes from earlier, and as they opened their mouths, they spat out the three unconscious Kumo ninja.

"Yes," the Jōnin responded promptly, escorting the captives away. The news of Kushina's rescue quickly spread.

Meanwhile, Minato and Kawakaze were still searching aimlessly. Fortunately, Tsunade relayed the news to them through Lady Katsuyu. Otherwise, the two might have continued searching indefinitely.

When Kawakaze and Minato reunited, they immediately noticed Minato's red, swollen eyes. He had clearly cried more than once.

"Kushina has returned safely to the village. Sensei will help you take revenge," Kawakaze said, patting Minato's shoulder.

A real man doesn't cry easily—he just hasn't been touched by deep sorrow yet.

"Hm," Minato replied with a firm nod. He wanted to see Kushina as soon as possible.

"Let's go," Kawakaze said, placing a hand on Minato's shoulder. Using the Flying Thunder God Technique, they returned to Konohagakure and then to the Senju mansion.

The moment Minato and Kushina saw each other, Kushina couldn't hold back her tears. They embraced tightly, while Nawaki, standing nearby, quietly squeezed Misaki's hand. If something like this had happened to Misaki, he would probably have been no better off than Minato.

"I'm sorry. I didn't watch you closely enough," Minato said once they parted, taking the initiative to apologize.

"It's not your fault—they had this planned long ago," Kushina replied, gently wiping the tears from Minato's eyes.

As their eyes met, both let out a light laugh.

As long as you're okay!