Jiraiya was still on his journey through the Shinobi World. Torikaze had no idea which country he was in now; in any case, the man had been traveling nonstop.
He seemed to be gathering inspiration for his novels. By now, his books had become bestsellers.
"If he becomes Naruto's teacher, won't Naruto have to travel around the world with him all the time in the future?"
Kushina was a little worried. It was not that she feared for Naruto's safety; she would just get anxious if she could not see her son often.
"There's no rush to decide that. We can talk about it later. More importantly, we need to see what Naruto wants. We can't exactly find him a teacher he doesn't like."
"There are so many ninja in Konoha. If it comes down to it, Minato can teach him. It would be the same."
With that, Kushina reluctantly let the matter go. "Mm, then we'll talk about it after Naruto becomes a ninja. Until then, Minato can teach him first."
Torikaze could tell that Kushina did not want Naruto to be away from her for too long.
But that would not do. What kind of ninja could be raised while staying at home?
Even when Hogen was little, he often went out on missions and trained.
Torikaze would have to discuss this with Minato later, though there was no need to do so yet. It was still too early.
Once everyone returned at noon, Torikaze brought up Konoha's plans for the coming period over the dining table.
The first matter was laying the railway tracks. Most of the Land of Wind's territory was desert.
Construction there would be extremely difficult. It was not like ordinary regions, where they could build directly.
They needed a ninja skilled in Earth