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Author's Note: I changed the title of the fic because 'Act of Trust' didn't fit with what I have planned for this fic.
Moving Up
Several Minutes Later
Back in Konoha
After washing up for the second time, Kurotsuchi leaves the apartment complex and wanders through Konoha, with numb and shaky legs and a red face. She mentally curses Naruto for putting her in such a state.
With all eyes on her, the village knows Kurotsuchi is Naruto's girlfriend, a fact of great significance to both the Konoha and Iwa nations, as the son of the Yellow Flash - a hero of the 4th Great Ninja War - and the granddaughter of the Tsuchikage are dating. If this had happened before the nations came together, they would have considered it a scandal or an arranged marriage.
Kurotsuchi could tell the looks they were giving her. Some were filled with jealousy from both men and women. Like any other woman, they wanted a man for fame and glory so they could be a part of it. Well, they could just fuck off. They didn't want him then, so they shouldn't crawl to him now. The men, however, knew about Kurotsuchi's tomboyish reputation and found it attractive. Kurotsuchi used to think boys didn't want to date tomboys because it felt like dating boys and made them feel gay--well, at least the ones in her village felt that way.
Anyway, it doesn't matter; she's with Naruto, so too bad.
Others looked at her and praised her as they praised Naruto, she was a lucky one to find someone like Naruto, and she was.
The main thing she was worried about was the look of knowing. They could see her legs shaking; she could barely stand, and there was a mark on her neck. It was obvious to them what she and Naruto had been up to. If she didn't have places to go right now, she would have just stayed in the apartment until she regained the feelings in her legs.
Kurotsuchi quickly removed herself from the area to avoid further embarrassment.
Minutes Later
Konoha Hospital
Kurotsuchi was now sitting in the waiting room with crossed arms, slowly tapping her foot and gazing out the window, deep in her thoughts.
She couldn't believe she was in the hospital for this reason over any other reason.
Why was she here?
For a check up? No.
Was she sick? No.
Is she pregnant? Impossible.
Why is that impossible?
Well simply put, she's infertile.
Or something like that.
She did it to herself, and she regretted it since she was intimate with Naruto.
During her academy days, she heard about shinobis being captured by enemy nations because of their Kekkei Genkai and being forced to serve as breeding stock for those villages. She wondered if the same could happen in her own village, but she doubted that her grandfather, or even her father, would ever let that happen to her.
On one of her missions, she and her team were captured by Kumo Nin, who were known to kidnap people with Kekkei Genkai or other special abilities. Out of fear and desperation, she grabbed a kunai and stabbed herself in the womb, terrifying her teammates and even her captors. In the end, they weren't interested in her Kekkei Genkai, they were just using her for ransom. Regardless, looking back on it now, even if they had been interested, they would have killed her since she would be of no use to Kumogakure. But she would rather die than become a village cum dumpster. In the end, she was healed, but she'll never have children as her womb was so badly damaged that they doubt even Tsunade could heal it.
But who says she couldn't try.
"Kurotsuchi," she snapped out of her thoughts once she heard her name, following "Auntie Tsuchi" afterwards. Kurotsuchi turned to see Tsunade and Sakura, with a four-year-old Sarada Uchiha running to her.
Kurotsuchi smiled, got up and squatted down for Sarada to hug her by her neck. "Hey there sweetie, what are you doing here?" She asked in a sweet tone.
"Check up, I got a shot." Said Sarada, showing her bandage finger.
"Did it hurt?" Kurotsuchi asked with a smirk.
Sarada shakes her head. "Nope. I'm… big girl. Like you." She said.
Kurotsuchi smiled at that. "That's right, you're a big girl." she said.
Both Tsunade and Sakura grin at the scene.
Sakura's eyes shifted to Kurotsuchi, and her grin turned into a small frown. She was uncomfortable with Kurotsuchi around Sarada, not because she didn't trust Kurotsuchi, but because she felt like Kurotsuchi still judged her to this day for falling for Sasuke of all people.
Marrying him and having his child just further proved that Sakura was weak-minded. Tsunade, Shizune, her parents, all of them thought the same way and felt like she had made a mistake. If Sakura had to be honest with herself, she felt like she had made a mistake as well. It has been almost two years since she last saw Sasuke, and she is basically a single mother at this point.
But after Sarada was born, everyone just let it go and accepted her, especially Naruto, Sarada's godfather. Although Kurotsuchi loves Sarada like a niece and never looks down on her anymore, Sakura still feels like she judges her, and she can't shake it off since she was the first one to speak her mind about Sakura's feelings for Sasuke.
"Are you ready Kurotsuchi?" Asked Tsunade.
"Y-yeah." Said Kurotsuchi, approaching the two nurses with Sarada holding her by her finger.
"Right this way." Said Tsunade.
Kurotsuchi handed Sarada to Sakura and followed Tsunade.
Several Minutes Later
Already in her hospital gown, Kurotsuchi waited patiently, her nerves on edge, really regretting her decision years ago.
They said her womb couldn't work, that it would take a miracle to make it work, and Tsunade isn't a miracle worker. But she's here anyway, praying to whatever God out there could fix her womb. If it can't be fixed, then they'll probably have to adopt a child, or Naruto will have to get another girl pregnant so she can claim it as her own.
Well, maybe adopting a child wouldn't be so bad. But like hell she'll let Naruto get another girl pregnant. It'll just hurt her, reminding her that she can't bear a child, and she has to sacrifice one night of her husband to someone else. Who would the surrogate mother be, anyway? No doubt the Hyūga girl would volunteer if she wasn't involved with that dog user. Perhaps, just perhaps, Kurotsuchi would accept Naruto blowing his loads inside her.
"Fuck that." Kurotsuchi said to herself. As if she would ever give her lover, her future husband, away to impregnate another girl. It's either adoption or no child at all.
knock knock*
Kurotsuchi looked up at the door. "Come in." She said, and entered Tsunade with a clipboard.
On it were Kurotsuchi's x-rays and Tsunade let out a deep sigh and frowned.
Kurotsuchi clutches the hospital bed, the look on Tsunade's face just gives her the answer she was afraid of.
"Okay look, here's the thing, this is something I can't fix." Said Tsunade.
Kurotsuchi tilted her head down. "Of course you can't, it's impossible to fix." She said with sorrow and anger.
Then she hears Tsunade chuckling. "What's funny?" She asked, getting irritated.
"I didn't say it can't be fixed, I said I can't do it." Tsunade said, making Kurotsuchi look at her in confusion, but her eyes slowly widening as she processed what Tsunade said.
"So, does this mean…"
"Yep." Tsunade said, answering her question. "The one who will be doing it is my student. She could recreate cells from the DNA of the wounded person, and they will recover as if it never happened." She said, seeing the hope in Kurotsuchi's pink eyes.
On timing.
Knock knock knock*
Tsunade opened the door and the nurse entered the room, outside was a stretcher. "Please lay down on this stretcher and we'll take you to the operating room." Said the nurse.
Kurotsuchi let out a deep nervous sigh and did as she was told. They took her to the operating room, stuck her with the IV, and gave her a sleeping pill, and about two minutes later, she was already dozing off. Dreaming the same dream she had in her Infinite Tsukuyomi: Married to Naruto and have several children.
To Be Continued…