I Came Home

"Phew, it's just the three of us left in the yard again. Does Hogen have nothing to do today?"

Hogen shook his head. "Nope. How about I go with Mom to take care of Aunt Mikoto?"

"Sure. Then you two can go. I need to visit your Grandfather Hashirama."

Hogen high-fived Torikaze. "All right, then we'll split up and carry out our missions! We'll report back tonight!"

"Roger!" Torikaze played a little game with his son, and the whole family was smiling.

Torikaze gathered the remaining trash together with Cloud Release, then used Dust Release to break it down directly.

Torikaze had found a sensible way to make use of the Dust Release Puppet.

It was simply too convenient for dealing with household waste.

Konoha was enormous, and the amount of household waste it produced was staggering. Torikaze had the Dust Release Puppet periodically sneak into the dumps to clear it away.

As for the exhaust emitted by the Konoha Village Factory, Torikaze collected it all with Cloud Orbs and directly broke it down with Dust Release.

It could be said that Dust Release was absolutely an ability made for environmental protection.

"That's amazing, Dad! Where did you get that move? Isn't that the Tsuchikage's special technique?"

Torikaze made a shushing gesture. "Shh, it's a secret."

Hogen covered his mouth to keep himself from making a sound.

Seeing that, Torikaze rubbed his head. "If you want one someday, your old man can give you one to play with. But not now."

Hogen nodded repeatedly. He would agree first and worry about the rest later. What if Dad really gave him one someday?

Too bad he didn't have a phone nearby, or he definitely would have recorded that.

Another half hour or so passed like that.

Chisato and Hogen had already