In the restroom, Kushina stared blankly at the two lines on the pregnancy test in her hand.
Just last night, she had laughed at him for being so useless.
Someone suddenly knocked on the door outside. It was Natsu's voice.
"Miss Kushina, are you done yet?"
"I'll be right out." Kushina hurriedly answered. She did not dare throw the test away carelessly, so she stuffed it, along with its box, into her pocket.
When she walked out of the restroom, Hyuga Natsu saw that she had been in there for so long and asked with concern, "Are you feeling unwell? Should I get you some medicine?"
Kushina gave a dry laugh. "No... no need."
It was afternoon outside. Little Neji was asleep, while the women in the house were arranging flowers in the living room.
"I'm going out." Kushina walked straight outside.
"Where are you going?" Ayari asked.
"Just going for a walk."
Watching Kushina's departing figure, Mikoto, who was trimming flower stems, said, "She's acting a little strange."
Ayari turned her attention back to her own work and said, "She is kind of strange."
Ayano beside her could not help saying, "You've improved again, Ayari."
Ayari reached out to adjust the delicate flowers in the vase and smiled softly. "It's all right."
Ayano smiled too. "I remember you weren't interested in this stuff at all before. You always skipped flower-arranging class when you were little."
Ayari merely said, "People change."
After leaving the Hokage's residence, Kushina wandered the streets aimlessly for a while before throwing the pregnancy test from her pocket into a public trash can.
In the end, she went to see Rin.
"Big Sis Kushina?" Rin was somewhat surprised to see Kushina come looking for her on her own initiative.
Ever since Kushina had moved into the