"ANBU-san! That was soo cool! Yeah!!" Taro hopped up and down in circles trying to contain his excitement.

Aritomo stood speechless and wide eyed. "I-I couldn't even see that with my sharingan…" he mumbled to himself.

"ANBU-san, are you okay?" Yumi took a step forward to get a closer look. "Oh! I'm fine Yumi-chan!" Jero grinned and scratched the back of his neck. "Hey! ANBU-san!! I'm awesome like you! Look!" Taro ran up behind Yumi and lifted her up over his head. "See!" Taro squeaked trembling under the weight of the tiny girl.

"Put her down, Taro!!" Aritomo blushed as he got a face full of Yumi's flowered panties.

Jero turned to look at his reflection in the half broken glass window of the flower shop. The dark circles under his eyes had worsened considerably. He was flushed and he looked tired. Uncomfortable as he was, his obligation to Konoha seemed more important right now.

Unexpectedly, Jero felt another contraction coming. He fell to his knees and wrapped his arms around his abdomen. "Argh-!!" he stopped himself mid-cry and gnashed his teeth together as everything started to fade black. The three children immediately stopped their bickering and huddled over Jero.

"ANBU-san, Are you ok?!" "Oh, Ari-san! He doesn't look very good!" Jero turned his head to see the faces darken and fade in and out of focus. "That's it ANBU-san! You're going to the Hospital." The voices faded to nothing.

Jero awoke to the falling sensation of landing on the roof of a building. He heard Taro and Yumi squabble under his arms. His lower abdomen ached as if he had done a thousand sit-ups. He wondered if this was normal.

"GET DOWN!!"



Aritomo threw himself in the path of a rain of shuriken, aimed strait at Jero and the gang and got pinned to the ground in a bloody heap.

"ARITOMO!!" Taro cried in despair. Yumi screamed in terror as a single ninja appeared a few inches in front of her. "The Jonin goes first!" He yelled as he punched Jero straight in the stomach.

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Jero!!Aritomo!! NOOO!! Way to go great author-san! You just killed off your favorite characters!YYsniffle

PLEEEEEZE COMMENT! or i swear he'll be pregnant forever(that would be so gross)! Sorry I havent gotten to the birth yet! Soon I promise! Just trying to build tension here!Please don't leave me!