Back on the ship, Minato nudged Xin and whispered, "Look at this."
Xin glanced over to see Nawaki sitting by the side of the deck, staring off in the direction of Konoha with a goofy grin on his face.
Please don't let it be what I think it is, Xin groaned inwardly. If Nawaki was still obsessing over Hyuga Meiko, the girl he'd only met once, this was going to be a problem.
The whole reason they had taken on this mission was to give Nawaki a chance to cool off. But if he was still pining over Hyuga Meiko, Xin wasn't sure what to do next.
"Is it what I think? He looks like a lovesick cat," Minato commented dryly.
"Cough, cough!"
Xin choked on a laugh. Minato, you usually play it straight, but this time, that comparison was spot on.
"Got any solutions?" Xin asked.
"Nope," Minato replied honestly, shaking his head.
"Are we worrying too much? I mean, it's not even clear if the girl likes him, let alone how the Hyuga clan would react if they ever got together," Xin said with a sigh.
What he and Tsunade were concerned about was the potential backlash if Nawaki and Hyuga
Meiko ended up together-how the entire Hyuga clan might react.
But Minato was focused on a different question: Does Hyuga Meiko even like Nawaki?
That was a question that needed a big, bold question mark at the end.
Nawaki was throwing himself into this without a second thought, but Meiko was a Hyuga. Surely she'd consider the implications before diving into a relationship with him.
The chances of them getting together were slim, to say the least.
"But what if it happens?" Xin asked.
He had thought of the possibilities, but as the old saying goes, Better safe than sorry. If Nawaki asked him to help set up a date when they got back, what would he do? Turn him down and seem like a bad friend? Or agree and feel like he wasn't really helping?
"At least I don't know any of the Hyuga," Minato said, laughing as if he had dodged a bullet.
Laugh all you want, Xin thought. Wait until Nawaki drags you into this for advice, then you'll see. But then again, what good would Minato's advice be? He had never been in a relationship himself. In the end, Nawaki would come back to him anyway.
This is such a headache, Xin thought, suddenly losing all interest in fishing.
"Wanna place a bet?" Minato teased, grinning mischievously.
Xin rolled his eyes and scoffed, "Go away. I don't even know you."
But just as Minato thought Xin wasn't interested, Xin turned back and said, "Alright, what's the bet?"
Didn't you just act like you weren't interested? Minato thought, resisting the urge to whack him with his fishing pole.
Just as Minato was about to respond, Xin raised his hand to stop him.
"Never mind. It looks like something serious is coming up," Xin said, suddenly alert.
Something serious? Minato followed his gaze, looking out over the sea.
In the distance, two dark shapes were emerging on the horizon, gradually growing larger.
"It's Mist Village's warships," Xin said quietly.
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