Konoha Hospital.
"The test results are out. You are pregnant with a girl this time."
Tsunade handed a test report to Kushina.
After six months of pregnancy, the gender of the baby in Kushina's belly could be determined through testing.
"Well, thank you."
Kushina nodded at Tsunade, lowered her eyes, and touched her bulging belly.
"Now you and Minato can name the child," Tsunade said.
"Well..."
Hearing this, Kushina's expression became hesitant.
"Lady Tsunade, can I ask you a favor?"
She stared at Tsunade with a serious look.
"Of course, what is it?" Tsunade was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
Kushina suddenly put her hands together and said, "Can you help me choose a name for my child?"
"Ah?"
Tsunade was taken aback, then said, "Naming a child is usually done by the parents, right?"
"I know, but I'm really not good at this, and Minato..." Kushina smiled bitterly.
Tsunade's expression also changed slightly.
She still remembered when Minato was eleven years old, he developed a new technique and gave it a strange name like "Gale" or something—she couldn't remember it exactly.
Jiraiya had specifically mentioned this to Tsunade. The current Rasengan Shuriken and Odama Rasengan names were all changed by him when he returned to the village for Minato's sake.
"Well, although Minato's jutsu names are indeed a bit strange, the name Naruto isn't bad."
Tsunade said, though she was a little confused about how Minato had come up with such a simple name.
"It wasn't Minato who named him. Naruto is the name of the protagonist in Jiraiya's novel," Kushina explained.
"Oh..."
Tsunade was stunned. Jiraiya had shown off some novels to her, but the books written by that guy were probably not appropriate reading, so she naturally hadn't read them.
"If it's a boy, it's fine. But if it's a girl, I don't want her to be teased by her classmates because of her name in the future."
Kushina looked at Tsunade with a pleading face. In addition to her, she also planned to ask Watanabe Jun for help.
Minato's talent as a ninja and his talent for naming things were as different as heaven and earth.
Tsunade frowned slightly, and then agreed to Kushina's request.
"I'll give it a try," she said, looking enthusiastic.
Seeing Tsunade's eager response, Kushina felt grateful.
At that moment, both women almost simultaneously caught the sound of suppressed laughter outside the window that disappeared in an instant.
Outside the window, Uchiha Yoruki, who was acting as a guard, couldn't help laughing when he overheard the conversation between the two women.
Three months later, with less than a month left before Kushina gave birth.
"Mom, my sister seems to be jumping in your belly."
Naruto lay against Kushina's belly, felt the movement, and then looked at her excitedly.
"Yes,"
Kushina smiled, feeling that the little one in her belly was quite healthy.
At this time, she was holding two slips of paper with two different names written on them.
These were the names for the baby girl that Tsunade and Jun Watanabe had suggested to her.
Both names sounded good, so Kushina found it difficult to choose.
Additionally, no matter which name she chose, she would have to disappoint one person.
Kushina hadn't thought this through at the beginning, so now she found herself in a dilemma.
"In that case..."
After pondering for a long time, Kushina finally made a decision.
She would combine the two names!
"Naruto, mom has already thought of a name for your sister."
She crumpled the two pieces of paper in her hand into balls and threw them into the trash can.
Hearing this, Naruto's face was immediately filled with anticipation.
Kushina stroked her belly and whispered softly, "Do you think the name Chiharu is good?"
"Chiharu."
Naruto whispered the name softly, and Kushina suddenly felt a movement in her stomach.
The baby in her womb seemed to like the name, as if responding to it.
At dinner time.
"Minato, I've already thought of a name for our daughter," Kushina said directly to Minato.
"Huh?!"
Minato was startled, and said, "I've come up with a few good names recently. Would you like to hear them?"
However, before he could finish speaking, Kushina stood up in front of him and said, "You've worked hard, but I don't want my daughter's name to be some long, meaningless combination."
"No meaning?"
Minato raised his eyebrows, and then said, "Just listen first."
"Namikaze Chiharu. Naruto and the baby both like this name, so it's decided."
Kushina said solemnly. She didn't want to know what weird name Minato had come up with.
Looking at the flames gradually rising in Kushina's eyes, Minato couldn't help but sweat.
He spread his palms and smiled wryly, "Chiharu is a good name. I have no objection."
After he spoke, Kushina's face gradually returned to normal.
"Phew..."
In fact, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The day of delivery arrived.
Kushina's delivery was still arranged outside the village.
The security this time was designed to be more rigorous than last time, but Minato did not improve the barrier.
Because for the masked man's ability, any physical barrier would be meaningless.
This time, Tsunade was in charge of delivering Kushina's baby.
However, the wife of the Third Hokage, Biwako, was also present.
Watching Kushina's hard labor, Tsunade also seemed a little anxious.
Although she was the strongest medical ninja in the current ninja world and certainly had systematic theoretical knowledge about childbirth, for a woman who had never given birth or delivered a baby, this scene was like facing a powerful enemy.
Kushina's forehead was constantly covered in sweat. Having given birth once before, her reaction was much more stable than last time.
The Nine-Tails would certainly not miss this opportunity to try to break free.
But now it only had half of its strength left, and couldn't resist Minato's suppression at all.
"Waaah!"
A few hours later, with the loud cry of a baby, Minato's anxious heart finally relaxed.
He quickly formed hand seals and repaired the seal on Kushina's abdomen that had been severely weakened during childbirth.
At this time, Biwako brought the newborn baby over.
"Chiharu."
Minato took the child and bent down slightly. Kushina stretched out her hand and gently stroked the baby girl's tender face.
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