A great deal of time had been wasted on that, and by the time Nagato came again, they had just finished sorting out their belongings.
"So, are you two ladies and Sensei getting used to the rooms?"
"We are, we are. What is there not to get used to? They're excellent rooms."
In truth, this was the finest room Jiraiya had ever stayed in.
The Senju Inn they had visited before was quite old, so much of its equipment had begun to wear out.
"It is indeed quite nice, though it still falls a little short of ours."
Mito said this calmly, and it was true.
This apartment was still quite different from the ones Torikaze usually used to host foreign guests.
Jiraiya simply had not seen the new world yet and did not know how much things outside had developed.
"Then it seems I'll have to make a trip there when I get the chance."
"To see what Konoha is really like."
That evening, Nagato arrived at the apartment building as promised to take the three of them to dinner.
The place was a secluded location in Amegakure, one specifically reserved for entertaining distinguished guests.
The atmosphere was exceptionally tranquil, and all three of them liked it very much.
Mito especially enjoyed this sort of quiet, unassuming atmosphere. She was not particularly fond of noisy environments.
The dishes arrived quickly, though a large portion of them were pickled foods.
The rest consisted of grilled meat, fish, and the like.
Overall, it was decent. It could not be called amazing, only fairly good.
But Mito was extremely satisfied. She had not tasted the flavors of Rain Country cuisine in a long time, and trying it again by chance made her very happy.
"It's a nostalgic flavor. During the Rain Country's