"By the way, Chief, who is this girl really? You're willing to create a cloning body for her?" Akarin asked with a curious tone, her sharp gaze fixed on Aoki.
Aoki paused for a moment, as if considering his answer. "... A friend? I guess?" Aoki finally said, although his tone sounded uncertain. Aoki himself wasn't sure if Rin considered him a friend, but for Aoki, it was clear that Obito and Kakashi were meaningful friends.
Because of that, Aoki didn't want his two friends to fight each other, let alone get caught in a tragedy similar to the one in Aoki's memories. That's why Aoki was determined to create a cloning body for Rin Nohara.
Aoki's plan was simple yet risky: before the Sanbi was sealed into Rin's body, Aoki would swap Rin's original body with the clone. That way, when Kakashi was forced to kill "Rin," only the clone would be killed, while the original Rin would remain alive.
Aoki sighed, recalling the steps he had taken so far. He had placed several summoning animals around Rin to keep an eye on her. Based on the information Aoki had gathered, Obito had just been declared dead. This meant that in the coming months, Rin would be captured by the Kirigakure ninja under Uchiha Madara's orders. Aoki needed to know the exact timing for his plan to work perfectly.
However, Aoki's thoughts suddenly shifted to something else. He looked at Akarin, who was still waiting for Aoki with curiosity. "By the way, Akarin, are you sure you're not pregnant?" Aoki asked suddenly, his tone half-joking yet still serious.
Akarin frowned, clearly confused by the question. Meanwhile, Aoki was lost in his thoughts. According to Aoki's estimates, Akarin should have been pregnant at the age of 28 or 29. However, when Aoki found Akarin, she hadn't shown any signs of pregnancy.
This puzzled Aoki. Masashi Kishimoto, the creator of this world, was truly annoying for not providing important details about Karin's father. In fact, even now, Aoki didn't know who Kakashi's mother was.
"How could Karin be born in this world if there wasn't a man who made Akarin pregnant?" Aoki thought, frustrated. Based on Aoki's memories, Karin was born a few months after or during the Third Shinobi World War. But if there was no man in Akarin's life, how could that happen?
The possibility that this was a parallel world of Naruto made sense, but many small details left Aoki confused. This world had the same elements, but it also seemed different in many ways.
Aoki sighed again. "This world... is more complicated than I imagined," Aoki murmured quietly, more to himself than to Akarin.
"Chief, if... if you want me to get pregnant, I'm ready. If that's your wish, I would gladly carry your child..." Akarin suddenly said, her face as red as a tomato. Akarin's voice trembled, but there was a firmness that was hard to ignore behind her shyness.
Aoki, standing next to Akarin, almost choked in surprise. He swallowed hard, trying to suppress an awkward cough. Aoki's gaze shifted to Akarin, and he could only stare at her with a mix of confusion and disbelief.
They had only known each other for a little over two months—a time that Aoki thought was still too short to build such closeness. However, Akarin's words just now, delivered so bashfully, left Aoki truly stunned.
Aoki felt a tightness in his chest, unsure whether to laugh or start thinking about more serious consequences. In Aoki's mind, images of a future filled with children began to emerge.
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