"Good. The war is over, and we should get ready to go home. I bet little Haoyuan is crying and looking for his mom."
Chirori smiled softly. "Not at all. He just called a little while ago. Everything's fine."
"Let's not waste time on that. I'll help you change into something clean. You should get this outfit washed."
Torifu nodded. They were going to a banquet soon, and he couldn't show up looking filthy. It would be embarrassing if the security guards stopped him and gave him a hard time.
Torifu remembered that novels he'd read in his previous life often had scenes like that. To avoid any awkward mix-up, he figured it was better to clean up.
After changing into clean clothes, Torifu started making calls.
There weren't that many people to invite: just the two Kage, Jiraiya, and Kage Level shinobi like Roshi and Ebizo.
They had all contributed quite a bit to the victory in this war, so naturally they deserved a place at the celebration banquet.
But there were also many shinobi who had worked quietly behind the scenes, far too many to invite everyone to a banquet.
So Torifu planned to double the mission pay for all of them as a way of thanking them for stepping up when their country's territory was threatened.
"Let's hold the banquet at the biggest hotel in Central City," Torifu suggested.
Chirori had no objections. They were just getting together for a meal, so anywhere would do.
Still, if they wanted to make it feel more formal, they had to eat at a hotel.
Central City wasn't all that developed yet. Since there weren't many people living there, it didn't have any particularly fancy restaurants.
They'd just have to make do with what they had.
Torifu asked the Kazekage