Chapter 4: It's a…!
"Man, a lot of stuff happened so fast," Naruto said. "I've only known Mitsuki for nine months, but it feels more like nine days!"
"That's because she went on a journey for seven months and when she came back, we got to know her more for only two months," Sasuke said matter-of-factly.
"Sh-Shut up," Naruto said. "I know that." He looked up at the morning sky. "I wonder when she's gonna have her baby. And I wonder if it's a boy or a girl."
"Hello you two," Kakashi said as he joined his students. "Good morning."
Naruto sighed. I'm not gonna even bother asking for an excuse. He looked around. "Kakashi sensei, have you seen Sakura?"
"Oh, Sakura is with Mitsuki today," Kakashi answered. "I couldn't leave Mitsuki home by herself, so I asked Sakura if she could watch her."
"Oh, okay."
Sasuke stretched. "So what're we going to do today since Sakura isn't here?"
"Oh, I don't know," Kakashi replied. "Let's just make it up as we go!" Sasuke and Naruto shook their heads.
"Kakashi!" Iruka appeared before Kakashi and panted heavily. "Thank God I finally found you!"
"What's wrong Iruka?" Kakashi asked.
"Iruka sensei, is everything alright?" Naruto asked.
"I got a call from Sakura and she said that you need to go to the hospital immediately Kakashi!"
"What happened!" Kakashi demanded urgently.
"M-Mitsuki's in labor!" Iruka exclaimed.
"WHAAAAT!"
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Kakashi frantically ran up to the receptionist's desk. "Excuse me, can you tell me where Hino Mitsuki is?"
"Hino Mitsuki?" the woman repeated.
"Didn't you hear him the first time?" Naruto yelled. "He said Hino Mitsuki goddammit!"
"What! Listen, little boy, you can't come in here-"
"Our friend is in labor, we have to see her," Sasuke said calmly.
"Please don't mind the idiot, just tell us where she is," Kakashi asked.
"She's in the labor ward on the second floor."
"Thank you!" Kakashi, Sasuke, and Naruto scrambled to the second floor.
"Look, there's Sakura!" Naruto exclaimed as he pointed down the hall. Sakura was impatiently pacing back and forth. "Hey, Sakura!"
"Huh?" Sakura turned and looked. "Sasuke, Kakashi sensei, Naruto! You guys finally came!"
They ran over to her. "Where's Mitsuki!" Kakashi asked.
"She's-"
"AAAHHHH!"
A woman came out of the door behind Sakura. "Miss Haruno, is the father here yet!"
"He's right here!" Sakura answered as she pointed to Kakashi.
"Father? What! Me?" Kakashi asked. Naruto and Sasuke looked at Kakashi in shock.
"If I didn't lie, they wouldn't have let any of us in there," Sakura whispered to her sensei. "Mitsuki shouldn't be alone in a time like this!"
"Couldn't you have said I was Mitsuki's brother or something!" Kakashi whispered back.
"Sir, please come this way," the woman said.
"Sakura, we're gonna have a serious lesson in lying when I get back!" Kakashi whispered as he followed the woman.
"AAHHH!"
"Put this on sir," said female doctor as she handed Kakashi a smock and a mask.
"Okay…" Kakashi put on the items.
"What's your name?" the doctor asked.
"Hatake Kakashi," Kakashi answered.
"Alright." The woman cleared her throat and turned to Mitsuki, who was lying in a bed. "Mrs. Hatake, your husband is here."
"Wh-What the fuck are you talking about!" Mitsuki yelled.
Kakashi walked over and smiled. "H-Hello, uh, h-hunny."
"What the hell?" Mitsuki asked.
"Shh, just play along," Kakashi whispered.
"A-Alri--AAHHH!" She grabbed his hand. "AHH!"
"Ow! Mitsuki, that hurts," Kakashi said.
"Mr. Hatake, would you like to help deliver the baby?" another doctor asked.
"What! Where's the midwife! Make her do it!" Kakashi shouted.
"Well, some fathers like to do that, so we just offer the option-"
"No thanks! Maybe I should just wait out-"
Mitsuki grabbed Kakashi by his vest. "You b-bastard, y-you're not going anywhere!"
"M-Mitsuki?"
"You son of bitch, you're staying here, goddammit!"
"Mitsuki!"
"That's the pain of labor talking," another doctor informed.
"AHHH!"
"The baby's finally here!"
Kakashi nervously looked around. "U-Uh, um…!"
"Just keep pushing Mrs. Hatake!"
"AHH!"
"I see the head! It's crowning!"
"Oh dear God!" Kakashi shouted. He closed his eyes.
"Mr. Hatake, are you alright!" CRASH!
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"Ughn…" Kakashi slowly opened his eyes. "Wh-What?"
"I'm glad to see that you're finally awake."
Kakashi sat up in the chair and looked at the person in the bed. "M-Mitsuki!"
She smiled. "Mm-hmm?"
"What happened?"
"Well, when I was giving birth, you passed out."
"What time is it?"
"Six thirty. You've been asleep for six hours."
"Are you serious!" She nodded. "Oh…sorry."
"Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura came in already and saw the baby. We talked a bit, then they went home."
"Oh." He got up and walked over to her. "And…the baby?"
"Right here," Mitsuki said as she nodded to the small, sleeping infant in her arms. The baby was snuggly wrapped in a blanket.
"So, it's a..." Kakashi looked closely at the baby. "Oh, that's nice. Did you name the baby already?"
"Yep!" She smiled. "It's a good name too."
"Lemme guess, it's a name that will remind you of him?"
"…Uh-huh." She looked down at the baby. "My child's name is…"
