Chapter 406: Tsukika
On the moon, in front of the castle.
"Great-grandfather, is this... the castle you mentioned?" Kushina cooperatively showed a look of shock, making Masahiko nod in satisfaction.
Naruto, on the other hand, immediately yelled and shouted as he rushed into the castle to explore...
"This... If only I had a casino like this..." Tsunade muttered softly.
Masahiko shook his head helplessly. Tsunade prioritized gambling everywhere she went now. After opening the Fat Sheep Casino, he felt Tsunade was a 'lost cause'.
Minato was quite calm, or rather, he was putting all his energy into Kushina, who was about to give birth: "Great Elder, with such a big castle, where do we stay?"
Masahiko gave him a reassuring look: "Kimimaro, Haku, did you bring everything?"
"Got it all!"
The backpacks behind them were filled with sealing scrolls, containing the group's daily necessities for the next month and some essential equipment.
"You two go arrange the largest room on the first floor of the castle and neatly place the daily necessities."
"Yes!"
Pausing for a moment, Masahiko looked helpless: "Karin, you go do your thing too!"
Karin instantly beamed with joy: "Okay!"
The things packed in her backpack were even more impressive; she could decorate her own room incredibly beautifully...
After the four children left, Masahiko's group of four also slowly walked into the castle.
"Tsunade, Minato, did you bring all the medical and baby supplies? There's still time to go back down and get them."
"Don't worry, Great-great-grandfather."
Tsunade was already very experienced in delivering babies. She had delivered Itachi, Sasuke, and Naruto.
Minato carefully checked again: "Everything is here, Great Elder."
"That's good." Masahiko nodded, "Everything is ready, now we just wait for Kushina to give birth to a cute little girl!"
"I definitely will, Great-grandfather!" Kushina also felt one Naruto was enough...
...
The castle was very large, and the biggest room on the first floor was located at the very end. Because Kushina couldn't walk too fast, it took the four of them a full twenty minutes to reach their destination. Kimimaro and Haku had already almost finished setting it up.
"A large room over two hundred square meters. You three will stay here for the next few days," Masahiko smiled. "I'll stay next door, and I'll turn it into a kitchen later. Let me know what you want to eat, Kushina. I brought most of the ingredients."
His dimension was half-filled with ingredients and half-filled with the flying ship; it was already full...
"You are so good to me, Great-grandfather." Kushina was uncharacteristically sentimental.
Masahiko waved his hand, about to say something, when Karin's roar suddenly came from above: "Brat! This is my room!"
After a moment of silence, Naruto's loud shout came again: "Damn it! You violent girl!"
Kushina rubbed her belly: "Naruto and Karin have quite a good relationship."
Masahiko was helpless; Kushina still hadn't given up on making Karin her daughter-in-law...
"God! It's all set up!"
Masahiko nodded and turned to Kimimaro, raising an eyebrow. This child was becoming more and more pleasing to the eye. As for Naruto... never mind.
...
The four adults and four children lived on the moon for a week. On March 8th, a tiny new life was added to the moon.
Kushina had experienced childbirth once before, and her physique was excellent. From her water breaking to the child's first wail, it took less than two hours.
"It's a girl!" Tsunade and Minato's shouts came from inside.
Outside the room, Masahiko heard this and fiercely pumped his fist: "Excellent, not a brat like Naruto. Looks like Great Ancestor can live a few more years!"
"Great Ancestor! You're going too far!" Naruto, who was just about to howl 'I have a sister', spoke up in dissatisfaction upon hearing this.
Masahiko didn't have time for him right now: "Karin, beat him up! Kimimaro, flank him! The little princess is born, let's beat Naruto up to liven things up!"
"Damn it, don't come over, violent girl... Ugh! Ah~"
Ignoring the heavily beaten Naruto, Masahiko turned toward the door and raised his voice: "Is the little princess a blonde or a redhead?"
No one responded from inside the room.
A moment later, Tsunade walked out holding a tightly wrapped baby.
"White... white, white, white hair?!"
Haku took two steps forward, then silently took two steps back...
Tsunade smiled: "This is lanugo (fetal hair). It will naturally fall out in half a year, and hair of a normal color will grow in."
"Oh, right, right, right, lanugo." Masahiko breathed a long sigh of relief. "It was like this when you were born too. Mito held you just like this, lifted the blanket for me to see, and it was also this light white hair..."
Naruto walked back with a bruised and swollen face, full of curiosity, wanting to reach out and touch his sister, but his hand was swatted away by Masahiko: "Did you wash your hands? Bah! Washed or not, no touching allowed!"
Kimimaro's trio approached and were also shooed away by Masahiko: "You four go back first and come see her later. Newborn babies are very fragile, don't you four kids be clumsy..."
After chasing away the four children, Masahiko and Tsunade entered the room together. Minato gently took the baby and placed it beside Kushina's pillow.
"Great-grandfather, it's a girl!" Kushina was flushed with excitement, not showing the slightest bit of the weakness she should have.
"Mm, a little princess, she should be spoiled and raised well." Masahiko's face was equally flushed.
Minato's smile was constant, and it was even brighter now: "Great Elder, the child's name...?"
Masahiko couldn't help but fall into deep thought...
He had prepared names for both a red-haired and a blonde baby girl, but he had completely forgotten about the lanugo... Should he wait half a year to see her hair color?
"This white hair really gave me a scare (Xia)..." Masahiko murmured softly, suddenly having a flash of inspiration: "Xia (Scare)!"
"Tsukika (Moon Summer), how about Uzumaki Tsukika?" (T/N: The character for 'Xia' in Tsukika means 'Summer', which is homophonous to the character for 'Scare')
...
A new life coming into the world always brings much joy. Especially for an old antique like Masahiko, whose relatives were becoming fewer and fewer, Tsukika's birth was all the more precious.
As a mother of two, Kushina was already 32 years old. Although she still maintained a girlish face due to her physique, how much longer could that last? Five years or ten years?
Back then, when Masahiko faced the increasingly aging Nanako, Kushina was there to dilute the sorrow... In the future, Tsukika would do the same.
There was another reason. Naruto's future had a traceable path, but Tsukika's future held infinite possibilities. She was one of the biggest changes since Masahiko arrived in this world!
"The Sage Body of the Uzumaki clan, the second one after Nagato! Tsukika will definitely be stronger than Kushina in the future. As for Naruto... he dares to bully his sister? Great Ancestor will slice him to death!"
...
The four adults, four children, and one infant lived on the moon for two months.
In fact, by early April, Kushina had already recuperated and restored her health, but she said she wanted to enjoy the castle life a bit longer.
Therefore, it wasn't until May that Masahiko flew everyone back to Konoha. Naruto's face was still full of reluctance.
"We can go again when we have time. Naruto, I only requested a one-month leave for you, and you got to play for an extra month. Be content!"
Tsunade exhaled softly: "I need to go check on the casino. I don't know if that bastard Jiraiya has caused any trouble!"
Jiraiya had been watching the casino for her during this time...
"Great Elder, what about us three?" Karin asked, puzzled.
Masahiko pondered for a moment: "I'll send you back to the Land of Whirlpools later. Let Konan look after you. Great Ancestor is going to be very busy next."
Kushina held the sleeping baby girl: "That's right, Great-grandfather, you still have to help me watch over Tsukika's healthy growth!"
Masahiko chuckled: "She is very healthy, you don't need to stare at her every day like during the fetal period. Great-grandfather really has serious business to attend to."
"I need to make some arrangements. It's time to add points..."
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