"Wuye..."
No one knew how much time had passed.
Several tearful girls stayed by Wuye's side, refusing to let any Konoha ninja approach.
The blood moon gradually sank, and the night grew bitterly cold.
Dawn had yet to arrive. It was the darkest hour.
Wuye held Kaguya in his arms, motionless as an ice sculpture.
Whoosh!
At last, the first ray of dawn pierced the clouds and fell upon the earth.
In an instant, the world brightened from its deepest darkness.
Like a ray of hopeful sunrise...
Not long after, doctors from Konoha Hospital came looking for them, only to be coldly turned away by Pakura.
Until Hyuga Hiashi appeared.
"Wuye, please go take a look..."
Pakura did not stop him, so he clearly saw Wuye and Kaguya.
His voice suddenly caught in his throat.
"Big sister, she..."
The surroundings fell into a long silence.
"Brother Hiashi, is something urgent?" Kushina asked, wiping the tears from her face.
Right now, she could only step forward.
Because her sister had said...
From now on, you need to learn to handle these things yourself. Don't let Wuye worry over them...
Big sister...
Thinking of how Kaguya had traded her own soul for her life, tears welled up again in Kushina's dried, reddened eyes.
"Ling just gave birth. They're twins, but... neither child cries, fusses, or opens her eyes, so..."
Hyuga Hiashi looked at Wuye and said softly, "The doctors earlier also wanted to ask Wuye to go take a look."
Kushina nodded. "I'll tell Wuye."
Her steps were slightly unsteady, but she quickly made her way to Wuye, crouched beside him, and softly said, "Wuye, did you hear what Brother Hiashi said?"
Wuye remained like an ice sculpture, showing no reaction.
Kushina did not give up. Her tone softened even further. "Wuye,