Are You Kidding Me?

Both of them walked to a secluded corner, and Shizune began to look around anxiously.

Byakugan! Open!

"There's no one around here, what is this all about? You can speak now!"

Acting like a thief, what are you even trying to pull? Doichi Hyuga muttered inwardly in complaint.

"Lady Tsunade, she... she's pregnant!"

Shizune said it through clenched teeth, then nervously watched Doichi Hyuga's reaction.

"Haha! Tsunade is pregnant, why are you telling me? Wait... do you mean?"

Doichi Hyuga felt his heart skip a beat and stared dead at Shizune.

"Yeah! It's yours! It's already been nine months!"

Shizune nodded and said softly.

Doichi Hyuga felt as if he had been struck by a bolt of lightning, his mind going completely blank and dizzy.

After recovering for a moment, Doichi Hyuga gradually came to his senses.

Glaring at Shizune, Doichi Hyuga didn't know what to say: could an old woman approaching fifty still give birth? Still, with Tsunade's robust constitution, it wasn't impossible! This wasn't his past life, and people's physiques were much stronger here.

"Why are you only telling me now?"

Doichi Hyuga thought for a moment and reorganized his linguistic faculties.

"Lady Tsunade wouldn't let me tell you, I snuck out this time!"

"Recently, Lady Tsunade's emotions have been very unstable. So I figured, would it be better if the child's father was around to keep her company? The child is going to be born in about a month; if you aren't around, it doesn't seem very fair to you or the child!"

After Shizune finished speaking, she breathed a sigh of relief, and her mood became much more relaxed.

"...Tsunade... where is she now?"

"In Thousand Moon Town, southwest of Konoha!"

"I'll take you there, relax your body!"

Doichi Hyuga sighed and used the Flying Thunder God to vanish from the spot with Shizune.

The two walked into the small town, and a moment later, they arrived in front of a courtyard gate.

So fast! Is that the Flying Thunder God? Shizune thought to herself.

"Shizune! You brat, you actually used a shadow clone to fool me! Where is she? Where did you run off to?"

Before they even entered the door, Tsunade's frantic voice had already drifted out.

"Sorry! Lady Tsunade, I'm back!"

Shizune trotted all the way, lowering her head and looking submissive as she hurriedly returned to her post.

"Huh? Doichi Hyuga, why are you here?"

Tsunade's pupils constricted in shock, feeling a bit guilty and weak: I suddenly want to leave this place, changing locations could change my mood, ha!

"Shizune! Was this your doing?"

Shizune lowered her head and stayed silent, planning to throw caution to the wind.

Doichi Hyuga didn't speak either, sitting down beside Tsunade with a cold smile.

"Hehe! Shizune! Pour Dao Yi a cup of tea!"

Tsunade gathered her composure and glared fiercely at Shizune.

Doichi Hyuga took the teacup, took a sip, and set it on the table.

"Lady Tsunade is going to be a mother? Congratulations! Only, I never heard any news of Lady Tsunade getting married! With you suddenly having a child, I'm very interested in who the father is! Lady Tsunade? Can you satisfy my curiosity?"

Doichi Hyuga stared at Tsunade with a beaming smile.

"Ah? This... ahahahaha! This old lady doesn't want to tell you, get the hell out of here right now!"

Tsunade racked her brain for a moment and found it difficult to answer; her emotions suddenly spiked, and she flew into a rage, directly trying to chase him away.

"Is that so? Fine then! I'll go back to Konoha and ask the others, like Jiraiya or the Third Hokage, maybe someone will tell me, who knows!"

Doichi Hyuga stood up and turned to leave.

"Wait!"

Tsunade grabbed Doichi Hyuga's wrist with an awkward look on her face: if those bastards really found out, this old lady wouldn't have the face to keep living!

"Is Lady Tsunade willing to satisfy my curiosity now?"

"The child's father is you, are you satisfied yet? You jerk!"

Tsunade's anger flared up all over again as she cursed furiously.

"Since things have come to this, I have nothing more to say! Let's get married after the baby is born!"

Doichi Hyuga sat back down and said calmly.

"Hehe! I disagree! I'm the one who decided to give birth to her, not you. I've already decided to raise her by myself, this has nothing to do with you!"

When she first learned she was pregnant, Tsunade had also panicked and felt some fear; she had completely not known what to do, letting her mind wander and feeling irritated for many days without making a decision.

As her belly gradually swelled, the feeling of blood connection filled Tsunade's withered heart. Her already deadened soul sprouted new shoots once more.

Feeling the stirring of new life, she suddenly discovered she was still alive; every day of the future carried new hope. Thus, she made a bold decision: no matter what, she would never give this child up.

"Has nothing to do with you? You make it sound so easy, she has my bloodline in her."

"Humph! Spare me the high-sounding rhetoric! I can sense that you don't seem to like her. It's enough if you can take care of yourself, this isn't something you can shoulder!"

Tsunade had always been bold and magnanimous, yet she was unexpectedly sensitive and delicate.

"I indeed don't know if I like her! But I know that some things are a father's duty!"

Doichi Hyuga's mood was somewhat complicated, tangled like a mess of hemp.

"...If you came to say this, I've already heard it! You can leave now, I want some peace and quiet to carry my child!... Ouch! The brat is kicking me again!"

Tsunade carefully and gently stroked her belly, a blissful smile appearing on her face.

"No! I'm staying to take care of you! Everything else can wait until the child is born!"

"You still want to take care of me? You'd better head back to the village early instead of staying here to cause trouble for Shizune!"

Tsunade wore a look of disdain and looked ready to blow her top again.

Shizune watched quietly from the side, remaining completely silent.

"Wait here for a moment! I'm going to make some preparations and I'll be right back!"

Doichi Hyuga turned and walked out of the small courtyard, using the Flying Thunder God to head straight for the capital of the Land of Fire.

Doichi Hyuga split into dozens of shadow clones, scattering in all directions to go shopping!

Half an hour later, the shadow clones returned.

The supplies in front of him had piled up into a small mountain, and he pulled out dozens of Object-Sealing Scrolls to pack up all the goods.

Various foods and medicinal herbs could only be carried by the shadow clones!

Object-Sealing Scrolls were very useful, but unfortunately they couldn't seal living creatures or food.

Doichi Hyuga and his shadow clones used the Flying Thunder God to return together to Thousand Moon Town.

"Wow! You bought so much food? This can last for a long time!"

Shizune was somewhat astonished upon seeing so many supplies.

All kinds of flour, meat, vegetables, fish, seasonings, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, seafood, and fruits were available in abundance.

"Buying so much? The refrigerator won't fit it all, wasting money at such a young age. If you have too much money, I can help you keep it!"

Tsunade clumsily supported her belly, looking at the pile with burning eyes and itchy hands.

Doichi Hyuga undid the Object-Sealing Scrolls, and two large refrigerators appeared before them.

The shadow clones carried the refrigerators into the room, and Tsunade instantly had nothing more to say.

Doichi Hyuga continued to undo the Object-Sealing Scrolls, and tables, chairs, benches, pots, pans, baby clothes, toys, diapers, milk powder, cribs, and strollers successively appeared in the courtyard.