"Minato?"
Kiyoshi appropriately revealed a hint of doubt.
For a woman like Kushina, Kiyoshi's acting was flawless.
Only when facing a Jonin like Mikoto and Nono would Kiyoshi be more cautious.
He would just use a single glance or small gesture to try to act a little more "innocent."
Of course, most of the time there was no need to act, as the emotions were natural.
Kiyoshi asked, "Is it that blonde guy up front, the popular big brother?"
Kiyoshi pointed to Minato, who was being swarmed by people and praised by other female ninjas.
Those female ninjas looked excited when they saw Minato.
They excitedly discussed with their companions about whether to ask Minato out and whether he would accept their invitations.
"Um… he is Minato."
Kushina nodded gently.
"He looks very handsome."
Kiyoshi expressed his understanding.
Minato was currently a genius and bright handsome young man, so it was perfectly normal for him to be sought after by the women of his generation.
Or rather, people with these qualities would be welcomed wherever they went.
"Kushina, then why aren't you going over there?" Kiyoshi asked knowingly.
Actually, this was already the edge of the sealing barrier.
If Kushina walks a few more meters, she will have completely left the sealing barrier.
Such a thing was absolutely forbidden for Kushina, and the Anbu sent to monitor her would stop her immediately.
"I… don't like going too far."
Kushina hesitated for a moment, not telling Kiyoshi about this.
She possessed a monster like Nine-Tails within her, which was a top secret of Konoha.
Only a few high-ranking individuals knew about this, and even the Sannin were unaware.
"Is that so? How about I give you this to relieve your boredom?"
Kiyoshi took out a sealing scroll from his waist and said.
He currently had two sealing scrolls on him.
One that Mikoto had helped him get for free from Nekobaa.
Another that Hazuki had given as a bonus with ten sets of chainmail.
The former was responsible for storing Kiyoshi's ninja tools. His long sword was 1.5 metres long, which was quite long for him now.
Also, carrying a ten-kilogram weapon at all times would be very inconvenient.
So Kiyoshi used the sealing scroll to store it except when fighting. He would only take it out it when needed.
For the latter, Kiyoshi put all the chainmail at home, leaving space for three videotapes which contained movies that he had recorded from the movie theater, as well as a small video recorder and display screen.
"This… what is this?"
Kushina looked at Kiyoshi, who had suddenly taken out a sealing scroll and something that looked like a tape.
Kiyoshi said, "This is a videotape. Kushina, have you seen a movie before?"
Kushina replied, "I've seen it. It's where some people move inside, right?"
Kushina's originally dim tone recovered a bit.
In the past, going to the cinema to see those strange scenes was a precious experience for her.
Unfortunately, after becoming a Jinchuriki, she had never gone to those places again.
Kiyoshi said, "Yes, last time, when you came to the bookstore looking for books, you said you were bored. I was wondering if it was because you were too bored almost everyday."
"Later I had something to do and didn't see you. I had also earned some money and wanted to install one at home to relieve boredom, and just happened to run into you."
"But… going to Kiyoshi 's house is a bit…" Kushina lowered her eyes and said.
Her bright red hair was simply tied up with a hairpin, and a strand of hair slipped from her forehead.
Even if Kiyoshi's house had movies to watch, she couldn't go there, it was too far.
"No, Kushina, I want to give this to you." Kiyoshi shook his head.
He put the videotape into the sealing scroll, and handed it to Kushina, saying.
"There's also a video recorder inside, you can play it at home."
Kiyoshi's tone was calm.
Although his house was old, it was quite big.
He was very welcoming to Kushina's presence.
But even without the barrier, Kushina couldn't just enter and leave the Uchiha compound.
It was already good that Kiyoshi could talk to Kushina without being driven away directly.
The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki entering and leaving a large clan at will is a very sensitive issue.
"Eh?"
Kushina pursed her tempting and elastic lips, surprised that Kiyoshi would be so kind.
She had only mentioned the topic of boredom once, but Kiyoshi had kept it in mind.
"But I don't know how to use it."
Kushina declined Kiyoshi's kindness.
Even if she takes it, she won't know how to use it.
"It's very simple, I'll come to your house to help you install it." Kiyoshi probed.
This sentence was actually not directed at Kushina, but to the two Anbu hidden somewhere.
In Naruto, even Obito could contact Kushina, and Kushina had even sent Obito and others food many times.
This represented that the Uchiha were not absolutely unable to contact the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
After all, there were not many people who knew that Kushina was a Jinchuriki.
If too many people were rejected from having contact with her, it would be hard to cover-up.
"Okay."
Kushina agreed quickly.
A movie is one or two hours long.
She wondered how many movies had been released over the years.
They would be a good way to pass the time. She started to lead the way in front, beckoning Kiyoshi to follow.
Kiyoshi hesitated for a step. After seeing that no one came to stop him, a hint of a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he quickly followed.
Kushina's house was not a secret place, because the real secrets were all in the "Hokage House".
There is probably nothing in the Uzumaki clan's shrine either.
The Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques are all probably preserved in the "Hokage House".
According to the setting in the "The Secret Scroll of Soldiers", the Hokage House was the village chief's house that had been passed down from generation to generation since the First Hokage's time.
It contained many forbidden scrolls and confidential documents.
The Scroll of Seals that Naruto had stolen at the beginning was also stolen from there.
Soon, Kiyoshi arrived at Kushina's house.
This was also where Mito used to live, and after her death, Kushina lived here alone.
The architectural style here was completely different from the surrounding buildings.
It was more like a tower, with a sphere at the top of the tower.
This building also contains a sealing technique, which corresponds to the Jinchuriki's seal, forming a double seal to increase the power of the seal.
"Sorry to bother you."
Kiyoshi politely changed his shoes in the entrance.
Fortunately, Kushina's house had extra shoes.
He silently observed the decoration and structure of the room.
The entire building should be divided into three floors.
The first floor contained basic infrastructures like the kitchen, bathroom, and living room.
The second floor was Kushina's room for rest and sleep.
The top floor was a spiral, open room, which was the Uzumaki clan's shrine, filled with with sealing techniques.
In Konoha, there was also another structure of the Uzumaki clan, where the gods were enshrined.
Orochimaru had obtained the Shinigami mask from there, so as to use the Reaper Death Seal to summon the souls from the Shinigami's stomach, including the souls of his hands.
"This thing needs a bigger place." Kiyoshi said.
"Then come with me."
Hearing this, Kushina led Kiyoshi to a place further inside.
"This place was used to pile up sundries, but it was emptied after cleaning."
"Good, very suitable."
Kiyoshi spread out the sealing scroll and summoned the items inside.
He hammered a few nails on the wall to fix the display screen, and then connected the video recorder with a wire.
After Kiyoshi was busy for a while, a movie-watching device was added to the sundries room that had nothing.
During the process of Kiyoshi's installation, Kiyoshi could feel someone staring at him with obscure eyes.
It was an Anbu.
"Okay."
Kiyoshi spoke, asking Kushina to come and see.
Kushina walked in and found that it was quite decent, only lacking a chair to lie down on.
"Sorry for the trouble, Kiyoshi. By the way, how much does this cost?"
Kushina said, wanting to take out money to give to Kiyoshi. But Kiyoshi immediately refused.
Kiyoshi said, "We are friends, why do you need to do this? Do you not regard me as a friend, Kushina?"
Kiyoshi subtly upgraded the relationship between the two from semi-acquainted strangers who had met a few times to "friends".
"Um… then you are my third friend."
Hearing that Kiyoshi regarded her as a friend, Kushina felt a little happy in her heart.
When she was a child, only Minato had approached her because of her red hair.
Except Minato, only her relationship with Mikoto was good. Now she could add Kiyoshi to her friend list.
This was one of the few people who had taken the initiative to show goodwill towards her.
"That's right, we are friends."
Kiyoshi smiled slightly.
In the ninja world, "friend" is a synonym for "bond".
It is a word full of magic.
In the original story, Naruto recognized Sasuke and thought that the two were friends.
So even if he had to break Sasuke's hands and feet, he would bring him back.
"By the way, that Hyuga clan girl came to me before."
Kushina suddenly talked about this matter, telling Kiyoshi to listen.
The first time she had met Kiyoshi was in a small alley where a street lamp was broken.
At that time, she and Kiyoshi had heard some unfriendly remarks.
That girl had come to her again today, saying that her master had realized her mistake.
"Natsu, huh…"
A trace of understanding flashed in Kiyoshi's eyes.
Kiyoshi knew that Natsu must have come for Ginka's matter.
This meant that his pupil power had another chance to improve.
"Then I'll go back now. You can find me when you're done watching the movie." Kiyoshi said.
Kushina's matter can be slowed down for the time being.
Now that she has established a connection with Kushina, Kiyoshi only needs to carry out follow-up development.
What excuse is more legitimate than coming to exchange videotapes?
He has more time to contact Kushina, and even going to Kushina's house is a matter of course.
It's just to exchange videotapes.
Kiyoshi really wanted to know if contacting Kushina more would lead to him getting another trait.
The time he had met Kushina in the bookstore, he had triggered [Legendary Nine-Tails (White)].
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