As for Kurenai's pregnancy, Aoba naturally told all the girls about it.
After all, it was something very important.
He didn't have any particular obsession with having children.
But this was the first child in this family, his first child. No matter how you looked at it, it was something with special meaning.
As for this big family soon welcoming a new member, everyone was very surprised and had mixed feelings.
But afterward, it also stirred up some people's competitive spirit and motivation.
Especially Kazahana Koyuki.
Clearly, she was the one who came first, she had been working hard to have a child all along, yet there had still been no result. Instead, Kurenai, who came later than her, got pregnant first.
How could she accept that?
She had to try even harder.
It was just that, with her weak constitution, no matter how much harder she tried, the result was about the same.
In the end, when she collapsed in a daze, even Aoba couldn't help laughing.
———
Time quickly came to the next day.
Inside the Senju clan grounds, the only people who still didn't know about Kurenai's pregnancy were the ones Aoba hadn't visited last night.
Fu, Uchiha Hikari, and Otsutsuki Kaguya had only just arrived at the entrance of Aoba's house when they could already hear the lively noise coming from inside.
It sounded like everyone was excitedly discussing something.
Fu and Uchiha Hikari were somewhat confused, while the small ears hidden in Otsutsuki Kaguya's hair twitched lightly. She then stepped forward and pushed open the door.
"Kaguya?"
Fu was briefly surprised by Kaguya's action, but quickly recovered and followed her inside together with Uchiha Hikari.
———
"Wah~ I think I felt it kick me!"
The moment the three entered the living room, they heard Karin saying something rather exaggerated.
After taking a closer look, they realized it wasn't just what Karin said that was strange. Her actions, and the situation in the living room, were also strange.
At the moment, Kurenai was sitting in the middle of the sofa, while everyone else surrounded her, each showing varying degrees of curiosity.
Karin had even pressed her ear directly against Kurenai's lower abdomen, burying her head between the other's thighs.
What happened?
After hearing Karin's words, everyone showed expressions somewhere between amusement and helplessness.
Kurenai rubbed her fiery red hair and said helplessly, "It's only been a few days. How could it possibly be kicking you already?"
"Huh? But I really felt something move just now."
Karin lifted her head, her expression serious as she insisted she hadn't felt wrong.
"Then maybe Kurenai was hungry and her stomach was growling."
Anko covered her mouth and laughed as she teased her.
"Huh?", Karin froze.
Kurenai shot this troublesome friend a somewhat annoyed look, her face turning slightly red.
"Ahem! I do seem a little hungry."
"Then now that Lady Kurenai is like this, does she need to eat more than before?"
After placing breakfast on the dining table, Kin came over and asked curiously.
She had no experience with pregnancy and no experience taking care of pregnant women, but with a child in her belly, she should probably be eating quite a bit more.
Normally, she and Yugito were responsible for cooking, so they needed to prepare in advance.
"Not that much. Just make the meals more nutritious than usual."
Tsunade answered the question, then added, "I'll also prepare some supplements and body-conditioning medicine through the medical department later. Kurenai, just remember to take them on time."
Although she had no personal experience with this either, she had traveled the ninja world for many years and seen plenty of pregnant women.
Medicine used to regulate the body during pregnancy was naturally something she was familiar with.
"Then I'll have to trouble Lady Tsunade."
Kurenai thanked her.
"It's no trouble. Oh, and alcohol is absolutely forbidden."
Even though she knew Kurenai would probably be careful, Tsunade still reminded her of this.
Although ninjas had much stronger bodies than ordinary people, they still needed to pay attention to what mattered.
"Mhm! I know," Kurenai nodded seriously.
She didn't want anything to happen to her child either.
"Since you're hungry, let's eat first. Kaguya and the others have arrived too."
After seeing the two finish talking, Aoba smiled and gestured toward the three people standing nearby, who were still somewhat confused.
"Hm?"
The three immediately came back to their senses, though they still had no idea what was going on.
They only knew that something seemed to have happened to Kurenai.
After sitting down at the dining table and hearing Aoba's explanation, they finally understood.
"Kurenai-nee has a baby?"
Fu, Uchiha Hikari, and Otsutsuki Kaguya all instinctively looked toward Kurenai's stomach.
No wonder Karin had pressed her ear against it earlier.
So she was listening for the baby's movements.
They wanted to listen too...
"Can I touch it?"
Otsutsuki Kaguya blinked and suddenly asked.
"Hm?"
Kurenai hadn't expected Otsutsuki Kaguya, who usually didn't like much contact with other people, to suddenly make such a request. She then smiled and replied,
"Of course. But I'm only just pregnant. There really isn't anything special to feel yet."
"Mhm..."
Otsutsuki Kaguya said nothing more. She simply walked over and gently placed her palm against Kurenai's lower abdomen.
Of course, she wasn't simply touching it.
She carefully sensed it.
She could clearly feel that a brand-new life was growing inside Kurenai's body.
That pulse of life also made her think of the time when Hagoromo and Hamura were born from the Divine Tree.
Although many things happened afterward, in the beginning, she truly regarded them as children she needed to protect.
Even though she had absolutely no idea how to take care of children.
That period was one of the few peaceful stretches of time she had before meeting Aoba.
But it also reminded her of something she had been unconsciously trying to ignore during this period, yet was extremely urgent.
"..."
After a moment of silence, Kaguya raised her head, looked at Aoba, and said something shocking.
"I want a child too!"
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