The five disciples surrounded Mu Yue and walked forward together, heading to where they had hidden the gifts.
Once they arrived, Kakashi used an Earth Release Ninjutsu to dig up the gifts buried underground.
"Mu Yue-sensei, you can open your eyes now," Obito said when he saw the gifts emerge.
Mu Yue opened his eyes, and a huge gift box covered in a little dust came into view.
"Mu Yue-sensei, thank you for teaching us all this time." Every disciple thanked Mu Yue with grateful expressions.
"Mu Yue-sensei, hurry up and open it. The five of us made this gift together; everyone helped make it." Obito grinned, eagerly anticipating Mu Yue's reaction when he saw their gift.
"You made it yourselves? Then I'm looking forward to it." Mu Yue smiled as he slowly reached toward the gift box.
All the disciples watched Mu Yue, watching his hands and his face, wanting to know what expression he would make upon seeing the gift they had prepared together.
When the box was opened, the sculptures inside were revealed. Mu Yue looked at them, first showing a little surprise. Then his smile grew warmer, and finally, his face was filled with gratification.
To be honest, when he truly saw the gift his disciples had prepared for him, Mu Yue was genuinely a little surprised and delighted.
At first, he had only developed a suspicion because the disciples' behavior had revealed a few flaws. It was not until they came to bury the gifts at night that Mu Yue confirmed it for certain.
Since Tenten was training in the Southern Forest and Mu Yue was worried something might happen, he had kept a Shadow Clone hidden there the entire time. That was why he had learned in advance that the disciples planned to give