Estimated Due Date

"I didn't expect the fiery redhead to be scared."

Mikoto covered her mouth and smiled.

Kushina stuck out her tongue and smiled, "Well, I've never experienced it before... And I hear it's really scary."

Mikoto then said seriously, "It is very painful, so you need to be mentally prepared. But I believe you'll be fine. I wish you and your son peace."

"Thank you."

Kushina held Mikoto's shoulder and thanked her.

The two then parted ways.

Next door, a figure in a black cloak and a cat mask followed in Kushina's direction.

The sneaky figure was Kakashi, assigned to keep Kushina safe.

He passed by houses and followed Kushina around the Hokage Building.

"Come down, Kakashi." Kushina said, with her hands on her hips and her head held high.

Kakashi heard this and jumped down from the house behind.

The Uzumaki Clan had the Kagura inner eye with insight similar to the Byakugan, so Kakashi's movements were naturally known to Kushina.

"Lady Kushina." Kakashi greeted respectfully.

"You call me lady, so you'd better call me sister." Kushina stroked her belly and waved her hand.

This silenced Kakashi.

If he called Kushina sister, then the unborn child in her belly would be his nephew.

But Kushina didn't hesitate and said, "It's up to you. Let's find Minato first. Your mission may be over."

"Over?... Understood."

When Kakashi heard this, he looked up and saw Kushina's belly swelling, and he had his answer in his heart.

Kushina was about to give birth, which meant his mission to protect her would soon end.

The next protection work had to be handed over to other Anbu or even the Hokage himself for personal protection.

After all, Kushina was not only the wife of the Fourth Hokage but also Konoha's Kyuubi Jinchuuriki.

Kakashi followed Kushina and Sarutobi Biwako to the Hokage's office.

Kushina walked in front and directly opened the door. She saw two Hokage sitting in the Hokage's office, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato.

"Kushina, you're here, sit down."

Minato was initially talking with Hiruzen, but when he saw Kushina, he immediately stood up and gave up the Hokage's chair to Kushina.

Kushina didn't have any reason to refuse, she sat down and sighed with relief, "Oh, it's so tiring to walk with someone in belly."

Minato squatted down and stroked Kushina's belly, and said with a loving expression, "Thank you for your hard work."

He thought back then, Kushina's dream as a girl was to become the first female Hokage of Konoha.

Now, although Kushina wasn't Hokage, the Hokage had to give up his chair when he saw her. In retrospect, it could be considered fulfilling her dream in another way.

Hiruzen remained seated and said, "Kushina, your due date is around October 10th, and you won't be able to move as you wish. You must stay within the barrier set up by the barrier team and Uchiha Shintaro. You can't leave until the delivery is complete and the seal is reinforced again."

"During this period, your safety will be entrusted to the elite ANBU protection, while the delivery process will be handled by my wife Biwako and her students."

Hiruzen explained a lot, but Kushina actually wasn't listening fully.

She complained, grimacing, "I have to be stuck in the barrier again... it's so hard to have a child."

Minato held her hand and said gently, "The Third Hokage is also thinking about safety. It's okay. When Naruto is born, I'll take you out of the village to play for a while, and leave the work to the Third Hokage."

Kushina finally smiled after hearing this.

Then, Minato stood up and looked at Kakashi and said, "Kakashi, you have worked hard all this time. You can go back and rest."

"I'll give you a month's leave."

Kakashi had been guarding Kushina's safety day and night for almost ten months. Although he was not in danger, it was already very hard in terms of the duration of his work.

So Minato gave him a month's leave, and Kakashi immediately accepted it.

After Kakashi resigned, in the Hokage's office, the Third Hokage and his wife, along with the Fourth Hokage and his wife, continued to discuss the details of the due date arrangements.

Kakashi was walking on the street. It was late, and the autumn sunset was shining brightly red, which was very beautiful. He looked at the sky. After relaxing from his long-term alert state, he felt many emotions in his heart, which he expressed through the sunset scene.

Kakashi turned, walked to a flower shop, bought a bouquet, and then walked to the Konoha cemetery.

He took off his mask, removed his cloak and black robe, and came to Rin's tombstone with flowers.

He replaced the vase in front of the tombstone with fresh flowers, then knelt on the ground and said to the tombstone, "Rin, Minato-sensei's child will be born soon."

"My guardian mission has been successfully completed. The next step is to wait for Lady Kushina to give birth safely."

"Unfortunately... you and Obito can't meet each other. Don't worry, Rin, I haven't forgotten to avenge you."

"I've become stronger, but it's not enough. I'll become stronger until I find your killer, the masked man, and then kill him."

"I just visited Obito's grave, and now I'm planning to go back and rest."

"Goodbye, Rin."

Kakashi left the graveyard.

After a while, a mysterious man in a black cloak and tiger-skin mask tore up the flowers Kakashi placed for Rin.

"I didn't kill Rin, but this fake world did."

"This world doesn't need to exist anymore."

"Rin, I'll create a world with you."