In the private room upstairs, Minato was sweating profusely, trying his best to comfort Nawaki.
"Nawaki, stop drinking so much. You just had a crush, it's not like you're going through a breakup. Why are you so upset? There are plenty of pretty girls in Konoha. Why get hung up on Hyuga Meiko?"
"What do you mean it was just a crush, not a breakup? Have 'you' ever been heartbroken?" Nawaki shot back.
'Ouch,' Minato thought, 'I'm the one trying to comfort you, and now you're stabbing me in the heart?'
Just as Xin reached the door, he burst out laughing.
'Didn't expect to see you like this, Little Sun.'
'Alright, I'm done. If I keep trying to comfort him, I'm a fool,' Minato thought, deciding to give up.
"Xin, come drink with me!" Nawaki, already tipsy, pulled Xin over and started pouring him drinks.
Xin didn't bother trying to stop him. He drank, ate, and let Nawaki vent, but the extra spicy hotpot really packed a punch-too much for normal people to handle.
While Minato kept trying to talk Nawaki down, Xin didn't even bother to intervene. After a few more drinks, Nawaki angrily turned to Xin.
"Xin, aren't you going to comfort me at all?"
"Comfort you for what?" Xin shoved the drunken Nawaki away. "You didn't get your heart broken. What's there to comfort? Just eat more meat, drink more wine, and sleep it off. Tomorrow's a new day."
"..." Minato was speechless.
'You're incredible,' Minato thought, shaking his head.
Even Nawaki seemed stunned, staring blankly for a moment before slowly processing what Xin had said.
A moment later, Nawaki, fueled by alcohol, blurted out, "Alright then, if you had a crush on a girl from the Hyuga clan and she already had a fiancé, what would you do?"
'This isn't over, is it?' Xin thought, watching as Nawaki spiraled.
"That's easy," Xin said, waving it off. "If she's only engaged but not married yet, then just remember the saying: 'If you wield your hoe well, no wall can't be dug down.""
"Pfft!" Minato nearly choked.
Nawaki's eyes widened. That actually made sense to him!
'She's only engaged, not married yet...'
"What about the Hyuga clan's rule about not marrying outside the clan?" Nawaki asked, still pressing.
"Simple. You fight your way in. Beat anyone who stands in your way until they give in! The
Hyuga clan's old ways are outdated anyway."
"Alright, that's enough!!!"
Tsunade stormed in, glaring at Xin.
"What nonsense are you spouting? What if Nawaki actually believes you?"
Minato quickly made room for her as Tsunade sat down next to her brother, throwing an arm around his shoulders.
"I heard you got rejected today, huh? Well, big sis is here to get drunk with you."