In the bathroom, Kushina stared blankly at the two lines on the pregnancy test stick in her hand.
Just last night, she'd been mocking Makoto for being "ineffective."
Suddenly, someone knocked on the door — it was Natsu's voice.
"Kushina-san, are you okay in there?"
"Almost done," Kushina hastily responded.
Not daring to throw the test away carelessly, she stuffed it back into her pocket along with the packaging.
As she walked out of the bathroom, Hyuga Natsu, noticing how long she'd been inside, asked with concern, "Are you feeling unwell? Should I get you some medicine?"
Kushina forced a nervous laugh. "No... no need."
It was afternoon outside.
Little Neji had fallen asleep, and the women in the house were arranging flowers in the living room.
"I'm heading out," Kushina announced as she walked toward the door.
"Where to?" Ayari asked.
"Just going for a walk."
Watching Kushina's retreating figure, Mikoto, who was trimming branches, remarked, "She seems a bit strange."
Ayari returned her attention to her floral arrangement and said, "She is acting a bit odd."
Nearby, Ayano commented, "You're really improving, Ayari."
Ayari adjusted the delicate flowers in the vase and smiled. "Not bad, huh?"
Ayano chuckled, "I remember you used to have no interest in these things. You always skipped floral arrangement classes when you were a kid."
Ayari simply replied, "People change."
After leaving the Hokage residence, Kushina wandered aimlessly through the streets for a while before tossing the pregnancy test stick into a public trash bin.
In the end, Kushina went to see Rin.
"Kushina-nee?" Rin was somewhat surprised to see Kushina seek her out on her own.
Since Kushina had moved into the Hokage's residence, Rin had never taken the initiative to visit her, naturally because there were people at that place Rin preferred not to see.
When Kushina initially told her that she was moving into the Hokage's residence, Rin had been shocked.
Kushina explained that her friend, the Hokage's wife, wanted her to move in so she wouldn't be alone.
Since Kushina had already agreed, what could Rin say?
She had wanted to warn Kushina to be careful of that lecherous Hokage, but felt it was inappropriate to say such a thing.
After all, Kushina's heart belonged solely to Minato-sensei, even though he was currently imprisoned...
How could she ever lower herself to the Hokage?
The two sat on the sofa, Kushina appearing troubled.
Rin poured her a cup of water.
"Kushina-nee?"
Kushina let out a long sigh, lowering her head. "Rin... I think I'm in big trouble."
Rin was startled and quickly asked, "What happened? Did the Hokage do something to you?"
"..."
Kushina wasn't sure how to explain.
After all, this matter did indeed stem from the Hokage — it wasn't as if she could become pregnant by herself.
She hesitated. "Why would you think that?"
Rin stammered, "Well, I just thought... Kushina-nee, you're so beautiful. It's inevitable that men would covet you."
"The Hokage... he has so many beautiful maids at home and a stunning secretary at work. He seems like a bit of a womanizer."
Kushina didn't dwell on it too much.
What Rin said wasn't exactly wrong — Kushina was well aware of the Hokage's tendencies.
Not only was that guy lecherous, but his tastes were varied...
Kushina spoke softly, "Rin, I want to ask you for a favor."
Rin immediately responded, "Kushina-nee, just tell me what you need. I'll do everything I can to help."
"..."
Kushina's face flushed with a faint red hue, as though she felt embarrassed and uneasy.
She sat there, holding the teacup in both hands, staring down in silence for a long while.
"I want you to help me... terminate this pregnancy."
Rin smiled at first, thinking it was nothing serious. "I thought it was something big — it's just a termination, right? A termination... wait..."
As she spoke, realization dawned on her, and her eyes widened in shock.
"Kushina-nee, you're... you're pregnant?!"
Kushina kept her head lowered, remaining silent.
Rin asked in disbelief, "Is it Minato-sensei's?"
"...Don't ask," Kushina evaded the question.
Looking up, she locked eyes with Rin. "Rin, you must promise to keep this a secret! You're the only one who knows about my pregnancy."
Kushina's reaction, along with her evasion of the question, made it impossible for Rin not to figure out who the father was.
For a moment, Rin felt the world had become absurd.
The Kushina-nee she had always respected and admired, her teacher's girlfriend, had ended up... like this?
Kushina pleaded, "Rin, please help me. I don't want to have this child, and I don't want anyone to know about its existence."
Rin looked at her and suddenly asked, "Kushina-nee... now that you're living in the Hokage's residence, what's your relationship with him?"
Kushina opened her mouth but avoided Rin's gaze. "I'm just... a guest at their place, staying temporarily."
Rin bit her lip and let out a strange laugh. "Kushina-nee, you're really not good at lying."
Kushina's heart churned with complex emotions.
Her embarrassing situation had been exposed to her junior, making her feel extremely awkward.
Yet Rin was the only person she could rely on right now.
"Rin..."
Rin said, "Have you thought about what will happen if the Hokage finds out about this?"
Kushina responded, "We just won't let him find out. Rin, you're a medical ninja, right? As long as you help me secretly get rid of the child, no one will ever know. Afterwards, it'll be as if nothing ever happened."
Rin countered, "What if you get pregnant again? Will you keep having abortions?"
"I..." Kushina opened her mouth but had no words.
In her panic, she could only say, "We'll deal with that if it happens. Let's just handle this one first, okay?"
Rin took a deep breath. "Abortion is no small matter. The medications and equipment require hospital approval. If someone wants to investigate, they'll definitely find out what happened. Konoha isn't that big. The Hokage even gets involved when two villagers argue. Do you think something like this won't reach his ears?"
Kushina sat there in a daze, mumbling, "Then what should I do... I don't want this. I don't want to have his child..."
As she spoke, her emotions collapsed, and she broke down in tears, covering her face.
Seeing her sob uncontrollably, Rin felt a deep ache in her heart.
She moved closer, gently patting Kushina's back and asked, "Kushina-nee... did he force you?"
But Kushina, overwhelmed by emotion, couldn't stop herself from revealing everything she had kept buried inside.
"No, it wasn't. I was the one who seduced him."
"I'm such a disgrace. I've betrayed Minato!"
"If Minato finds out I'm pregnant with another man's child, what will he think of me? Sob... sob..."
"But I didn't want this... I just wanted to save Minato."
"I didn't want this..."
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