Chapter 393: What Moon (Tsuki)
Kushina's house.
"Great-grandfather, who exactly had an accident? Whose life was lost?"
Masahiko kept his eyes tightly closed, not responding.
Kushina and Minato exchanged a glance, looking blankly at Jiraiya. Jiraiya threw his hands up, indicating he was completely innocent...
After a long while, Masahiko slightly opened his eyes, revealing a smile. "Minato, has it been hard keeping Kushina company to familiarize herself with Sage Mode these past few days? Day and night."
Minato was startled and looked at Kushina. "It wasn't that hard. We didn't practice that much."
Kushina smiled with satisfaction. "We only practiced for a short while during the day. Once Naruto finishes school in the evening, I have no way to train."
Masahiko raised his eyebrows. "Right, in the evening you should rest, and you also have to give your sparring partner a little reward."
"Senior, it couldn't be..." The experienced veteran Jiraiya was the first to react, his gaze shifting back and forth between Minato and Kushina.
Kushina scratched her red hair, on the verge of going berserk. "Great-grandfather! What have you been talking about since we met? What reward?"
"Hehehe!" Masahiko's face was full of smiles. "You two are probably going to give that brat Naruto a little brother or sister."
Minato was stunned, looking at Kushina with pleasant surprise. Kushina froze for a long time, her cheeks gradually turning completely red, and then she happily held her stomach with both hands. "Really?!"
Masahiko nodded. "Although the life fluctuation is extremely weak, I sensed it for a long while, so it's about eighty or ninety percent certain."
A fetus of just two or three days... Oh, not even a fetus yet, just an 'egg' that had just begun to divide. Other than Masahiko, whose Yang attribute was at level ten, probably no one could sense such a minuscule life fluctuation.
"I didn't expect Great Ancestor's Sage Mode to have this kind of effect." Masahiko shamelessly claimed the credit for himself. "This is truly..."
...
The news of Kushina's suspected pregnancy didn't spread for the time being. After all, it was only 'suspected', and they didn't even tell Naruto.
Even though she was already over thirty, Kushina's personality was still like that of a young girl. Every day she carefully held her stomach, not knowing if holding it so much would squeeze out some flab...
Masahiko, on the other hand, had to confirm it seven or eight times a day under Kushina's expectant gaze. It wasn't until a week later, when the life fluctuation in Kushina's stomach was no longer intermittent, that Masahiko, after being certain, absolutely certain, and definitely sure, was finally freed.
At this time, they could notify a few relatively close people. Kushina told the news to her best friend Mikoto, while Masahiko went to find Tsunade.
Pleasant surprise aside, Masahiko wouldn't let his guard down. The time of Kushina's delivery would also be her weakest moment. Having Tsunade deliver the baby was the only way to ensure nothing went wrong.
Inside the Fat Sheep Casino, Masahiko's hands moved like a swift blade, reversing the casino's poor management, and then he mysteriously pulled Tsunade aside.
"Great-great-grandfather, your gambling skills are still as brilliant as ever." It was this phrase every time, and every time she said it, Tsunade looked envious.
"Naturally." Masahiko raised his eyebrows. "I have serious business with you. Kushina is pregnant."
Tsunade was startled, then spoke with pleasant surprise, "Kushina? Since when?"
Masahiko pondered for a moment. "Keep your voice down. About... ten days ago?"
"Ten days..." Tsunade counted on her fingers. "That means next March! I understand, Great-great-grandfather. After the New Year, I'll have Dosan come over to take my place, and I'll go take care of Kushina."
"Take care of Kushina? What happened to her?" The 'cloaked figure' Mito heard the voices and walked over.
"She..." Tsunade paused and looked inquiringly at Masahiko.
Masahiko thought for a moment. "It's fine, tell Mito and Hashirama. This matter won't be hidden from that bastard sooner or later. If we want to hide... Eh? Hide?"
Looking up at the sky, Masahiko muttered to himself, "I almost forgot about this... There is no place safer than the moon."
...
Evening.
After spending the day chatting with Mito and Hashirama, Masahiko returned to Konoha and headed straight for Kushina's house.
Naruto hadn't arrived home yet, but Kushina's house was quite lively. Besides Jiraiya, who was freeloading food and drinks, Mikoto was also there. At this moment, they were enthusiastically discussing... giving the second child a name.
"Isn't this too rushed?" Masahiko shook his head and laughed. "There's still plenty of time to name it next year."
Minato shook his head helplessly. Kushina had once again contracted 'Pregnancy Syndrome', and she completely distrusted his naming abilities. What could he do?
This couldn't be blamed on Kushina either. Having witnessed Minato's 'Spiraling Flash Super Round Dance Howl Participate Formula', how could she trust Minato?
"Great-grandfather, can you sense whether the fetus is a boy or a girl?" Kushina had a face full of happiness and anticipation.
"Fetus my foot. If it developed into a fetus in 10 days, you'd give birth to Momotaro." Masahiko laughed internally, but shook his head and said, "I can't sense it, but according to probability, it should be a girl."
"Probability?" The crowd looked at each other blankly.
Masahiko found a chair and sat down. "Probability is a profound subject, so I won't go into details. You guys just need to know that this child will definitely be a girl."
In his heart, however, he secretly used mysticism: Spirits of heaven and earth, God bless, Great Ancestor Masahiko manifest your spirit, it must be a girl!
One bratty Naruto was more than enough. In five or six years, when Naruto finally became sensible, another five or six-year-old brat would come along right after to take his place... Just thinking about it was terrifying.
On the other side, Jiraiya and the others had already begun thinking hard, trying to come up with a name for a girl.
Masahiko thought for a moment but came up with nothing. He looked up at Jiraiya. "Haven't you written many novels? Naruto's name came from that ninja tale of yours. Why not pick a female lead's name?"
Jiraiya stammered a bit. "The female leads... none of them are quite suitable."
Masahiko was startled. "Don't tell me you haven't written any female characters other than in 'those' kinds of books. Writing a novel without a female lead means you're a single dog with no friends."
Jiraiya rolled his eyes. "Senior, the novels you write are so good..."
"Ahem!" Masahiko hurriedly interrupted. "Stop talking nonsense and hurry up with the names."
"Great-grandfather, you also write novels?" Kushina asked with a hint of curiosity.
Masahiko brushed it off, "Great-grandfather can do everything. However, those books were written in my earlier, immature years. If you want to read one, I'll write another one for you in a few days."
Kushina nodded thoughtfully and didn't press the matter. Right now, just like when she was pregnant with Naruto, she poured her whole heart into her soon-to-be-born child... Masahiko somewhat regretted telling her so early.
"A girl's name..." After brainwashing himself, Masahiko was now completely convinced that the child in Kushina's stomach was undoubtedly a girl. "The little princess of the Land of Whirlpools, born on the moon... shouldn't her name contain the word for 'moon' (Tsuki)..."
"Tsuki... Tsukimi? What the heck..."
"Minato... Suigetsu? No, that name's already taken, and that's a boy."
"Kushina... Natsuki? This one isn't bad."
"Hmm... what other Tsuki is there?"
☆☆☆
-> 30 Advanced chapters Now Available on Patreon!!
-> https://www.pat-reon.co-m/c/Hollowborn
(Just remove the hyphen (-) to access patreon normally)
If you like this novel please consider leaving a review that's help the story a lot Thank you