Just as Kakuzu was about to head out with Hidan slung over his shoulder, Kisame Hoshigaki and Uchiha Itachi happened to pass them carrying hot water. Looking at the pair of jokers, Kisame grinned and mocked them:
"Heh, feels like Kakuzu's temper has gotten a lot better. Putting up with Hidan making this much of a fuss really isn't like him..."
Uchiha Itachi replied expressionlessly, "It's not that Kakuzu can put up with him. Mostly, there really isn't much he can do about Hidan. Forget about them for now. Konan's condition comes first..."
The two entered Konan's bedroom. The atmosphere inside was like another kind of battlefield, only this was a battlefield neither of them had experienced before.
They weren't afraid of fighting and killing on a battlefield, but delivering a baby... they were clearly rather ill at ease.
Deidara was wiping away sweat, Sasori was administering painkillers, Pain was delivering the baby, and Black and White Zetsu stood foolishly to the side, his eyes full of curiosity. They were all so nervous they barely dared breathe, afraid of interfering with Konan giving birth.
Pain: "Konan, hang in there. Almost there! The baby's about to come out!"
Deidara: "Big Sis Konan's sweating so much, I'm almost out of fabric to tear off my robe! Zetsu, don't just stand there. Bring me a new robe! Hmm!"
Sasori: "How remarkable. I never imagined childbirth would hurt this much. Even my latest painkiller isn't showing any effect at all..."
Konan: "Ngh... is... is the baby still not out?"
Pain picked up the hot towel in the basin and wiped the streaks of blood from Konan's legs, reassuring her, "Half his body is already out. Konan, bear with it a little longer. You can do it!"
Just then, a baby's cries suddenly rang out,