"Let's leave the discussion of Kushina's delivery here for now."
"Yes, Lord Third. Actually, I think this level of protection should be sufficient."
"No, when it comes to Kushina, no amount of attention is ever enough."
Inside the Hokage's office, Minato Namikaze, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, Shikaku Nara, Murashima Taku, and the others were gathered together, discussing Kushina.
Kushina had been pregnant for some time now. Her due date was in October, and without their noticing, September had already arrived.
In less than a month, she would give birth, and at that moment, she and Minato Namikaze would take on a new identity-parents.
But Kushina's circumstances were extremely unusual. She was the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki!
For a Jinchūriki, particularly a woman, childbirth was the most dangerous time. Not only would she face the dangers that came with giving birth as a mother,
she would also have to face the threat of the tailed beast as her seal weakened during delivery.
Moreover, if outsiders learned when Kushina, a Jinchūriki, would give birth, an attack launched at that moment would be disastrous.
As the village's Kage, neither Minato Namikaze nor Hiruzen Sarutobi would concern himself with personal disputes at a time like this.
Perhaps they had many problems in private, and even held different positions.
But when Konoha's shared interests were at stake, they could set aside their differences and reach an agreement.
And this time, Minato Namikaze was far more nervous than Hiruzen Sarutobi. After all, he was not merely a Kage; he was also a child's father and a wife's husband.
However, he discovered that he seemed to have underestimated how seriously Hiruzen Sarutobi took this matter. The security plan Hiruzen Sarutobi had arranged went far beyond what he had imagined.
They had assigned quite a few people this