After seeing the result, Sakura sat in her seat, dazed for a long time, almost ten minutes before she slowly snapped out of it.
"What should I do..."
Sakura painfully held her head. After learning about this, her first thought was to abort the child, but an abortion requires surgery, at least needing other medical ninjas to help her.
Although a Shadow Clone could also perform an abortion, the intense pain on the body might affect the clone... She might be able to endure it, but Sakura didn't dare to take the risk because Tsunade taught her that there could be no chance of error on the operating table.
As for medicine, there's no abortive medication in the Ninja World. Without this demand, naturally, such drugs haven't been developed. Even though Sakura learned a lot about pharmaceuticals from Tsunade, she couldn't research anything in a short amount of time.
"What should I do..."
Sakura lay helplessly on the desk, thinking of many people in her mind, Shizune, Tsunade... But if she asked them for help, her pregnancy couldn't be kept secret.
If this news reached Sasuke's ears, Sakura didn't even dare to imagine it.
Sakura's mind was in turmoil, completely confused about what to do; however, as she sat in the office for half the day, she suddenly thought of Uchiha Yoichi, it was all that bastard's doing...
Thinking of this, Sakura's heart filled with anger, though she knew she made a big mistake walking into the wrong room back then, she was now just an angry woman!
Determined to resolve this matter with Uchiha Yoichi, Sakura immediately got up and headed out.
"Sakura? Where are you going?"
Shizune, who just arrived, saw Sakura about to leave and asked.
"Sorry, I have something to do, I'll handle it when I get back."
Sakura forced a smile, then quickly walked out, her hurried departure leaving Shizune puzzled: "What's going on?"
Leaving Konoha Hospital, Sakura, without much hesitation, headed for Yoichi Pharmacy with determination, and soon arrived there, directly pushing the door open.
Ding!
The wind chime sounded. Sakura knew this was the sound alerting the arrival of a guest, so she stayed on the first floor waiting.
Uchiha Yoichi quickly came downstairs; upon hearing the sound, he knew Sakura had arrived. He was just in the Kamui Space, but now there was only his Shadow Clone here, and upon Sakura's arrival, Uchiha Yoichi came out of the Kamui Space.
Coming to the first floor, Uchiha Yoichi feigned surprise and asked, "Sakura, why are you here? Are you coming to buy secret medicine?"
"Buy what secret medicine!"
Sakura said angrily, then realized that arguing there might be overheard by people passing by, so she furiously grabbed Uchiha Yoichi by the shirt and walked upstairs: "To the upstairs, I have something to say to you!"
"What is it?"
Although he could break free at any time, Uchiha Yoichi followed Sakura to the second floor. However, with his spiritual power spreading, Uchiha Yoichi quickly knew why Sakura had come to him.
The life aura in her lower abdomen was obviously pregnancy; calculating the time, it was exactly from when he and Sakura were at the hot spring inn in the Land of Hot Water.
Upon reaching the second floor, Uchiha Yoichi pretended to be puzzled and asked: "What's wrong, Sakura? Is there something you want to say?"
"Of course there is!"
Sakura gritted her teeth, speaking word by word. The air was rich with the fragrance of elixir, but what Sakura was more concerned about was her pregnancy. If this matter wasn't handled well, her family would be doomed.
"I'm pregnant!"
"Pregnant?"
Uchiha Yoichi's performance was impeccable, his face instantly showing a confused and bewildered expression, then he pointed to himself and asked, "Mine?"
Sakura suppressed her anger and said, "It's from that time..."
"Last time... it is indeed possible that it's mine, but to be sure, I'd like to ask; Sakura, since returning from the Land of Hot Water, have you and your husband...?"
Though he didn't say it outright, Sakura understood what Uchiha Yoichi wanted to ask. Being asked such a private question by someone else made Sakura blush with embarrassment, but she still answered, "...No, Mr. Sasuke has been busy with other things lately..."
"Not even once in over a month? Ino and I can't wait to be together every day..."
"Shut up, how can anyone compare to you!"
Sakura couldn't help but shout in anger and embarrassment. Since returning from the Land of Hot Water, she suspected Uchiha Yoichi had a particular fondness for such things. Last time, they had been in the hot spring with Ino for so long, yet by late night, he had gone with her, and for even longer!
It's very unreasonable, Sakura herself was a medical ninja with a fair study of human anatomy, naturally knowing some things about this... But every time she remembered, she couldn't help but feel shy because it meant recalling that night in the Land of Hot Water.
But now was not the time to think of such things. Sakura suppressed her shyness and anger and asked Uchiha Yoichi: "This child cannot be born, do you have any way to get rid of it..."
Uchiha Yoichi feigned shock, then shook his head hastily, saying: "Me? I'm not a medical ninja; I'm not skilled in this area. Sakura, you should be stronger than me in terms of surgery..."
"No way, if it's surgery, I have to find someone else, and it will surely be impossible to hide. Besides, without a proper reason, who would perform such a surgery on me..."
Sakura shook her head and said, in the Ninja World, people are few, and ninjas especially value their offspring, and she is now Uchiha Sakura. If she aborts the child, even Uzumaki Naruto might get curious and ask her.
"You often research secret medicines. Don't you have a secret medicine to abort, or any other method, any method as long as it solves this issue...."
Sakura was already so flustered she was almost speaking incoherently; she just wanted to solve this problem.
"How could I have such a secret medicine; research first requires demand. Previously, I traveled alone in the Ninja World, never encountering such a thing, and don't panic; there might be a solution to this issue...."
Uchiha Yoichi's words seemed to have magical power, calming Sakura down gradually. Once the panic on her face faded, he continued to say:
"What happened last time was an accident, but we both want to resolve this matter, so next, I will propose a few methods; firstly, I have a secret medicine here, you can take it back and give it to your husband, he will slowly fall asleep and won't remember anything the next day, and then you can say you had already been together the previous night...."
Hearing this, Sakura's face turned red with anger: "Why do such a thing? You want me to deceive Sasuke..."
"Calm down, Sakura, this is the last resort. If neither of us has a solution for the child, this will be the only option, or do you think you could find a doctor willing to perform the surgery for you?"
Uchiha Yoichi advised reassuringly, although Sakura could disguise herself and go to other towns for surgery, it would surely not succeed, because he was here...
"I will also research. If I can develop a solution, I will notify you; this is to protect your family, Sakura, you understand that."
"But...."
Having to deceive Sasuke, Sakura was deeply unwilling, but if she didn't, her family might crumble... She could only choose, to be honest with Sasuke or to protect the family.
Sakura thought of Sarada, Ino, and others, feeling greatly uncomfortable, and after struggling for a long time, finally made a decision: "I... understand."
Confessing would create a very bad situation and impact many people. Sakura couldn't bear such a scenario and could only choose to deceive Sasuke.