Kushina's suspicions were confirmed.
Knowing that Yamanaka Kei had stood up for her, she paused for a long while before slowly stopping her tears.
She contentedly hugged her knees and sat in a corner of the sofa.
Perhaps because she had drunk too much wine, or perhaps because her emotions had been too turbulent, her body was extremely tired.
Having calmed down, Kushina soon felt drowsy.
"I'll go heat up some bathwater for you; you can sleep in the guest room later."
Yamanaka Kei saw Kushina close her eyes and nod slightly, then got up and walked towards the bathroom.
While he was heating the bathwater, by the time he returned to the living room, Kushina had already curled up into a small ball on the sofa and fallen asleep.
Looking at the little pepper who, even in her sleep, still had slightly furrowed brows and tear-stained eyelashes,
Yamanaka Kei sighed softly, carried her into the guest room, and covered her with a quilt before turning to go wash up.
Half-lying in the bathtub,
he recalled everything that had happened at the Jonin Waiting Station that morning.
After confirming once again that he hadn't revealed anything inappropriate, Yamanaka Kei felt a little relieved.
In the original work, it was clearly recorded that the only people who could sense malice were Mito Uzumaki and Uzumaki Naruto, who were Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki.
Otherwise, during the Fourth Shinobi World War, White Zetsu's transformation technique wouldn't have left the entire Allied Shinobi Forces helpless.
Kushina obviously didn't yet have the strength of Mito Uzumaki, who treated the Nine-Tails like a pet fox, kneading and shaping it at will.
Nor had she reconciled with the Nine-Tails like Uzumaki Naruto, becoming a perfect Jinchuriki.
She could vaguely sense malice purely because she had forcibly suppressed the Nine-Tails with her Adamantine Sealing Chains, seizing a large amount of chakra from it.
In addition, although she hadn't awakened Kagura Mind's Eye, her sensory abilities were extremely sharp.
When facing Shimura Danzo, her entire body's chakra was in a state of high-speed circulation.
Multiple coincidences collided, allowing her to very occasionally capture that fleeting, intense malice the moment Yamanaka Kei made his move against Danzo.
"I still need to be more cautious in the future."
Yamanaka Kei secretly reflected on this.
Although as far as he knew, there were no other methods in the ninja world to sense malice, who knew what other strange means there might be?
Just like how the original work never mentioned that Kushina could sense malice.
The plot wasn't always omnipotent.
It was always better to be careful.
After taking a comfortable bath,
Yamanaka Kei dug out some plot notes that he had recorded with various code names, pinyin, and doodles at the very beginning of his transmigration.
Comparing them with the many detailed memories recalled in his Memory Palace due to the fusion of two entries.
He meticulously reorganized the useful information bit by bit.
It wasn't until the moon was high in the sky that he felt tired and fell asleep fully clothed.
The moon was bright and the stars were few, and the night passed without incident.
The next morning.
When Yamanaka Kei woke up, Kushina had already quietly left.
Looking at the neatly folded bedding, he picked up the note under the teacup.
[I'm not sloppy at all, you know~ o(´^｀)o]
[Also, Kei-kun, you've gotten a lot bolder~ You actually dared to hug me in secret~ (˘︶˘)...:*♡]
A small smiling face, a big heart.
Brought Yamanaka Kei a good mood for the day.
As Kushina said, he was indeed much bolder now than before the system was activated.
He would never have allowed the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki to stay overnight before.
Nor would he have said anything about knocking Shimura Danzo out with a sap.
In his nineteen years of living in Konoha, he knew very well how not to attract the attention of those schemers.
If he had been bolder back then...
"I would have been pulled aside by that Shimura Danzo guy for a warning!"
Yamanaka Kei curled his lips.
He was well aware of his identity and what Kushina meant to Konoha.
If he hadn't deliberately maintained a not-too-close, not-too-distant relationship between them.
Danzo would have talked to him long ago.
But now...
He wanted to have a sweet romance with the soft and fragrant red-haired girl!
If Shimura Danzo, Torifu Koharu, and Mitokado Homura, those three old geezers, dared to cause trouble.
It just so happened that he was very interested in the so-called Ozaki Eight Items in his previous life.
And in this life, he had also learned the Mind Body Switch Technique, a secret technique that could control other people's bodies.
Hmm~
Experiencing wingsuit flying in Hell Valley in the Land of Bears, single-board speed descent on the snowy peaks of the Land of Snow, extreme surfing in the tsunamis of the Land of Sea...
If he felt these places were too far, rope-free bungee jumping on the Hokage Rock was also a good choice.
Anyway, it wasn't him who would die, so why not push it to the limit?
"Why do I feel a little expectant for them to cause trouble sooner?"
Yamanaka Kei grinned and cheerfully headed out to the mission assignment office.
He casually ate two skewers of dumplings and two rice balls in the commercial district, appeasing the five viscera and six bowels that had started to rebel early in the morning.
He mused to himself that he should have the clan open a few breakfast shops in Konoha.
While increasing income for the elderly and weak in the clan, it would also give the villagers of Konoha a small culinary shock.
He wouldn't dare say anything else.
Soy milk, fried dough sticks, tofu pudding, steamed buns, sesame cakes, mutton soup, and the like.
Relying on the memories stored in his Memory Palace during the term fusion, he could still replicate seventy to eighty percent of them.
He arrived at the mission assignment office.
He handed the signed document from the client after completing yesterday's mission to Nara Shikaku, the Jonin on duty.
He collected yesterday's mission reward.
Yamanaka Kei was about to see if there were any suitable low-level missions.
But Nara Shikaku called out to him, summoning him to a small office on the side of the mission hall.
"Kei, are you getting used to being a squad-leading Jonin?"
"If I'm not used to it, can I go back?"
"No, I was just asking casually, just pretend you didn't hear it."
"Get to the point."
Yamanaka Kei and Nara Shikaku both rolled their eyes.
The Ino-Shika-Cho three clans were as close as family to begin with.
They were only a year apart in age and had grown up together since they were little kids, so they already knew each other's personalities very well.
Beating around the bush and exchanging pleasantries was really not their style.
"The three subordinates you're leading were carefully selected by Lord Hokage, um... especially Yuhi Kurenai, it's best to take her as a disciple and teach her well."
Nara Shikaku carefully chose his words and gave a word of advice.
"Yuhi ShinKurenai?"
"Yes, the situation in the ninja world is not very stable right now, and our Ino-Shika-Cho three clans are supporters of the Hokage lineage..."
"Got it, got it, I'll teach them seriously."
Yamanaka Kei waved his hand with a bored expression.
When he saw the team's composition before, he had actually roughly guessed the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi's purpose.
Might Guy and Shiranui Genma both had very clean family backgrounds and were the type of people who were willing to give for their teammates.
The strengths of several people complemented each other, and getting along wouldn't make anyone feel uncomfortable.
And as the squad-leading Jonin, because of his Yamanaka Clan identity, he naturally belonged to the Hokage lineage, and he excelled in Genjutsu and the family's Yin Release secret techniques, making him the most suitable to teach Yuhi Kurenai.
Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi was clearly trying to use Yuhi Kurenai to tie down Yuhi ShinKurenai, quickly win over the hearts of the lower-level ninjas, and prepare for the turbulent ninja world situation.
As for Ebisu, who was transferred to the logistics teaching department.
It was just a chess piece being moved around under the guise of utilizing his special skills.
Although Yamanaka Kei didn't like this kind of operation, since he enjoyed the benefits brought by the Yamanaka Clan, there were always some things he couldn't avoid.
All he could do was try his best to treat the three children equally and teach them well.
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