In a modest residential area, a woman was painfully giving birth inside her home. "Come on, just a little more effort!" encouraged a midwife, sweating as she assisted the expectant mother.
Outside, a man with thick eyebrows paced anxiously, overwhelmed by the turmoil in Konoha and the childbirth of his wife all at the same time.
Right at that moment, an unnoticed beam of golden light zoomed in and entered the woman's abdomen.
With a sigh of relief, the woman successfully delivered her baby. "It's here, it's here!" exclaimed the midwife joyfully.
The husband, unable to contain himself any longer, threw the door open and rushed inside to check on his wife... and their child. "Why isn't the baby making any noise?" the woman's weak voice questioned.
"Sometimes this happens; we need to stimulate them a bit," the midwife replied, wiping the sweat from her forehead as she prepared to lift the child and gave a couple of light taps on its bottom to coax a cry from the newborn baby.
Just as she reached to pick up the baby, the midwife froze.
The infant's large, bright eyes sparkled with intelligence, completely different from those of an ordinary newborn.
Stunned, she'd never encountered such a gaze before. Gritting her teeth, she lifted the baby, intending to flip it over for the stimulation to produce some sounds.
But as soon as she hold the baby, she was startled. Her hand felt something round and soft on the baby's back. "What is this?" she exclaimed, turning the infant over.
The baby's frail body offered no resistance as it was flipped, revealing its smooth back. The midwife trembled slightly, unable to believe her eyes, her voice quaking as she stuttered: "A… a mon… monster!"
Her loud cry instantly drew the attention of the husband and wife.
"What monster?" the thick-browed man asked, momentarily focusing on his wife but quickly sensing something was amiss upon hearing the midwife's shout.
"Is there something wrong with the baby?" the woman anxiously queried.
"A monster! She has given birth to a monster!" the midwife shouted.
The husband's complexion changed. The midwife's alarm meant that his child was deemed a monster? Slackening his grip on his wife's hand, he stepped closer to see the infant that the midwife had thrown back onto the bed.
Now exposed, the newborn lay there, smooth and glistening, with dainty hands and feet waving around as if struggling with its current position.
At that moment, the husband's expression also shifted. A short, fine-haired tail was twitching from the baby's tailbone, swaying back and forth…
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