Cap 220: First Cycle (2)
Cap 220: First Cycle (2)
"Is something wrong, Kushina-san?" - asked Hikari as she looked at the redhead.
"Did Tsunade act strangely when she took Kuro-chan? - asked Kushina seriously as she looked at Hikari and the two twins - "Maybe she seemed to be much more excited than usual?"
"By her actions and expression before entering the Laboratory, Tsunade-sama seemed to have consumed a strong aphrodisiac..." - replied Mika as Rika nodded.
"I see... that's what I was afraid of..." sighed Kushina as she shook her head - "I don't think we'll be seeing Tsunade and Kuro-chan for quite a while"
"What do you mean, Kushina-san?" - Hikari asked with a scowl.
Kushina put a seal around them as she looked at the two twins seriously as if to say that they would not even think of talking about what they were about to hear.
The two twins nodded at great speed when they felt the pressure Kushina was radiating, only to release a sigh of relief when they saw that she had stopped looking at them.
"The truth is that Tsunade is going through a normal biological process of the Uzumaki clan, at least the women's" - said Kushina as she shook her head - "We call it the First Cycle"
"First Cycle?" - Hikari asked curiously when she heard this.
"Exactly" - answered Kushina while she nodded firmly - "It consists of the fact that when an Uzumaki woman reaches sexual maturity, she enters into a state of extreme excitement, that is why when it is about to happen, we isolate ourselves to prevent someone from taking advantage of our situation since this first cycle is when we are the most fertile so to speak"
According to the information stored in Uzushiogakure, there had been records of men trying to take advantage of Uzumaki women when they were going through their First Cycle, that is why the clan decided that the only way to solve this, was with the preventive method of total isolation.
"How long will they stay inside the lab?" - Hikari asked seriously.
"I would say one week, maybe two" - answered Kushina while narrowing her eyes - "It is even possible that it is one more because when we have our partner around, these hormones can become twice, or even three times as strong"
"Wait for a second... if all the Uzumaki women have to go through that, that means that Tsunade-sama should have gone through it by now..." - Hikari said seriously as he frowned - "Why didn't she take precautions?"
"Because the First Cycle is when they are most fertile" - mumbled Rika as Mika opened her eyes because it was common knowledge that Tsunade wanted to have a family of her own like Kushina and the other Uzumaki mothers.
"Right... I had forgotten that detail" - said Hikari with a forced smile - "Although that explains the situation..."
"For now we just have to wait" - answered Kushina as she shook her head - "And don't worry, Hikari-chan... I'll explain to the girls about the situation"
"Oh, I forgot" - said Hikari when she saw that the redhead was about to leave.
"Yes?" - asked Kushina with surprise when she heard the orange-haired woman stop her - "Do you need anything else, Hikari-chan?"
"It's nothing important, I just want to know how to anticipate this... moment of maturation..." - said Hikari seriously. As a mother of the Uzumaki clan, it was quite possible that she would have a second child, possibly a girl, and it was better to have that information as soon as possible.
"The girl will enter a week in which she will be angry about anything" - responded Kushina calmly - "The case of Tsunade is unique because as she has gone through this First Cycle before, she can control the impulses more easily"
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It had been two weeks since Kurama had disappeared along with Tsunade and there was still no news of either.
Oto was still completely silent, and according to the analysis of Shikaku and his son, this might have been due to the consolidation of Orochimaru's power in the areas around his village.
Akatsuki, too, had shown no signs of movement, and knowing what their ultimate goals were, it was quite obvious that they were preparing for the right time.
Kushina had explained the situation to the girls, and they were sincerely curious to know what the First Cycle would look like.
"How's your training going, girls?" - asked Kushina as she looked around.
"Nothing out of the ordinary" - replied Anko as she shrugged and devoured the Dango she had bought - "Hmm~ Delicious~"
"You should take your training seriously, Anko-san" - said Yugito with a scowl.
"I agree with Yugito-san, Anko-chan" - said Mikoto seriously - "Akatsuki has not made any moves but it is obvious that they are up to something and it is possible that we are the next targets..."
". . ." - Yugito was silent when she heard this because she felt it was her fault that they became a target for those lunatics.
"Don't worry, it's not your fault" - said Kushina while she put her hand on Kumo's girl's shoulder - "We would still be a target since we are Kuro-chan's Achilles' heel"
"Right... if something happened to us, Akatsuki would have the red dildo's slash strap" - answered Tayuya as she shrugged.
"And that's why they have to train with all their strength, we can't be a dead weight for Kurama-kun" - said Kurenai with a scowl as she looked at the 'Anko Rangers' - "I hope you understand"
"Okay, I'm going to train seriously" - snorted Anko as she rolled her eyes at her best friend - "By the way, does anyone know why Kimimaro isn't back yet?"
"Now that you mention it, he was supposed to be back days ago..." - Kin added as she frowned - "Did something bad happen to them on the way back?"
"We haven't heard anything since they sent the message that they would be back, weeks ago" - answered Kurenai while she squinted - "But we better not think that they are in trouble because we don't have any bad news about them yet"
"Right... if Akatsuki had captured them, it would have been time for us to get a message with this news" - added Tsume while looking around "Think about it, if they were holding Kimimaro and his family hostage, we would have no choice but to try and help them because the Uzumaki Clan does not abandon its friends or family"
"Tsume is right" - said Kushina seriously - "That's why we better not worry about them, at least for now..."
"Have we heard from Jiraiya?" - asked Mikoto as she played with her little princess.
"We haven't received any messages from Ero Gama either" - snorted Kushina as she rolled her eyes - "Although I wouldn't be surprised if his reward in the Elemental Nations grew again"
"What about Shizuka-san and that girl, Fuu?" - Temari asked calmly as she drank some tea.
"Shizuka decided that now that Kurama was disappearing for a few weeks, it was better to go back to Nadeshiko to talk to her mother who seems to be sick," answered Kurenai as she started to think - "As for Fuu... she was welcomed at the Aburame Residence..."
"Right, I even heard that she started a relationship with Shino-kun" - added Hinata with a smile as she was happy that another of her friends had found happiness.
"Talking about that, Choji started to see that Karui girl" - said Ino while she arched her lips.
"Really?!" - exclaimed Mabui as she approached the blonde girl from Konoha - "You have to tell me more about that so that I have material to tease that girl for not telling me about something so important"
"Ok" - Ino nodded as the two of them started to gossip.
"I have news!" - exclaimed Hikari as she ran into the room - "Kurama-kun and Tsunade-san finally left the room!"
"Really?!" - exclaimed the girls in surprise as they looked at each other.
"How are they?" - asked Kushina calmly. Like Uzumaki, she knew very well that the situation should be stable but for her bad luck, she forgot one 'tiny' detail.
"Not very well" - replied Hikari with concern.
"Huh?" - This confused those present because they never thought they would get that answer.
"What do you mean, not well? - asked Kushina with a scowl.
"Kurama-kun is fine" - answered Hikari - "Just a little worn out... the problem is Tsunade-san..."
"What happened to Tsunade-sama?!" - exclaimed Shizune with concern.
"To her, nothing but the babies..." - said Hikari anxiously - "I wouldn't know how to explain it..."
"Take a breath and tell us what happened" - said Mikoto as she tried to calm her 'sister'.
"Ok..." - nodded Hikari as he tried to calm down.
After a few minutes, the leader of the hospital nurses was able to calm down enough to talk - "As you know, Kurama-kun's body, as well as his fluids has a great concentration of Natural Energy"
The women who were present nodded when they heard this but still did not understand how this had to do with the situation.
"Well, as Kushina-san informed us, Tsunade-san is pregnant, only unlike what she originally said, she is pregnant with more than one baby..." - Hikari responded with concern - "The problem is that one of the babies seems to have absorbed all the Natural Energy that was in Kurama-kun's semen and is now in grave danger..."
"!" - The girls opened their eyes in surprise when they heard this as they rushed to the hospital to check on the Tsunade status.
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Okay, sorry I couldn't upload the chapter earlier, but I started my part-time job today and just got home.
As a matter of fact, I don't think I can read the comments because after uploading the chapter, I use the time to be able to relax a bit because lately I'm quite tense.