Whoosh! After assigning Kakuzu his task, Naruto used Flying Thunder God to return to his bathroom!
"Ah..."
Hinata, who was sitting on the toilet, let out a startled cry, flustered beyond words!
"Hinata, sorry..." Naruto said. "I didn't want to wake you, so I came out here!"
"I-it's fine," Hinata said. "I just got up to use the bathroom..."
"Hehe, we should install another toilet sometime," Naruto said without a hint of embarrassment. "Then we can poop together!"
Imagining that mortifying scene, Hinata immediately flushed scarlet. "M-maybe we shouldn't. That's a little... weird..."
Back in bed, Naruto gently rested his head on Hinata's lap, pressing his ear to her belly to listen to the movements of the life within.
Hinata stroked Naruto's head, her eyes brimming with tenderness.
When Naruto had learned that Hinata had gone onto the battlefield while pregnant, he had nearly been scared out of his wits. He blamed himself for being so preoccupied with the war that he had failed to notice his wife was expecting.
After that, Naruto had insisted, "From now on, you're not to trouble yourself with anything. Just rest and take care of yourself. Everything else can wait until the baby is born!"
He hadn't even allowed her to attend this meeting about Kara.
He was being a little overprotective.
But Naruto couldn't bear to let anything happen to Hinata.
"Let's sleep..."
"Mm. I'll sleep more soundly with you holding me, Naruto-kun."
The lights went out, and Naruto held Hinata close.
"Good night..."
The night was peaceful, but Amegakure's underground conference room was bustling with activity!
As it turned out, after the meeting adjourned, Amamiya Ruri had gathered the advisers, led by Kabuto Yakushi and Violet, for a second meeting. There was only one item on the agenda: exploring the deeper meaning