Chapter 272 Rumors

In Konoha Village.

"Boss, today's pork is good. Cut it into a few kilograms for me. I have guests at home that I need to entertain. And this celery is also good. I want some too."

In a food store, a red-haired woman was picking through the ingredients. From time to time she would select some fresh ingredients that she valued and hand them over to the boss for weighing.

"Kushina, today's tomatoes are very fresh. Look at them one by one. They are bright red and translucent, which makes people appetizing. Listen to me, it is good to buy it home, whether it is cold salad, stir-fry or soup. And this The chili on the side is a specialty of the Land of Fire..."

The owner of the food store helps customers weigh and price the selected ingredients, and he also recommends the fresh vegetables on hand to his customers.

The enthusiastic and chattering boss didn't notice at all. As he uttered words like tomatoes, bright reds, peppers, etc., the faces of the customers in front of him became increasingly ugly.

If it weren't for the fact that the boss was really just an ordinary person, and it was really an honest mistake without any malice, his guest would have exploded on the spot at this time.

It gave him a deep fear of tomatoes, peppers and other ingredients.

"No need, these are enough!"

After paying the bill, Kushina took the ingredients she bought and turned around to leave without giving the enthusiastic boss any good looks.

This made the other party puzzled, and had no idea how desperate his behavior just now was.

"I heard that the hero of the village, 'Yellow Flash', encountered a lot of trouble this time. He was trapped on a desolate island by the Mist Ninja of the Kingdom of Water. He is in critical condition."

Just when Kushina was about to go out, a careful discussion broke into her ears.

Her left foot that was about to step out of the store stopped in mid-air.

'cut! ’

I don't know where the rumor came from. How could Minato be trapped by those fog ninjas? It's really a big joke.

Hearing this specious news, Kushina didn't believe it at all. She knew that her boyfriend's flying thunder god was so powerful that the mist ninja could not trap him at all.

"Yes! Yes! I heard about it too. My nephew is in the communications class. I heard that it was the Mist Ninja who attacked him in a sneak attack. This happened on a small island isolated overseas in the Kingdom of Water. It’s a vast expanse of ocean for hundreds of miles, with no islands connected to it.”

Hearing this, Kushina slowly put away her left foot as she was about to step out of the store, without rushing out. Instead, I went back to the store, picked up a bright red tomato and looked at it carefully. It seemed that I was very satisfied with these vegetables and was debating whether to buy them or not.

The store owner was puzzled.

The two women who were chatting did not notice at all that there was a person in the food store who was eavesdropping on their conversation, and then said:

"I heard that the Hokage gave a special order to block this news, saying that he was afraid that some of his companions in the village could not control their emotions and cause unnecessary trouble."

"I also heard that it was because he was trying to save his comrade, the Golden Flash, that he was ambushed by the Mist Ninja."

"Is that so? That makes sense, otherwise how could the hero of the village miss so easily."

Listening to the two people's arguments, Kushina became more and more uneasy, and when she left the store, she became completely lost.

"Sister Kushina, what happened?"

After returning home, as soon as she put down the ingredients in her hands, the smart Nohara Lin noticed something strange about her and asked about her situation with concern.

"It's nothing, it's just some gossip, it can't be taken seriously."

Smiling at Nohara Rin, Kushina still didn't quite believe how her boyfriend could fall into the hands of the Kirist ninja so easily.

"Something must have happened. Did something happen to the teacher?"

The only person who could make Sister Kushina show such an uneasy look was her teacher. Could it be that...the smart Nohara Rin began to think of what happened to her.

His expression became very uneasy.

Once infected by Lin's emotions, Kushina's inner anxiety turned into worry.

"I'll go to the Hokage for a while, and Lin will stay at home. Don't worry, I'll be back soon."

After saying that, Kushina hurried out and even forgot to close the door.

Worried that the rumors she heard would turn out to be true, Kushina still felt that she had to go inside the Hokage Building to take a look.

People are like this. If you tell him something seriously, he may not necessarily believe it. On the contrary, the news that he overheard will be taken seriously by them.

Uzumaki Kushina is no exception.

When she came to the Hokage building again and looked at the ninjas rushing around, she felt that something was wrong.

It seemed like something bad had happened.

"Kushina, there is nothing wrong with Minato. He is just going to negotiate with the Kiri Ninja. With his strength, there won't be any trouble?"

Kushina was confused by the sudden arrival, but the Sandaime patiently explained it to her.

"Are you really not hiding it from me on purpose?"

After carefully sensing it, the Sandaime opposite and the two women just now had no ill intentions and did not seem to be lying. Kushina then asked:

"What's going on with those people outside? It seems like something tight happened?"

"It's nothing. News came from the ANBU. The AB combination of Kumo ninja is still lingering at the border. Without Minato, they are a little unscrupulous."

"Is that so?"

"Hmm! But you, where did you hear the news about Minato's accident?"

As an old man, especially an old man sitting in his position, the Sandaime Hokage is still very sensitive, and he can tell the strangeness of Kushina's visit at a glance.

Started to ask Kushina how she got this information.

"When I was buying groceries this morning, I overheard two residents of Konoha chatting. I got the news from them, but they didn't seem to have any ill intentions. It didn't look like they were trying to lie to me."

After saying this, Kushina turned her suspicious eyes to the Sandaime sitting behind the office.

She still felt that compared to the Sandaime, the unintentional words of those Konoha residents were more worthy of her belief.

Although this old man smiles all day long, he is not a good person if he can teach an unreliable disciple like Jiraiya.

"...Kushina, don't worry! As an old man, I, as an old man, attach no less importance to Minato's safety than I do to you."

Being looked at by the other party's eyes, the Sandaime felt a little helpless.