Uchiha Fugaku's house, at this time, Uzumaki Kushina, happened to come over and were chatting with Uchiha Mikoto about a very important topic.
Mikoto looked at the pregnancy test report Kushina handed over, surprised and said, "Kushina, you're pregnant? Almost a month, and it's a girl?"
Kushina's face turned slightly red, and she touched her belly as she said, "Probably the day before Minato went to Mt. Kikyo. He was going to the battlefield, and since he might not see me for a long time, he was a bit wild."
Mikoto covered her mouth and laughed, "Didn't expect that Jonin Minato, who usually seems gentle, would be quite bold in that area too, not worse than my Fugaku."
"It's just a pity that after giving birth to Itachi, no matter how much Fugaku messes around, my belly hasn't had any movement again."
Kushina's face turned even redder, and she asked softly, "Mikoto, don't you feel embarrassed talking about these things?"
Mikoto chuckled lightly, "We're close girlfriends, what's there to be embarrassed about talking about this?"
"Besides…", Mikoto sighed, "In the ninja world, you never know what accident might happen. That's how my father passed. Instead of feeling shame, it's better to enjoy things while we can, so there are no regrets."
Seeing Mikoto's gentle and virtuous demeanor, Kushina couldn't help but complain, "Mikoto, you've really become a housewife now. Many people probably forgot that once, you were also a powerful jonin."
"Now, have you really given up that identity? Just staying at home to take care of your child and husband?"
Mikoto showed a slight smile, "That's not a bad thing either. At least it's peaceful, right? Carrying out missions and killing people every day, I really don't like that kind of life."
Kushina, however, had a completely different thought. She clenched her fists and said, "If it weren't for the restrictions from the Anbu, I would actually love to go on missions with Minato."
"In the future, once I grow stronger, I definitely want to escape from Konoha and go have fun."
Mikoto looked at Kushina, her eyes showing a trace of curiosity, "Grow stronger? Kushina, seems like that rumor is true."
Kushina froze, "What rumor?"
Mikoto laughed, "I heard the Fourth Hokage has more or less been decided. The Third made the decision. Once this Ninja World War ends, Minato will take over."
"At that time, I'll have to call you Lady Hokage."
Kushina blushed again, speaking a bit tsundere, "Lady Hokage or whatever, I'm not interested in that."
Then, she touched her belly again and said, "I just hope Naruko can be born safely, grow up happily, and be the sweet little cotton-padded jacket for mom and dad."
Mikoto laughed, "So you've even picked out your daughter's name, Naruko? That's a lovely name. Inheriting the excellent genes from you and Minato, she'll definitely grow into a beautiful and elegant girl."
"Who knows, maybe she'll become a heartthrob of the ninja world and charm tons of men."
Kushina got a bit embarrassed, "It's not that exaggerated. Being too pretty isn't good either. What if the Third and Jiraiya peek at her every day and even get nosebleeds from it? That'd be terrible."
Even so, Kushina was still extremely happy to hear her best friend praising Naruko's beauty.
Mikoto suddenly remembered an interesting topic and asked, "By the way, Kushina, which surname are you planning to use for the baby? Will it be Minato's Namikaze or your Uzumaki?"
Kushina smiled and said, "Because Minato is an orphan, his surname was given to him by Jiraiya-sensei, so he said it'd be better to use Uzumaki as the name, to carry on the Uzumaki clan's name."
"But I have a different opinion. I think children should still follow the father's surname. But I just can't win over Minato. If it's a boy, Minato insists on the surname Uzumaki. But if it's a girl, I still want her to be called Namikaze Naruko. Doesn't that sound lovely?"
Mikoto couldn't help but nod. Namikaze Naruko, it really does sound nice.
At this moment, suddenly, a maid walked in, "Lady Mikoto, Lady Kushina, sorry to interrupt."
"Lord Orochimaru is visiting. He's specifically here to see Clan Head Fugaku. Should I tell him the clan head isn't in and ask him to come next time, or invite him in and entertain him while waiting for Clan Head Fugaku to return?"
Kushina and Mikoto were both stunned for a moment. Orochimaru, that's a rare visitor. Usually, he doesn't interact much with the Uchiha. This is the first time they've heard of Orochimaru coming for a visit.
Mikoto thought for a moment and then said, "Lord Orochimaru probably has something important to discuss. Invite him to the living room. I'll host him personally. Fugaku went out with Itachi to eat dango. He should be back soon."
The maid nodded and said, "Yes, Lady Mikoto."
After speaking, she respectfully withdrew and turned to leave.
Kushina was full of curiosity and said, "Orochimaru, huh? What could he want with Fugaku?"
Mikoto shook her head, "I don't know either. Anyway, we'll see him in a bit. Let's just ask him directly."
Not long after, the maid brought Orochimaru to the living room. Mikoto had already brewed tea, and she and Kushina were waiting on the side.
Orochimaru saw that Kushina was there too and chuckled as he walked over and sat down, greeting, "Lady Mikoto, Kushina, hello."
Mikoto gracefully poured Orochimaru a cup of tea and asked, "Lord Orochimaru, did you come looking for Fugaku for something specific this time?"
In his mind, Orochimaru recalled earlier when his student Anko had made a request. Because he promised Anko that once the war with Sunagakure was over, he'd fulfill one of her wishes, he intended to make good on that.
He said, "It's not a big deal, just wanted to ask Fugaku about someone. Is there an elder in the Uchiha clan who wears a mask?"
Orochimaru licked his lips, his eyes showing a hint of interest, "I'd really like to spar with him."
Orochimaru wasn't lying. He truly was interested in that mysterious Uchiha elder that Anko had mentioned.
Recently, Anko and Shisui had formed a team, and he was now Shisui's instructor. He had a full understanding of Shisui's strength.
You could say Shisui's strength was a bit excessive. Even if Orochimaru wanted to take him down, it would take quite a bit of effort.
That troublesome clone ability, plus the Three Tomoe Sharingan, probably already put him at the level of a well-known elite jonin.
But Anko had told him before that Shisui had been beaten terribly by that masked Uchiha elder, and it was through fighting him that Shisui improved so rapidly.
So naturally, Orochimaru grew curious about that masked Uchiha elder.
In fact, it even made him unconsciously recall a certain person. A mysterious masked man he had traded with a few times before, 'Can that masked man be that Uchiha elder?'
The more Orochimaru thought about it, the more he felt it was possible, and he couldn't help wanting to investigate further.
An undead of the ninja world who had lived for a very long time, with vast experience and knowledge, and a space-time ninjutsu even stronger than Namikaze Minato.
Meeting these characteristics, he thought long and hard and did indeed recall one person.
That person was, the one who stood shoulder to shoulder with the First Hokage Senju Hashirama, the Ashura of the Ninja World, Uchiha Madara.
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