"The sickness was due to the full moon yesterday," he thought to point out. "It wasn't an effect of the seal."

As far as he was concerned, Kushina should know that from dealing with the Nine-tails, but perhaps her seals suppressed that aspect. Or maybe Shukaku was just a temperamental creature, as always. He also wondered, more strongly than usual, why and how a leader of Uzushiogakure knew Kazue. "If the Kazekage didn't notice, then the damage to Suna is minimal."