After leaving the Hokage's Office, the four members of Team 11 went home separately.
This S-rank mission had taken nearly two months from start to finish. After battle after battle, everyone was exhausted, so the Third Hokage gave Team 11 a full half-month of leave.
Back home, Hyuga Kagami lay in bed and carefully recalled the Third Hokage's reaction.
From the Third Hokage's behavior and mannerisms, he could roughly tell that the mission in the Land of Demons had indeed been nothing more than a coincidence, with no element of testing involved.
"Looks like I was overthinking it. If the Third Hokage truly suspected me of colluding with Orochimaru, he could have simply taken me down directly. Why go around in circles and make things so complicated?"
After steadying himself, Hyuga Kagami began taking stock of what he had gained from the trip to the Land of Demons.
Obtaining a large amount of Purple Mud Glue and learning all the Sealing Jutsu formulas in the artificial Tailed Beast materials were undoubtedly Hyuga Kagami's greatest gains from this journey.
In addition, his friendship with the Miko of the Land of Demons was also no small gain.
One should not underestimate the Miko of the Land of Demons. At her call for aid, even Konoha, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure among the Five Great Shinobi Villages had to respond immediately and send elite forces to support her.
That alone showed the prestige she held among the surrounding nations.
Building a personal relationship with someone whose status in the secular world could rival that of a daimyo would be of great help to Hyuga Kagami in the future. Leaving other matters aside, on the artificial Tailed Beast project alone, the Miko, a master of Sealing Jutsu, could offer him considerable help, providing highly professional guidance