In Konoha, Naruto lies down

But he couldn't help Black Zetsu collect the tailed beasts. In order to save trouble, Naruto told Black Zetsu in a very firm manner that he was only responsible for the One-Tail and the Eight-Tail, and Black Zetsu would be responsible for collecting the rest of the tailed beasts.

Now he really regrets it. If Black Zetsu could collect all the tailed beasts within the time he estimated, Kaguya Otsutsuki would have been resurrected by now.

In this way, Naruto only needs to accompany Ino and Hinata, and he can find a legitimate reason. Now it is no longer possible and he can only manage his time reluctantly.

Every day was almost full, he flew around half of the ninja world, and couldn't tell the difference between day and night. Until he was about to become a father, time suddenly stopped.

To be on the safe side, he brought Hinata back from the Snow Country. Currently, Hinata and Hanabi are staying in the Hyuga clan's residence waiting for delivery.

Perhaps the child was the top priority, and Hyuga Hiashi rarely showed an ugly expression. He calmly asked several Hyuga people working in the hospital to take care of Hinata.

In response to this, Yamanaka Ina didn't react much, but the two groups tacitly agreed not to mention the other side.

Naruto is also a bit of a show-off. He sends tea to Yamanaka Inoichi whenever he wants, either snow lotus or some rare tonic. Anyway, he gives whatever is rare, focusing on the one with nourishing value.

Even though Yamanaka Haiyi had a cold face, he was not afraid. He took the initiative to step forward and give him things like fishing rods. Anyway, the colder his father-in-law's attitude was, the more he gave him things until the other party spoke.

If for no other reason, he knew that Yamanaka Haiyi was thin-skinned. As long as he had the patience to study his opponent's weaknesses, there would be nothing he couldn't get over with time.

"Don't stand anymore, sit down." Yamanaka Inoichi couldn't bear it anymore and accepted Naruto's gift. He felt embarrassed to show coldness to Naruto again.

"Okay." Naruto smiled.

Shan Zhongyi was quite helpless. His own cabbage had been eaten up, and now there was no point in killing the pig. Seeing that the cabbage was about to come out, he gave up.

On the contrary, the two parties involved, Ino and Hinata, were not shy about it and sometimes asked Naruto, Ino or Hinata, how the other party was doing.

Naruto naturally wouldn't tell the truth. Uh... 90% of it was true. The only thing he embellished was that the other party had been sleepy recently.

Obviously, neither of them had this situation, it was just an excuse that Naruto made for himself to buffer himself. For example, he stayed in Konoha Hospital for a while, a little longer.

Ino would take the initiative to urge, "I don't need you anymore, it's almost time to go see Hinata, don't let anything happen to her. Oh, go quickly, I'm not just saying this in anger."

Similarly, on Hinata's side, she would also frown slightly.

"Naruto, go keep Ino company. I don't have much to do here. I've prepared everything I need. It's not that fast..."

Ino and Hinata were due to give birth at about the same time, and Naruto was almost always by their side, either staying in the Konoha Hospital or the Snow Country Hospital.

Fortunately, although Naruto was inexperienced, both sides had enough manpower, so he wasn't really needed. He could do very little, mostly just chatting and washing fruit.

The rest of the time all I can do is wait, wait, a long wait.

So he started thinking about the wedding, which was originally delayed because of the Ninja World War, but now the war is over. But the problem is that Kaguya Otsutsuki will be resurrected at any time, and the whole thing will be in chaos again.

Over there, a large crowd had gathered outside the ward. It could only be said that Ino's friendliness was not something she developed after birth, and Yamanaka Rino's popularity was even better.

Naruto never thought that there were so many wealthy ladies in the small town of Konoha. It can only be said that Naruto's eyes will automatically block those who are not good-looking and unimportant.

As for the ward in Konoha Hospital, Kakashi had already contacted the hospital in advance and cleared out the best room before he fully returned from the battlefield.

outside the hallway.

"Kakashi said he's coming back?" Naruto was a little surprised. He didn't expect his mentor to attach so much importance to him. "When will he arrive? Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?"

"Today." Yamanaka Hai saw that he no longer disliked Naruto as much, at least he no longer had the urge to slap him to death.

"Are you in such a hurry?" Naruto was a little touched.

"Yes, Kakashi said he didn't want to stay in that damn place called the negotiation site for another day. He planned to train Shikamaru after he came back and resign as soon as possible." Yamanaka Inoichi said.

Naruto: “….”

He was speechless when he realized that he didn't want to work. He thought to himself that Kakashi really didn't forget his original intention. Training Shikamaru? It wouldn't be bad for Shikamaru to be Hokage, after all, they had a relationship.

At the Hyuga base, there was someone taking care of Hinata, so Naruto would go over there when he had nothing to do. However, Hyuga Hiashi was much harder to talk to than Yamanaka Inoichi, and usually ignored Naruto.

Naruto was not guilty either, and he would walk past Hinata Hiashi with a swagger. If he saw that Hiashi was not in a good mood, he would call him "Lord Hiashi", and if he was in a good mood, he would call him "Uncle".

The main strategy is to adapt to the wind, and fortunately the wind direction is good.

Every time Hinata Hiashi saw Naruto, the gloomy expression on his face seemed to be dripping with water, and he wished he could write the word "bad luck" on his face.

But the other party has already made the decision. In the final analysis, Hinata Hiashi can't do anything to Naruto.

Two or three days passed by almost instantaneously, with everyone involved counting the hours. Naruto ran back and forth, not getting any sleep, and could only rest for a while in the fragmented time.

The Yamanaka couple almost never left Ino's side. Sometimes when Naruto came, he couldn't stay for long and would be pulled out by Yamanaka Ino to avoid disturbing Ino's rest.

On the other side, although Hyuga Hiashi said that he did not welcome Naruto, he would not stop him from coming in. Instead, Hyuga Hiashi was a little absent-minded, pretending to pass by the courtyard outside Hinata's room from time to time.

"How is your sister doing now?" Hinata Hiashi finally couldn't help it and called Hinata Hanabi to ask, and then got a positive answer.

"Everything is fine. My sister is an excellent ninja and has very good physical fitness." Hanabi smiled. "Father, don't worry too much. Everything will go well."

"I'm not worried, I'm just asking." Hinata Hiashi said with a stern face, "If your sister hadn't been involved with that bastard, I wouldn't have lost all my face!"

Hua Huo was speechless, but she didn't know what to say. She thought her father was quite good at saying one thing and thinking another.

Kakashi was indeed late, but he managed to get back in time. He paid a symbolic visit to Ino and Hinata, then met up with Yamanaka Inoichi and Hyuga Hiashi to chat about some village matters.

Finally, he finally remembered that he had a disciple, and the master and disciple were speechless when they met.

"Naruto, do you know? I have only accepted you, Sasuke, and Sakura as my disciples in my life." Kakashi said sadly, "Although your abilities surpass mine, you have also made me lose face in the education world."

Chapter 557: Two daughters were born one after another, everything went smoothly

Looking at Kakashi's melancholy expression, Naruto was speechless. What did it mean to lose face? Among the three of them, Uchiha Sasuke was the only traitor.

My will of fire is burning brightly, my home is here, and who else loves Konoha more than me?

"You're staying here today? What about Hinata?" Kakashi asked a very meaningful question, "Are you still running between the two sides?"

"No need, it's impossible to do it at the same time." Naruto said, "We should be able to make it in time after running here and there. The Konoha Hospital and the Hyuga base are not far away."

It only takes a split second, but Naruto wouldn't actively claim he could teleport using coordinates. He doesn't usually use them, as they're not very precise.

He would only use the Yellow Spring Gate when moving long distances.

"There's nothing wrong with what you did, but don't you want to rest?" Kakashi asked before leaving. "I'm going back to the Hokage Building first. Tell me when the baby is born."

"I've rested enough, and I'm not tired." Naruto said.

Kakashi nodded and was about to turn and leave, but suddenly he remembered something. He turned his head and stared at Naruto for a few seconds, then spoke carefully.

"You're a father now, so be a little more steady."

"what?"

"What does it mean to be steady?" Naruto was a little confused and asked deliberately while scratching his head.

Then, Kakashi fell silent.

When he thought about his disciples becoming fathers, what about himself? Suddenly, Kakashi lost the desire to speak. This damn guy is really...

Watching Kakashi leave, Naruto couldn't help but smile, whistling happily and turned back to Konoha Hospital.

Time passed almost hour by hour, and the estimated time was within the next two days. The doctor's original words were that the baby could be born at any time within the next two days.

Hinata's time was a little later, and Naruto had been running between the two places, spending almost the same amount of time on each. He really couldn't do much, and what he could do was very limited.

One is the eldest princess of Hyuga, and the other is the princess of the Yamanaka clan, and the only daughter of the three major families of Ino, Shika, and Chou. The two of them gave birth to a child, which was only slightly lower than the level of Kushina's childbirth back then.

Kakashi arranged for the Anbu to strengthen the security around Konoha Hospital and Hyuga Base. Although he knew that his disciple was not an easy person to deal with, Kakashi was even more reluctant to let anything go wrong.

The Fire Nation has finally settled down, and he doesn't want anything else to happen.

He still remembers that nineteen years ago, he was assigned to be a guard beside the about-to-give-birth Uzumaki Kushina, and that night the Nine-Tails Rebellion happened.

Kakashi knows his shameless and troublesome eldest disciple very well. If anything happens to Ino or Hinata, the Land of Fire will at least be disintegrated.

"It's so annoying. I should have given up being Hokage." Kakashi leaned back in his chair, squinting his eyes as he pondered the negotiation intelligence he brought back from the battlefield.

The three major countries of Wind, Fire and Earth all intend to destroy the alliance of the four newly emerging countries of Grass and Rain. This is a scene they do not want to see at all.

Kakashi represented the interests of the Fire Nation nobles, but since he wasn't a noble himself, he didn't take it too seriously. He just followed the normal procedures and held discussions, but in the end, nothing much was achieved.

The old man, Tsuchikage Ohnoki, was too irritable. He always provoked the Raikage with words during negotiation meetings, and sometimes they would suddenly start quarreling in the middle of a conversation.

In addition, Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of Kumogakure, disappeared. When he was found, the tailed beast in his body had been extracted, so the talks were suspended for a while when they were nearing the end.

The Tsuchikage also received news that something had happened to the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki. Thus, the talks, which were clearly nearing their end, were reverted and ended in vain.

Naruto didn't know about these things, and he didn't care about the reactions of the five major countries.

Originally, he was not nervous about the two girls having a child. Perhaps it was because their schedules coincided and he was so busy with both that he didn't even notice.

But in the afternoon, when Ino was pushed into the delivery room, Naruto suddenly became anxious. He realized that even if Ino was in good health, he was afraid of accidents.

Human life is fragile, even ninja's is no exception.

Yamanaka Inoichi kept walking back and forth in the corridor. At first, Yamanaka Rino found him a bit annoying, but later when she found that both Naruto and Yamanaka Inoichi were pacing in the corridor, she suddenly didn't want to care about him anymore.

After walking for about an hour, Yamanaka Inoichi and Naruto showed no signs of stopping. The two grown men looked towards the delivery room from time to time.

"How long will it take?" Yamanaka Hiichi asked patiently.

"If everything goes well, maybe three or four hours." Naruto's heart was beating fast, but he couldn't help but pace back and forth like an ant on a hot pan. "How about asking mother?"

Yamanaka Haiyi ignored Naruto's little thoughts and started walking around like him, muttering something as they walked.

Finally, Yamanaka Rino couldn't stand it anymore and looked at the two of them.

"Would you two please sit down? Stop walking around!"

"It's been so long since we went in, why is there still no news?" Naruto found a place to sit down, but he was still restless and asked on pins and needles.

"Yeah, it's been so long!" said Yamanaka Inoichi.

"It's only been two hours. No matter how smooth the process is, it won't be that fast. You two just stay still." Yamanaka Rino couldn't help but hold her forehead, thinking that these two people really gave her a lot of worry.

Naruto couldn't sit still, so he said he was going to wash his hands, and when he came back he started pacing up and down the corridor again. Yamanaka Rino couldn't do anything about him, and she didn't bother to care about him.

But every few minutes, Yamanaka Rino would subconsciously look up at the time.

Fortunately, everything went well and the baby was born about ten minutes after the third hour.

It took the nurse about ten minutes to bring the baby out. Ino had not been pushed out of the delivery room yet. The nurse smiled and said that everything went well and both the adult and the child were healthy.

The others were relieved. Naruto gently took the child from the nurse's hands. The child looked completely different at birth. Looking at his first child, Naruto felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

It's a daughter.

"Be careful, don't fall." Yamanaka Rino reminded.

"Mother, please hold the child for a while. I want to go in and see Ino." Naruto followed suit and handed the child to Yamanaka Rino without any hesitation.

He cared more about Ino than the child.

Yamanaka Haiyi only glanced at the child once, then watched anxiously as Ino's bed was slowly pushed out. Naruto almost immediately stepped forward and took the bed from the nurse.

"Slow down!" Yamanaka Inoichi shouted to Naruto.

"Okay." Naruto responded without turning his head, looking at Ino nervously, and said silently in his heart, the person I have liked for a long time gave birth to a child for me.

Yamanaka Hai followed for a few steps at first, but only stopped when he was sure his daughter was fine. He watched Naruto push Ino back to the ward, and after a long pause, he turned around and walked back.

The feeling of a father handing his daughter over to another father made Yamanaka Ino feel a little upset. He was relieved only after seeing with his own eyes that Naruto really cared about Ino.

But all the previous dissatisfaction with Naruto, in this moment of relaxation, made his already mixed feelings become empty.

Naruto just finished answering, and turned to look at Ino with pity, whose lips were pale and whose face was weak, "Ino, how do you feel now?"

"Is everything ok? Where's the baby?" she asked, even trying to get up but Naruto stopped her.

"The baby is with her mother. Don't worry. The baby is safe." Naruto's eyes were fixed on Ino, and he never looked away. "You'll be able to see the baby soon. You need to rest now."

Hearing his voice, Ino felt strangely relieved. Fortunately, everything went well, and she had made sufficient preparations beforehand. Now she had a baby.

She tilted her head to the side of the pillow and saw that Naruto's right hand was holding the bed with bulging veins, and his fingers were even trembling slightly with nervousness. She couldn't help but laugh.

"I'm really fine, you don't have to be so nervous, I'm in good health."

"I know, but... I can't help but be nervous." Naruto pushed Ino towards the ward, his voice still trembling slightly, "Thank you, Ino."

"No, this is our baby." Ino smiled and stared at the rapidly receding ceiling. She knew what Naruto meant by thank you.

She had love, family affection, gave birth to a child for him, and tolerated Hinata.

So much has happened in the past six or seven years, many of which are hard to explain. Although she sometimes feels cheated, she ultimately chooses to forgive.

Life cannot be repeated a second time, and there will never be such a hot summer again.

The cicadas chirped louder than at any other time in the summer when she was twelve. She still remembered sitting in front of the high counter in the flower shop, propping up her face and laughing at him for buying the wrong snacks.

The young men at that time were always glowing. They could bring up the wind of youth when running freely through the dark alleys, and every muddy footprint they stepped on was called summer.