One shot.
One hit.
Even Kurenai Yuhi herself never expected things to turn out like this.
Yes—she had been in a risky period that night.
Yes—they were both drunk and took no precautions…
But still—
Wasn't this a bit too accurate?!
Of course, the ninja world also had emergency contraceptives.
Kurenai had briefly considered the possibility of "one shot, one hit."
Theoretically, if she had taken the medicine in time, this wouldn't have happened.
But—
As a well-brought-up woman, how could she bring herself to go buy that kind of medicine?
Besides, her mind had been in complete chaos that night—
"Did I really just lose my first time like this?"
"How did things end up like this?"
By the time she finished struggling internally—
The effective window had already passed.
Still…
It had only happened once.
The chances shouldn't be that high.
So she didn't pay it much attention.
What bothered her more was—
How did I lose my innocence?
Why did I drink so much that night?
…
Half a month later—
Her period didn't come.
Well, that wasn't too strange.
It wasn't like it always came exactly on time.
Then another half month passed.
And when Kurenai started feeling nauseous while brushing her teeth—
She panicked.
Secretly, she bought a testing tool.
Carefully checked it—
"…No way… it's real?!"
"Why did this happen?!" Kurenai was on the verge of tears.
"It was just that one time! How did it turn out like this?!"
"Ahem… Kurenai, calm down." Uchiha Kuro coughed lightly.
"Things have already reached this point. We should face it properly."
"You still have the nerve to say that?!"
Kurenai's eyes turned red as she lunged at him.
"If it weren't for you, how could this have happened?!"
"It's all your fault!"
"Completely your fault!"
"What am I supposed to do now?!"
She scratched, bit, and hit him—completely losing her usual elegant, composed demeanor.
Uchiha Kuro's lips twitched.
If I remember correctly… you were the one who pulled me and—
…Yeah, better not say that out loud.
That's how you get killed.
So he simply held her firmly despite her attacks.
"Don't worry. I'll take responsibility."
"I'll go to your clan today and propose properly."
"I don't need your proposal!"
Kurenai snapped instantly.
"I don't care about marrying you!"
Marriage?
They weren't even at that stage.
In fact—
Kurenai didn't have feelings for Uchiha Kuro at all.
As an independent, strong woman—
How could she like someone with a whole harem?
Though… compared to Asuma…
She did feel Uchiha Kuro respected women more.
But that didn't mean she wanted to marry him!
"…Then what do you want to do?" Uchiha Kuro asked helplessly.
"Abort it?"
"You dare?!"
She exploded again and started hitting him.
Marry him?
She didn't want that.
Abort the child?
That was still a life—
A life inside her.
How could she do that?
Neither option worked.
After beating the "scumbag" for ten minutes—
Kurenai finally made a decision.
The child—
Would be born.
But she would not marry.
And she refused to bear the label of "unmarried pregnancy."
So after some discussion, they came up with a plan:
Uchiha Kuro would hire Kurenai as a genjutsu instructor for one year.
That way, her presence around him would be justified.
When it was time to give birth—
They would secretly hire a capable medical ninja to handle it.
This ninja would be permanently employed and bound by strict confidentiality.
As for the child—
After Kurenai "returned from a mission," she would claim she found an abandoned baby and raise it herself.
Problem solved.
—
As for compensation—
Even though this pregnancy was accidental, Uchiha Kuro still offered payment.
But Kurenai refused outright.
"If I take money for this, how am I any different from those women who only care about money?" she said angrily.
"I can raise my own child!"
…Though later, she thought about it again.
"I give birth to his child, raise it myself, take care of everything…"
"And he gets to continue enjoying other women…"
"…Why do I feel like I'm the one losing here?"
Kurenai almost cried.
"Ahem… actually, you could leave the child with the Uchiha," Uchiha Kuro suggested again.
"There are already many children there. You can visit anytime."
He was immediately beaten again.
That's my child—how could I hand it to someone else?!
…
For some reason—
Kurenai had become a lot more irritable lately.
Where did that gentle, elegant goddess go?
—
But in the end—
Kurenai Yuhi…
Moved into the Uchiha compound.
—
From Uchiha Kuro's perspective?
He had hit the jackpot.
"That's Kurenai Yuhi…"
"Top-tier among female ninja—in both talent and strength."
"What kind of potential will her child have?"
Uchiha Kuro was full of anticipation.