"Orochimaru, isn't your due date coming up?" Jiraiya asked, counting the days on a calendar.
"Yes. By my calculations, it should be sometime in the next few days." Orochimaru nodded.
"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and check into the hospital. Oh, and I'll get Tsunade to be your doctor," Jiraiya said, looking a little flustered.
"There's no need to go to all that trouble." Orochimaru smiled and shook his head.
"Who cares about the trouble? This is for the baby's sake! Come on, you're going with me!" Jiraiya snapped.
Just as Orochimaru was about to explain further, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his lower body...
"What's wrong?! Is the baby coming already? This soon?! I told you to eat more and build up your strength! What are we supposed to do now?!" Jiraiya asked anxiously as Orochimaru clutched his stomach, his face contorted in pain.
Orochimaru shook his head, then took a knife in one hand and a scroll in the other...
The instant he opened the scroll, Orochimaru plunged the knife into his stomach, sliced a large opening, and lay down on the floor...
Then a cloud of white smoke rose from the scroll, revealing Orochimaru's original body...
"Living Corpse Reincarnation!" Orochimaru slowly formed hand seals as he lay on the floor, then let his head loll to one side...
Nearby, Orochimaru's original body slowly opened its eyes and stood up...
He then cut open the other body and lifted the baby out...
Jiraiya was utterly dumbfounded...
"There. The baby's out," Orochimaru said with a smile, holding the child.
"...Even a pervert like me thinks you're a freak..." Jiraiya shuddered violently...
Just then, Tsunade came to check on Orochimaru's condition. The moment she walked in, she saw the scene...
**"Orochimaru, have you lost your