When they heard Minato, Dekai and Ueyama Sokuhei beside him also greeted Mu Yue.
They had not known each other before, but fighting a Jinchuriki together meant they had risked their lives side by side. They had formed a good friendship over those few days.
"So you're back, Minato. Has the fighting on the front ended?" Mu Yue asked with a slightly surprised expression.
"Not completely. Iwagakure hasn't surrendered or signed a peace treaty yet, but their forces have been driven out of the Land of Grass. The war has reached a temporary stopping point, and my mission is complete, so Jiraiya-sensei let me return first," Minato explained with a smile.
"It's only a matter of time before they're completely defeated. Our Konoha is still stronger," Dekai said with a grin.
Several major victories over the Iwa ninja had given him plenty of confidence.
"I see. Then you all worked hard. You successfully kept the enemy outside the Land of Fire," Mu Yue said with a nod of praise.
It was roughly as Mu Yue had expected. The war with Iwagakure had temporarily come to an end. Unless something unexpected happened, Minato would become Obito and the others' instructor next.
"Haha, weren't you one of the people who worked hard too, Mu Yue? We had you to thank for the battle against the Jinchuriki," Dekai said, laughing as he patted Mu Yue on the shoulder.
Dekai had been deeply impressed by Mu Yue's Ninjutsu. His Fire Release had nearly injured the careless Five-Tails Jinchuriki, and he had even held off the Four-Tails Jinchuriki's Lava Release alone for a short time.
"We only succeeded because everyone worked together," Mu Yue said with a chuckle.
"Huh, isn't that Minato? You're back!" A lively-looking young female ninja with a single ponytail spotted Minato,