Chapter 7: Because of physical weakness, the girl was killed under the moonlight
Whoosh whoosh!
In the jungle, Zhang Shan and Minato's bodies turned into afterimages, jumping and shuttling between the trees.

"This way!"

Minato picked up another strand of red hair and determined Kushina's direction.

"This guy doesn't have a Sharingan, but he can see the hair on the ground?" Zhang Shan complained in his heart, and then hurriedly caught up with Minato.

The two of them sped along, and Minato's eyes seemed to be open. He could accurately spot the red hair left by Kushina every time, and then lead Zhang Shan on the right path.

As the sky gradually darkened, their vision was obstructed. Even Minato, a red hair tracker, found it difficult to find Kushina's hair in such a dark sky.

"The direction is roughly this way. This is the direction leading to the Hidden Cloud Village. In other words, the other party is most likely a ninja from the Hidden Cloud Village!" Minato whispered.

Zhang Shan, who was standing by, yawned and looked at Minato and said, "How about we look for it separately? That way it will be faster?"

"No!" Minato refused directly, "I don't have much chakra left now. If the other side has too many people, I'm afraid I can't be their opponent! Then I'll need your assistance, Zhang Shan!"

Hearing this, Zhang Shan did not suggest separation again, and carefully looked for the clues left by Kushina.

As time goes by, the moon shines brightly in the sky, covering the earth with silver.

In the moonlight, Kushina's red hair was more conspicuous, which reduced a lot of pressure on the two of them.

"Found it!" Minato's eyes focused, and with his unremitting efforts, he finally saw Kushina who was kidnapped in front of him, and the three ninjas who were guarding Kushina!
"Zhang Shan!"

"Leave the two in front to me." Zhang Shan said.

"on!"

As a thick cloud blocked the moonlight, the forest was completely shrouded in darkness.

And in the darkness, two small figures were moving quickly!
Bang!
Bang bang!

Three muffled sounds seemed a little abrupt in the silent night, but Kushina, who was already a little numb, did not react at all and continued to walk forward stiffly.

Until the heavy cloud drifted away, allowing the moonlight to fall on the earth again, and also fall on Minato in front of Kushina.

"Minato? It's over, I'm hallucinating..." Kushina complained in a low voice: "But, Minato should have noticed that I disappeared by now, right?"

bang~
As she moved forward, Kushina bumped directly into Minato. It was not until this time that Kushina realized that the Minato in front of her did not seem to be an illusion, but a real person!

"Minato!" Kushina's eyes lit up instantly! Looking at Minato, her eyes were shining!

Minato helped Kushina untie the ropes and smiled gently, "Sorry, I'm late!"

"Yeah~~ It's not too late at all!" Kushina shook her head, the emotion in her eyes overflowing!

At this moment, Minato suddenly felt his body go limp, and a feeling of powerlessness swept over his whole body!
He had already wasted a lot of chakra showing off his new ninjutsu in front of Zhang Shan, and then he had been tracking for several hours straight, so his body had already reached its limit. Now that he was sure that Kushina was safe, all the fatigue he had accumulated before suddenly came out! He fell forward uncontrollably!

Kushina hugged the exhausted Minato and said anxiously, "Are you okay Minato? Are you hurt somewhere? It's all my fault! If I wasn't so useless, Minato wouldn't have to save me and wouldn't have been injured!"

Seeing that she was about to cry, Minato had to force himself to say, "I'm not injured, just a little tired." "Yeah, yeah, that's just a few melons and dates, how could it hurt Minato." Zhang Shan, who had been fed dog food, also spoke at the right time and interrupted the ambiguity between the two. He still had to go home to sleep and really didn't want to watch these two people show their affection here! He is not a dog!
Hearing Zhang Shan's voice, Kushina, who was holding Minato, wanted to push him away instantly. However, seeing how weak Minato was, she knew that if she pushed him away, Minato would definitely fall to the ground, which would be too pitiful! (Mainly heartache)
Finally, Kushina didn't push Minato away. She put Minato's arm on her body, turned around, and looked at Zhang Shan who looked relaxed. Kushina asked: "Are you two the only ones?"

"What else?" Zhang Shan shrugged and smiled, "After Minato knew about your accident, he followed you out without any hesitation. He didn't have time to tell the people above."

Kushina blushed slightly, and felt sweet in her heart! She secretly thought that she had not made a mistake in choosing the right person!

However, he still taught him a lesson: "Minato, it's too dangerous for you to do this! What if the enemy who kidnapped me is very powerful? Aren't you going to die if you come here?"

"Hehe, sorry, I didn't think that much at the time." Minato laughed, "But with Zhang Shan here, nothing should go wrong!"

Zhang Shan’s strength is definitely several times greater than his own, and since the other party is here to kidnap, there definitely won’t be many people.

That's why Minato didn't report it, but immediately chased out with Zhang Shan!
Hearing this, Zhang Shan did not respond. He turned around, tied up several unconscious Cloud Ninjas on the ground to the tree, and walked towards Konoha without any reluctance.

It was impossible for him to take these people back. What if they started to blame him? He would never be able to clear himself even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

Behind them, Kushina supported Minato, and the three of them moved slowly towards Konoha.

Shortly after the three left, a group of masked ninjas appeared here.

"Let it go."

"Yes!"

After cutting the ropes that bound the Cloud Ninja and making sure that the other party was not in danger of life, the figures of the Anbu disappeared again, as if they had never appeared.

Not long after, in the Hokage's office, in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"They didn't kill them. Those Cloud Ninjas are still alive. We have already loosened the ropes that bound them. After they wake up, they should leave on their own."

Listening to the report from the Anbu, Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned slightly, and was very dissatisfied with the Anbu's handling of the matter!
What if the other person not only didn’t leave after waking up, but committed suicide on the spot?

The ninjas from the Hidden Cloud Village died in the Land of Fire. If the other side uses this as an excuse to start a war with me...

At this time, Konoha was already at war with the Iwagakure Village and the Sand Village. If the Kumogakure Village was added, Sarutobi Hiruzen would suddenly feel the pressure doubled!

"Go and bring them back, and be careful not to hurt their lives!"

"Yes!"

After the Anbu left, Sarutobi Hiruzen pinched his brows in pain!

This afternoon, the Nine-Tailed Fox in Uzumaki Mito's body once again tried to break the seal. Although it didn't make any big noise, for safety reasons, the Third Generation still had Mito taken to a secluded place, which resulted in no one in Mito's house.

Unexpectedly, in just such a short while, something happened to Kushina!
"Alas, thanks to Minato and Zhang Shan, otherwise Konoha would have suffered a great loss..."

After smoking heavily for a while, Zhang Shan and the other two returned to the village and went straight to the Hokage's office!

(End of this chapter)