Victory Banquet

"That's good. The war is over, and we should get ready to head home. That little Hogen is probably crying for his mother."

Chisato smiled softly. "Not at all. He just called a little while ago. Everything's fine."

"Let's stop talking about this pointless stuff. I'll help you change into something clean. This outfit should be sent off to be washed."

Torikaze nodded. They were about to attend a banquet, after all, and it would not do to show up looking filthy. It would be embarrassing if the guards stopped them and gave them a hard time.

Torikaze remembered seeing this sort of scene often in novels from his previous life. To avoid any real misunderstanding, it was better to clean up.

After changing into clean clothes, Torikaze began making calls.

There were not too many people—just the two Kage, Jiraiya, Rōshi, Ebizo, and the other Kage-level ninja.

They had contributed greatly to the victory in this war, so they naturally deserved a place at the celebration banquet.

But besides them, there were many ninja who had worked silently behind the scenes. There were simply too many of them, and it was clearly impossible to treat every single one to a banquet.

So Torikaze planned to double all of their mission rewards as thanks for stepping forward when the nation's territory was under threat.

"Let's hold the banquet at the biggest hotel in Central City," Torikaze suggested.

Chisato had no objections. Everyone was merely gathering for a meal, so anywhere would do.

Still, to make it more formal, they could only dine at a hotel.

Central City was not particularly well developed yet. Since it did not have a large population, there were no especially luxurious restaurants.

They could only make do with that place.

Torikaze asked the Kazekage and