Chapter 249 is about the existence she wants to protect.
"Ouch—!"
In the delivery room, Kushina's violent screams caused the candlelight on the wall to flicker.
Minato Namikaze, who was observing the Nine-Tails' movements, couldn't help but worry, "Um... this is the first time I've ever seen Kushina scream in pain so loudly. Is she really alright?"
Sarutobi Biwako, focused on delivering the baby, replied simply, "It's alright. Your primary task is to keep an eye on the Nine-Tails' seal."
Despite receiving a reassurance that everything was alright, Minato Namikaze couldn't help but feel a pang of anxiety upon seeing his wife drenched in sweat on the bed.
"Kushina, do your best..."
Huan Chen, who had remained silent, stood behind Sarutobi Biwako, her face completely obscured by a cat mask.
She stared at Kushina, who was in pain, without moving, appearing calm and collected, but her clenched fists silently revealed her inner turmoil.
"Kushina is almost there!" Sarutobi Biwako called out to Kushina on the bed.
Every second stretched the pain of childbirth infinitely long, and the strange movements of the Nine-Tails within her body were also impacting her. The more time went on, the more agonizing it became, and Kushina's consciousness gradually became blurred.
Almost all her remaining strength came from a mother's instinct, for her child, for her Naruto...
Finally, the baby's cry rang out, filling the delivery room with a reassuring atmosphere.
Sarutobi Biwako immediately shouted, "Bring hot water!"
"yes."
Huan Chen snapped out of his daze and handed over the necessary items as she instructed.
Kushina was covered in sweat after giving birth, and her clothes at the shoulders were almost soaked with sweat. Her hands, which had been gripping the bed rails tightly due to the pain, were finally able to relax, and she lay on the bed panting heavily.
Minato Namikaze's eyes widened slightly, his gaze completely drawn to the swaddled baby in Biwako Sarutobi's arms.
As if he hadn't yet accepted the fact, his tone was incredulous, "It...it was born..."
Wrapped in red swaddling clothes, only the baby's tender face and tightly clenched little hands were visible. He cried loudly, his voice clear and resonant, clearly indicating that he was a healthy child.
Unlike other children, he was born with six whiskers on each side of his face.
As he moved his mouth, his beard came to life on his face, as if a cute little fox had transformed into a baby and come to earth.
Sarutobi Biwako smiled with satisfaction, "He's a spirited boy."
The gaze emanating from the cat mask became uncontrollably fixed on that newborn life, each glance depicting its vibrancy, its infancy, its naivety.
This is... Naruto.
Haruko, who had come to accompany Takeuchi Mirei during childbirth, couldn't help but take a step towards him. It was the newborn, crying, healthy Naruto Uzumaki.
It is the existence she wants to protect.
Suddenly, Sarutobi Biwako walked away with the baby in her arms. Haruko's thoughts returned, and she restrained her emotions, pulling back her foot. She then resumed her cold and composed ANBU persona.
Sarutobi Biwako walked up to Namikaze Minato so that he could take a good look at his child.
"Naruto!"
Minato Namikaze rushed forward, about to reach out and hug him, when he was rudely rebuked by Biwako Sarutobi.
"Don't touch him. He should see his mother first."
Minato Namikaze was speechless after hearing those words. He could only look at her with a wronged expression as she walked toward Kushina.
As she heard the baby's cries approaching, Kushina turned her head with difficulty. When her gaze fell upon the wailing infant with its face contorted in pain, tears welled up in her eyes.
"Naruto... I've finally met you..."
Knowing that she was still weak, Sarutobi Biwako picked up the child and left, saying, "That's enough, you should relax now."
Seeing that the bedside seat was empty, Minato Namikaze immediately went over and gently placed his warm hand on his wife's arm. "You've worked hard, Kushina."
"Watergate..."
The deep gaze between the two conveyed the joy and emotion of becoming parents.
As Sarutobi Biwako was about to leave the delivery room, Haruko stepped back slightly to make way for her, her gaze shifting to the weary-looking Kushina.
Her real purpose in borrowing the Anbu was to accompany Kushina during her childbirth. As the most powerful female ninja in the Anbu, Genchen was undoubtedly chosen to be her caregiver, and she was right to gamble.
The main concern now is the Nine-Tails; we must remain vigilant in case it breaks free from its seal and causes irreparable damage to Konoha.
However, there was one thing she couldn't figure out.
Why did the Nine-Tails' breakout involve the Uchiha clan?
Kushina's birth was a secret, known only to the Third and Fourth Hokage. Other high-ranking officials were completely unaware, let alone the Uchiha who had not yet been accepted into the family.
Haruko kept a close eye on Kushina, constantly watching for any unusual movements around her.
"But now, I need to make the Nine-Tails behave itself."
Minato Namikaze reassured his wife with a smile, then gently placed his hand on her belly where the seal was coiled.
"ah!"
The sudden shout set off alarm bells in Haruko's head.
As she and Minato Namikaze turned their heads, they saw Sarutobi Biwako knocked unconscious, and the child in her arms fell into the hands of a masked man in a black robe.
"You, leave the Jinchūriki's side."
His deep voice sounded like a demon holding life in its hands: "Otherwise, this child would have died right after birth."
After hearing his words, everyone present was on edge.
Haruko's fingers gripped the kunai so tightly they turned white, her dark eyes fixed on the masked man.
It was her oversight. She had always thought that the Nine-Tails was the one she needed to be wary of, but she never expected that someone would be able to break through layers of security and enter the delivery room, using the child to blackmail them into leaving Kushina's side.
His goal was obvious: the Nine-Tails.
Minato Namikaze also mentally recited this realization, his expression becoming solemn.
How on earth did this person cross the barrier...?
"Ugh!" The change in the seal caused Kushina to cry out in pain. The black lines that had only occupied her stomach quickly spread out and reached her cheeks.
"Kushina!" Minato Namikaze's pupils contracted, and he quickly went to check on her condition.
Minato Namikaze's face showed urgency. The seal on the Nine-Tails was not yet complete. If it was delayed any longer, the Nine-Tails would probably really break free!
Having lost patience with them, the masked man took out a kunai and placed it around the neck of the baby in his arms, urging them on.
"Leave now, don't you care about this child?"
"Wait! Calm down!" Afraid that he would hurt the child, Minato Namikaze hurriedly reached out his hand to him.
Haruko, standing to the side, was also constantly thinking of countermeasures. Even though she could release an illusion to confuse the enemy, Naruto was currently in the hands of the masked man, and she could not act rashly.
"Get out!" the masked man yelled at them.
However, his fierce voice also contained a trace of tension that was hard to detect. After keenly noticing this, Haruko withdrew from her fighting stance, nodded to Minato Namikaze, and made a move to leave the delivery room.
Why is the enemy nervous?
Fear of your plan failing?
That means he himself wasn't confident either.
The factors that are uncertain come from the Nine-Tails, and... the Hokage.
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