Satsuki was pregnant.
Naruto had discovered it by accident and nearly forgotten how to breathe. It felt strange, but he and Satsuki had always expected to have children someday.
Naruto had decided long ago that he was ready to become a father. He had even imagined what it would be like to have a little one at home. But now that it was happening, he was so nervous he didn't know what to do with himself.
He had found out early. Satsuki was probably only a month along.
Her appearance and figure hadn't changed at all. Her stomach was still flat, with no visible sign of pregnancy. But she was pregnant, without a doubt.
Naruto's senses wouldn't fail him. He couldn't have seen it wrong. And yet... he was so excited that he wasn't entirely sure he hadn't made a mistake. Because he sensed not one source of Life Energy inside Satsuki, but two.
Two. Satsuki wasn't just pregnant; she might be carrying twins, perhaps a boy and a girl.
That settled it. Naruto and Satsuki immediately abandoned their plans to explore the Capital of Fire. Their leisurely plan to "take a couple of days off" went out the window. Naruto used Yomotsu Hirasaka on the spot, opening a passage back to Konoha.
Once they returned, they went straight to the Konoha Hospital. Naruto's senses were almost certainly right, but he still had Satsuki undergo a full examination.
The examination was soon complete, thanks to the convenience of Medical Ninjutsu. The Konoha Doctor in charge was the director of the Konoha Hospital, the head of the Medical Department, and the strongest medical Ninja in the village apart from Tsunade.
Sakura Haruno.
She wore a white coat, her hair tied back in a neat ponytail. The impatience and impulsiveness of her