"But you have to promise me that you won't hurt yourself again. Otherwise, I will be very sad."
Watergate stared into Shinna Kushina's eyes and said solemnly. But after a moment, the solemn look on his face changed into a faint smile.
Seeing this, Shinna Kushina couldn't help but chuckle. She said coquettishly, "I know, but …"
Although she had absolute faith in Watergate, but even he couldn't change Naruto's decision.
"I will definitely do what I promised you!"
Watergate interrupted her unfinished words. His azure blue eyes were filled with unshakable determination.
"Oh."
Shinna Kushina shrunk her neck slightly and responded. She looked like a frightened rabbit and was extremely cute.
"You go back to my house first. After I meet with Sandaime Naruto, I will go back to find you." Watergate said as he helped Shinna Kushina to stand up.
She nodded gently and the two of them flew out of the seventh training ground.
"These guys are always following me. It's so annoying!"
The dozen Dark Ops followed closely behind. Shinna Kushina complained. With her current level of perception, it wasn't difficult to detect their whereabouts.
Watergate smiled faintly. It seemed that Sandaime Naruto was afraid that Shinna Kushina's emotions might affect the Nine Tails in her body. That was why he set up such a tight security.
However, the seal placed by Mito was extremely strong. In addition, Shinna Kushina was born with a huge Chakra. After such a long time, the seal of the Nine Tails was still extremely strong.
After leaving the training ground, the two of them temporarily separated.
Along the way, Watergate's brows were tightly knitted together because he knew that his thoughts were inappropriate from the third Naruto's point of view.
However, he didn't want to see Shinna Kushina in this state either. Given a choice between the two, he chose Shinna Kushina.
Once upon a time, Shinna Kushina sacrificed herself for the sake of the village. Watergate even allowed his newborn child to become the Nine Tails' Jinchuriki.
For her, Watergate was willing to give up his life.
This time, Watergate wanted to be selfish for once. For her!
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Naruto's office.
Watergate knocked on the door. A moment later, he received permission to enter.
"Lord Naruto." He still bowed respectfully in front of the Sandaime.
Sandaime raised his eyes, then a smile appeared on his face as he said, "You have completed the mission beautifully this time. President Taku Fujiwara has specially sent a message to praise you, saying that you have handled things properly and steadily."
"You can get up."
Watergate got up and said, "This is just my duty as a Wood Leaf Shinobi."
"Hmm." The Sandaime nodded with satisfaction.
As for the Sandaime's thoughts, how could Watergate not understand? Fujiwara Takuji has a certain position in the politics of the Land of Fire.
He is training himself. After all, everything he did on the battlefield really shocked the Shinobi world.
Watergate used to sit in this position, so he knew Naruto's way of judging problems and deciding problems.
"Have you seen Shinna Kushina? Did she tell you about the Chunin Exam?" The Sandaime continued.
"Yes." Watergate wasn't surprised. Obviously, the Anbu has already reported to the Sandaime.
"What do you think about this matter?" The Sandaime narrowed his eyes and threw the question to Watergate.
He knows how important Shinna Kushina is to Watergate, so he wants to hear what kind of judgment Watergate will make in this case.
"The Nine Tails Jinchuriki is of great significance to the village. If Shinna Kushina becomes a Chunin, she will inevitably go out of the village to perform tasks. In this case, she will encounter all kinds of dangers. So … let her just be a Genin, she will only be active in the village and complete some simple tasks, which is an objective and rational way to deal with it."
Watergate immediately said. He also believes that this is the fundamental reason why the Sandaime and other Wood Leaf leaders don't let Shinna Kushina become a Chunin.
"You really didn't let me down." The Sandaime chuckled, but there were other emotions in his eyes.
Looking at his expression, Watergate chuckled and said, "But … there are so many candidates, but only Shinna Kushina can't be promoted, and it's under the condition that she meets all the conditions to become a Chunin. This approach is unfair."
This Chunin Exam is just a formality, and those who can participate in this Chunin Exam have the ability to be promoted.
For example, Uchiha Yan, Mikoto, Rope Tree, and so on have experienced the baptism of war. Whether it is strength or wisdom, they have met the requirements.
And this time, Watergate found that Shinna Kushina's personality has changed a lot.
"Indeed." The Sandaime frowned and said.
"Thank you, Naruto -sama." Abruptly, Watergate bowed to the Sandaime.
The Sandaime smiled and said, "Why are you thanking me?"
"Because if you really think so, Shinna Kushina won't have the opportunity to participate in the Chunin Exam." Watergate said.
According to Watergate's speculation, such a situation happened because the Wood Leaf leaders don't think that Shinna Kushina can meet the conditions to be promoted to Chunin.
Their focus is only on the Nine Tails in Shinna Kushina's body. Her growth, these people don't care at all.
But the Sandaime Naruto is different.
"But it's related to the Nine Tails. Even if I'm Naruto, I don't have the right to decide." The Sandaime sighed. After all, the Nine Tails matter is unusual.
The position of the Hokage undoubtedly represents the highest power in the village, but sometimes the village's top leaders will also form obstacles.
Especially when the bottom line of the village is touched, it's like the Nine Tails.
"But ignoring the thoughts of the Jinchuriki is wrong. Shinna Kushina is not a vessel, but a person with thoughts and emotions like us. She has her own thoughts and dreams."
Watergate said. Blindly imprisoning the Jinchuriki is not the best choice, because it will gradually distort the character of the Jinchuriki and even their life, and finally, they will be swallowed by hatred.
"It's just that the mindset of those guys is deeply ingrained. Even I can't act arbitrarily in this matter." The Sandaime didn't understand, but even as Naruto, he had a lot of helplessness.
"You have done enough for me and Shinna Kushina. Leave the rest to me." Watergate raised his eyes and said firmly.
"Oh, what do you want to do?" The Sandaime's eyes narrowed slightly.
"As I did before, Shinna Kushina … I will protect her!"
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I have already set the following plot, and I will update it tomorrow. It's expected to be settled in two days. Sorry for the long wait.