Konoha Prison was cold and silent, dimly lit.
A striking red-haired figure suddenly appeared there.
The person in the cell was drawn by the footsteps. When he turned and looked over, his eyes widened instantly. Then he rushed to the bars in a panic, gripping them with both hands and rattling them violently.
"Kushina!"
Rin, in the cell opposite him, had not expected Kushina to appear here at this hour either.
Then she suddenly caught sight of someone sitting on her bed behind her. Focusing her eyes, she saw that it was none other than the Hokage who had imprisoned her.
"You..." Rin looked at Zhen sitting there, then at Kushina and Minato, her face filled with shock.
Zhen merely raised a hand and made a shushing gesture. "Don't speak. Watch the show."
Then he patted the spot beside him on the bed.
Rin swallowed and obediently walked over to sit beside him.
She realized that the two people outside the cell seemed unable to notice them at all.
"Kushina, Kushina!" Minato called her name, his voice trembling as he tried to suppress it.
Kushina stopped outside the cell. She did not throw herself against the bars in agitation like Minato had.
Seeing how calm Kushina was, Minato suddenly seemed to realize something. He stared at her blankly and spoke. "Kushina, you..."
A smile appeared on Kushina's face, though it was somewhat stiff. "Minato, I... I'm pregnant."
"..."
Minato stood inside the cell. Upon hearing those words, his pupils slowly dilated, and the tiny spark of life that had just appeared in his eyes gradually faded away.
Rin in the other cell suddenly understood something. When she turned to look at Zhen, her eyes were filled with terror.
Zhen asked calmly, "What's wrong?"
Rin's throat bobbed. "You're a demon!"
Zhen