All Blacks playmaker Beauden Barrett is set to depart for Japan at the conclusion of the Rugby Championship, where he will remain ahead of his 2021 campaign with Suntory Sungoliath.
The Blues utility back along with wife Hannah and new-born daughter Billie will head north after the All Blacks' last Tri Nations test against Argentina in Newcastle on Saturday.
The match is a must-win for New Zealand if they have any hope of claiming the tournament's silverware.
As duties on the field dwindle, Barrett's tasks with his daughter – whom he's left with Hannah to look after for almost a month now – will increase tenfold.