"Huh? Kushina's pregnant?"
Xuanhui and Pakura both felt a little dazed.
After all, the two of them were only sparring and enjoying the fun of battle. They had no plans to have children just yet.
Knowing that someone their age was having a child gave them a small measure of comfort.
"Minato must be thrilled, right?"
"Yes. After I told him yesterday, he even went to work with a smile on his face."
Kushina stroked her belly, her eyes shining with maternal love.
Pakura stepped forward and took Kushina's arm to support her.
"Mikoto's second son is due soon too, isn't he?"
"Yes, I remember it's coming up."
Xuanhui glanced up at Hokage Rock and couldn't help marveling at how quickly time flew.
To think the children of the new era were about to be born.
Come to think of it, shouldn't he start asking around about certain children?
Some of them faced enormous pitfalls right from the start. He needed to fill those holes in their paths ahead of time!
"Has Minato assigned anyone to protect you?"
Kushina nodded.
"Kakashi's protecting me!"
"I thought he'd have Nawaki protect you."
"That's not very likely. Nawaki is both the Anbu Captain and the person in charge of Konoha's natural environment and resources."
"True. Nawaki is pretty busy."
Being a department head was a little easier. Xuanhui, for instance, headed both the Research Department and the Energy Department.
He didn't need to worry about Kakashi's three-man team. All three had achieved a great deal in their own fields.
Might Guy was training hard in his martial arts manuals and the Eight Gates. Apparently, he and Might Duy were working part-time at the Western Quarry-the kind of work that required no tools.
Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma were a young couple. Xuanhui had given