At that moment, Shisui Uchiha, standing guard outside Kushina's delivery room, also sensed that the Tailed Beast seal on her body had loosened. Some of the Nine-Tails' chakra had leaked out, but there wasn't much, and it wouldn't harm anyone nearby. Once the crisis was over, they could reinforce the seal on Kushina.
"Hm? That chakra... Have they found their way here?" With Shisui's current abilities, the chakra signatures of the Six Paths Puppets couldn't evade his senses.
"Shisui, four of the enemies who invaded the village suddenly appeared outside the hospital. Our people have already engaged them." The report from Uchiha Inabi, deputy captain of the Konoha Military Police Force, whom Shisui had called in as reinforcements, confirmed what Shisui had sensed.
This time, Uchiha Inabi had brought most of the Konoha Military Police Force's combat personnel. Aside from the few sent to maintain order elsewhere in the village, the remaining sixty-plus fighters had gathered outside Konoha Hospital.
To Shisui's surprise, he saw Itachi Uchiha standing behind Inabi.
As if he'd guessed what Shisui was thinking, Itachi said earnestly, "Shisui, I'm a ninja now, too."
His meaning was clear: Shisui shouldn't treat him like a child who needed protecting. Itachi wanted to shoulder his responsibilities, too.
"All right. Itachi's all grown up now." Shisui ruffled the little boy's hair, then gave orders to Inabi and Itachi.
"You two stay outside Kushina's delivery room and protect the mother and child inside. Their safety is your absolute priority. That's a direct order." He'd given Minato Namikaze his word. Today, even if the King of Heaven himself came, he wouldn't let anyone take Naruto and Kushina from him.
"Yes, Shisui." The two men understood how important this was and immediately agreed.
Shisui himself vanished in a Body Flicker. He knew what the