The first wave hasnât settled, and another wave has risen.
The time came for Konohaâs forty-seventh year, and the village who had another new yearâs eve became lively again.
Masahiko didnât expect Konoha elders to propose marriage for the Hokage Minato and the Land of Whirlpoolâs Princess, Uzumaki Kushina.
By the way, after Hiruzen passed down the hat to Minato, he filled the elderâs position after the Hyugaâs Patriarchâs death. The current council was composed of three people, Hiruzen, Danzo, and Kagami.
âWhy are they in a hurry? Masahiko was helpless, âBut because they managed to come with a good gift, I wonât mess it up.â
The Fourth Hokage proposes marriage to the princess of the Uzumaki Country. This was surely much bigger than that of Kenji and Aika. Therefore, just for the bride price, they gifted about⌠20 Asuma heads.
In the Land of Whirlpool, Nanako agreed very happily and rushed over to Konoha.
Minato and Kushina are in agreement, and she has no reason to refuse.
Nanako came to Konoha and immediately found Masahiko to discuss⌠the dowry issue.
âDowry?! Masahiko shouted, âWe accepted the marriage, and we accepted to make Kushina Konohaâs Jinchuriki. Yet they were still shameless enough to ask us for a dowry?â
Nanako looked helpless, âSensei, keep your voice down. Itâs not Konoha who asked us, but we canât let Kushina look too shabby. Sheâs a princessâŚâ\n
Masahiko sighed, looking upset, âNo wonder they sent such a colorful gift. They knew theyâre gonna have it back. Oh, game on, you old farts, I will make you pay it backâŚâ
The Land of Whirlpool can be said to be wealthy, even though it is not as good as the Land of Fire, but theyâre wealthier than a ninja Village, like Konoha.
Nanako looked helpless, âSensei, I want to hold my great-grandson in my arms while I still canâŚâ
âWhy the hurry?! Youâre stillâŚâ Masahiko was about to say, but then he noticed Nanakoâs gray hair and couldnât say anything.
âForget it⌠I figured it out already.â Masahiko said, âThe money that Hiruzen owes me can be added to the dowry. I donât think they are going to pay it anyway.â
âYes, Sensei.â
Watching Nanako leave, Masahiko did the calculation, âNanako, sheâs over seventy years oldâŚâ
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Keeping Masahiko calm and happy, the wedding preparation went smoothly.
Nanako loved her granddaughter, Kushina, to her bones. The issue with dowry slowed the process a bit, but things didnât get complicated.
As for Minato, Jiraiya was responsible for him, but he didnât understand these aspects at all, so he asked Tsunade to help since she had the experience of hosting a wedding for Nawaki before.\nWatching Tsunade getting busy to prepare Minato for the wedding, Masahiko felt relieved. It would have been regrettable to see Tsunade or the Senju holding a grudge against Minato for winning the Fourth Hokage position.
When everyone is working in the same direction, the wedding preparations will progress quickly.
In the end, Masahiko decided to make the wedding on March the 1st, Kohohaâs 47th year.
Many people were puzzled as to why he chose March 1st and why he kept saying that it was a good day, but Masahiko just smiled and didnât explain.
âMarch 1st is the day school starts. First, itâs the day these two met, second and more importantly, wouldnât this mean that it would be an extra day off for the kids?â Masahiko smiled secretly, âYou donât know how many children would be grateful for that.â
Therefore, the wedding of Minato and Kushina was held on March 1st.
Masahiko has attended many weddings, and each time it gave him a different feeling.
When it was Hashirama and Mito, he felt that he had witnessed history. Kenji and Aika, he felt that he had uncovered the mystery of Tsunadeâs bond hair. Nawaki and Mikoto, he felt that he had changed the world.
Up to now, Minato and Kushina are the only couples who gave him mixed feelings of excitement and awkwardness.
The excitement is because the âgolden boy and the jade girlâ have come together, and he canât wait for Narutoâs birth. The awkwardness is because Kushina was the girl he looked after as she grew up, and there is a kind of indescribable and complicated feeling of a father watching his daughter marry.
âIâm at the very best, just a grandfatherâŚâ Masahiko shook his head and looked at Incheon.
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Masahikoâs life was peaceful again. He wondered around Konoha with nothing to do all day, thinking about a way to get witness points, but found nothing. During this time, nothing happened⌠The only important thing is that Neji was born in July, but these charactersâ birth never gave him a witness point.
âIs it because I have to witness and participate?â Masahiko smiled bitterly, âYouâre kidding me if you mean that kind of participatingâŚâ
Until the end of Konohaâs 47 years, there were still no signs from Kushina, but some news from the Senjuâs side disrupted Masahikoâs peaceful life once again.
Uchiha Mikoto was pregnant again.
Counting the days, Masahiko was shivering. The two couples are going all out again. Theyâre pulling out a âSasukeâ this time, right?
Hurrying to the Senju Clan, Masahiko found Nawaki.
âI heard that Mikoto is pregnant again. What are you going to name the baby?â
Nawaki smiled happily, âIf itâs a girl, we havenât decided yet. But for the boy⌠you will never think of it!â
Masahikoâs face turned dark, âYouâre gonna call him Sasuke, donât you?â
Nawaki was taken aback, âSasuke⌠oh, isnât the Thirdâs father? Youâre very close, though.â
Masahiko breathed a sigh of relief, then his face stiffened, âWhat do you mean?â