Several months passed without incident...
Then one day, at the hospital...
Kakuzu stood anxiously outside the hospital room, his eyes darting toward the delivery room every so often...
"What happened, Kakuzu?" Dave asked as he hurried over after receiving Kakuzu's message.
"Nan Xue went into premature labor. The doctor said she could be in danger," Kakuzu said, frantic.
"Premature labor? Why would that happen?" Dave looked toward the delivery room as well.
Kakuzu shook his head. He had no idea what exactly had happened...
Dave gently patted Kakuzu's shoulder, reassuring him not to worry. With Konoha's medical technology and all its bizarre miracle workers, even if she died, they could snatch her back from the Death God.
Soon, a doctor emerged from the delivery room and looked at Dave and Kakuzu with a complicated expression...
"Which of you is the patient's family member?" the doctor asked wearily.
"...I am." Kakuzu had no time to worry about anything else. He quickly stood up.
"The mother is safe. She gave birth to a girl," the doctor said somberly.
"As long as she's safe. As long as she's safe." A smile appeared on Kakuzu's face.
"The baby died."
"What? What did you say?" The smile vanished from Kakuzu's face, and his shoulders trembled uncontrollably.
"The baby was premature and wasn't breathing when she was born. We did everything we could and saved the mother's life, but the baby... there was nothing we could do. I'm sorry for your loss... please comfort the mother," the doctor said gravely.
"...Does she know?" Kakuzu asked, his head lowered.
"Although we saved her, her condition is still concerning, so we haven't told her. For now, we told her the baby had been taken to the nursery," the doctor explained slowly.
"Where's the baby?" Dave asked, rising to