Talk to Tsunami

The next morning, you find yourself back at Tsunami’s kitchen table, the familiar scent of miso soup and grilled fish filling the air. You look a bit more tired than usual, but there’s a certain satisfaction in your demeanor that she notices. Tsunami sets a bowl in front of you, her own baby bump pressing slightly against the edge of the table as she leans in. She looks at you with a knowing, playful shimmer in her gaze.

"It seems that you did what I suggested, Naruto-san," she whispers, her voice low so as not to wake Tazuna in the other room.

"It was... different," you admit, picking up your chopsticks. "The silence. The risk. It’s a lot like a high-ranking infiltration mission, just with a much better reward."

Tsunami smirks. "The real reward is what will come in nine months time."

Her statement brings out the uncomfortable question. "Tsunami... what happens if I got her pregnant? I mean, I didn't exactly hold back. If she ends up like you, carrying a child out of wedlock, or worse, her husband finds out it isn't his,won't that cause trouble?"

Tsunami doesn't look worried. In fact, she lets out a soft, rhythmic giggle and reaches across the table to pat your hand.

"Naruto, you worry too much about the small things," she says, her smile turning a bit more practical. "Look around you. Most of the people in the Land of Waves have deep black hair and dark eyes. It has been that way for generations. Those traits are strong, dominant, as the scholars say."

She leans in to tuck stray strands of your hair behind your ear. "Even the child I’m carrying," she says softly, "will most likely have my hair and my eyes. Your golden traits are rare, beautiful, but my traits may prevail. The same case with that woman your with last night. The child will look like her, or like her husband. No one would ever suspect the hero visited her last night"

A massive wave of relief washes over you. Your shoulders drop, and you let out a breath you didn't realize you were holding. Tsunami watches your reaction, and grins. "You look very relieved, Naruto-kun."

She pulls back just enough to see your face, a coy smirk playing on her lips.

"Is that relief because you’re glad she’s safe... or is it because you realized you can go back and get her pregnant without any consequences?"