Chapter 324
"So, you have never carried out a mission related to Roran?"
In the former Land of Fire's capital, now the Soul King Palace, Sora asked Minato.
"That's correct, Soul King-sama. If my memory serves me right, I have never experienced a mission to Roran!"
Minato affirmed.
Hearing this, Sora frowned slightly.
He remembered the timeline of the Roran mission in the original story was when Kakashi was still young, right after 'Otsutsuki Teuchi' had just moved to Konoha and his shop was becoming popular.
But now, Otsutsuki Teuchi's shop was already an established old store in Konoha Village. Why had Minato not experienced the Roran mission?
"Is it possible your memories were sealed, so you don't know?" Sora asked, unwilling to give up.
"..."
Hearing Sora's words, Minato fell into thought.
"That is not impossible..." Minato said: "However, even if I placed a seal on my own memories, it shouldn't be something even Soul King-sama couldn't detect, right?"
"Moreover, I underwent the Shinigami Transformation. In that fundamental conversion, what seal could possibly remain?"
Minato stated.
"That's true!" Sora nodded.
Of course, although Minato's words made sense, he decided to investigate further.
Regarding memories, while he could manipulate and modify them, if they involved seals, he couldn't see through them at all.
In that case, he should just have someone else check!
"Kushina, come here for a moment!" Sora sent a message to Kushina via the Hell Butterfly communication method.
"What is it... I'm so tired, can I not come, Sora?" Kushina's languid voice came back through the Hell Butterfly: "You were too rough last night... I haven't recovered yet!"
"Uh..." Hearing Kushina's delicate, coquettish voice, Sora felt a bit embarrassed.
Well, last night, to test the Uzumaki Clan's recovery power, he had indeed been a bit too harsh. In the end, Kushina had become dehydrated.
So, it proved that with the Blut Enhancement, he was still stronger.
Cough, getting off track!
To Kushina, Sora continued: "Alright, alright, so didn't I put the Nine-Tails back inside you afterwards? You're just being lazy. Hurry up and come over, it's important!"
"..."
Urged by Sora, Kushina reluctantly got out of bed, walked into the bathroom, washed off the mess covering her body, draped herself in a bathrobe, and then headed towards the front hall.
Her soft footsteps on the ground were unsteady and could still stir waves of aching and tingling numbness inside her body.
"Really, was it just because last night I compared myself to Mei and the others and boasted about my Uzumaki Clan's recovery power? Did Sora have to torment me like that?"
Feeling the sorry state inside her, Kushina looked resentful.
Of course, even saying that, recalling last night, Kushina still savored the aftertaste.
After all, that kind of feeling… how many women could experience it?
And last night, she was the victor. Before her, so many had fallen before Sora, and only she had persevered until the end.
Thus, letting go of last night's events, Kushina began to ponder what matter could make Sora call for her so urgently!
"What could it be?"
Muttering, Kushina stepped into the front hall...
Instantly, ahead of her, Sora sitting on the throne, and before him, kneeling on one knee with respectful posture, a figure clad in a Captain's Haori, a handsome blond man, appeared before Kushina!
And the moment she saw that all-too-familiar blond figure, it was as if struck by lightning. Kushina froze instantly!
"Minato..."
Looking at the man before her, Kushina uttered his name with complexity.
Towards Minato, Kushina still held some affection. It was just that now she had exchanged herself for the restoration of the Land of Whirlpools, and Minato had made the first mistake… an unforgivable one at that. So Kushina believed she owed him nothing.
As for the mistake Minato made first?
That was... he lost. It's a mistake many make, and once made, it cannot be changed!
Of course, even believing she owed him nothing, the past was still that kind of relationship. And now Kushina was Sora's woman, the kind who couldn't leave him.
Seeing Minato again, Kushina felt quite awkward.
And her current state...
Kushina looked at the numerous 'red plum blossoms' on her neck and shoulders...
Indeed, she really didn't want to go in.
So, standing at the entrance of the front hall, Kushina looked at Sora, wanting to just speak from there.
But having specifically called Kushina here, Sora was somewhat anticipating this scene. How could he let her off so easily?
Pretending not to understand Kushina's intention, Sora beckoned: "Alright, Kushina, come over. What are you doing standing at the door?"