Amado, who was playing on his phone off to the side, suddenly heard his name. "How did I get dragged into this?"
"This has nothing to do with you. Go play on your phone, or go help with the cooking."
Amado shook his head again and again. "I just got back from the laboratory, and you won't even let me rest during the New Year? This is blatant exploitation!"
Lord Torifu and Minato burst out laughing when they heard that. The guy had finally realized he was being exploited.
Several brilliant fireworks streaked across the sky, blooming into dazzling flowers beneath the night curtain.
Then even more fireworks blossomed in the night sky, and the whole of Konoha seemed to have flipped a switch as fireworks began rising from launch sites everywhere.
Lord Torifu watched the fireworks in the sky, a smile appearing on his face. "Another year has passed just like that. Time really does fly."
Minato nodded. "You can say that again. In the blink of an eye, Naruto's already over a year old. Time goes by so fast."
Time gradually passed, and fragrance slowly drifted out from the kitchen.
"Dinner's ready! Everyone, come eat!"
After hearing the call, everyone gathered around the dining room. Two tables in all were covered with all kinds of delicious food.
"Huh? Where did Arashi go?"
Lord Torifu waved a hand. "I assigned him a task, so we probably don't need to wait for him for now."
Since that was the case, everyone started eating. With so many people here, it was not really practical to wait for just one person.
This was the first time the Kumonaka Clan had ever been this lively.
As Yahiko and Konan ate, Yahiko could not help sighing a little. "What a shame Nagato and the