Half an hour later, in the Hokage's Office.
"Chiba, are you really all right?"
Looking at the youth before him, Minato Namikaze slowly circled around him. After inspecting him from head to toe, he finally asked the question he had wanted to ask ever since the boy entered.
Uh...
Why do I feel like Minato Namikaze has become less imposing after I've been away for a while? Has he even lost the Hokage's bearing? As his gaze followed Minato Namikaze around and around, Chiba's lips twitched, and the thought crossed his mind.
"I'm fine. There isn't even a scar left. I only treated it simply because I was rushing back to the village as quickly as possible. The injuries weren't serious, just flesh wounds."
As he thought this, Chiba did not stop speaking and answered directly.
"Is that so... That's good."
Minato Namikaze did not ask further or doubt him. After all, when Chiba had been sent to the hospital, the doctor had said there was no major problem. He only needed to wake up from his coma, and his life was not in danger.
As he spoke, Minato Namikaze stopped circling Chiba, turned on his heel, and walked toward the Hokage's desk.
"Is Teacher Kushina about to give birth?"
Watching Minato Namikaze, Chiba considered for a moment. Rather than wait for Minato Namikaze to ask about his mission over the past two months, he asked about Kushina instead.
"You already knew? Oh, right. Yukina and Hirohiko have been staying there, so they probably told you. The name has already been decided. Yukina and Hirohiko should have told you as well. It'll be Naruto."
At that, Minato Namikaze first froze, his steps abruptly halting. Then, after remaining with his back turned for a while, he finally turned around and spoke