"Is Sister Tsunade not here? I was hoping she could pull a few strings for me so I wouldn't have to queue for a number."
Kushina complained. She had hurried over first thing in the morning, full of enthusiasm, only to find so many people waiting to see a doctor that they would have to wait a long time.
She wanted to have her physical condition checked. After everything Mikoto had said, Kushina desperately wanted a baby now, but despite having been intimate with Karn for so long, there was still no change in her belly.
Kushina had privately asked Mikoto for advice. Although Mikoto often reassured her that this sort of thing could not be rushed, Kushina kept bringing it up until Mikoto finally offered a few suggestions.
However, many of Uchiha Mikoto's methods were unsuitable for Kushina. Just listening to her describe the duration and sensations left Mikoto feeling rather parched every time.
"Don't you know Tsunade by now? Drinking and skipping work have become second nature to her. If you want her to stay put in the hospital, you'd have to prepare a cabinet full of liquor and an automatic Gambling Machine."
Before Karn had finished, he saw Yakushi Nonō come down the stairs toward them.
"Jonin Kushina, Mr. Karn, are you here for physical examinations today?"
Yakushi Nonō adjusted her glasses. The glare on the lenses concealed the look in her eyes, leaving her looking entirely businesslike. She did not need to wear Konoha's medical uniform. As Tsunade's student and the deputy director of Konoha Hospital, no one could tell her what to do even if she wore ordinary clothes.
However, seeing Nonō's lovely figure made Karn feel a little guilty. He had not visited her for a long time since that last deep "massage." That