Things Fell into Place

"Th-this... This is amazing! It felt just like this when Lady Tsunade helped me! Oh! This is youth!"

Might Duy rolled his arms, feeling the fresh, weightless ease in his body. He looked incredibly excited.

Beside him, Teuchi was just as delighted as he flexed his wrist.

"Thank you so much. From now on, whenever you come by, your meals are on the house. It's the only thing I can offer you."

Teuchi sounded a little emotional as he said this.

Even as the Ramen Sage, his income wasn't enough to cover high-end medical care. He'd just put up with the pain whenever he could.

Might Duy was much the same. As a ninja, he'd once been fortunate enough to receive treatment from Tsunade.

But Tsunade was a woman of such exalted status.

Getting her treatment and advice even once was a rare opportunity. He couldn't go looking for her every time something ached and ask her to work it out. That would be far too disrespectful to one of the Legendary Sannin.

Needless to say, Tao Yu's treatment was worth a great deal.

But Teuchi had helped Tao Yu out, too.

Watching the straightforward father and son get all worked up over something they couldn't see past, Tao Yu wasn't sure how to proceed.

They were practically making him bring it up himself.

After Teuchi spoke, Might Duy and Might Guy came around as well. Right—what the man had done for them was worth far more than what he'd received in return.

Might Guy immediately bowed at an angle of more than ninety degrees.

"Thank you so much for treating my father, sir. If there's anything you need, please don't hesitate to ask. I'll do everything I can to help."

Might Duy bowed deeply to Tao Yu as well.