After entering the Land of Fire, Jiogan actually slowed down a little, and his taut nerves relaxed somewhat.
These days of nonstop travel had left Jiogan mentally exhausted.
Had life in Kirigakure been too comfortable these past few years? I was just traveling, yet I actually felt tired! Jiogan silently warned himself that he needed to adjust his state as soon as possible.
Thinking back on everything he had experienced in Kirigakure, scenes flashed through his mind like a slideshow. Sigh, what a pity. I couldn't say goodbye to Mei in person. Going by the Terumi Clan's habits, they should find the birthday gift I hid beneath the secret compartment under the floor mattress, right? As for the recipes I left behind, the other cooks should be able to learn them. The little girl won't have trouble getting used to her meals!
What Jiogan did not know was that the little girl had personally found both the recipes and the gift he had left behind! Nor did he know that she never drank porridge again afterward, and never even entered the kitchen again!
She said that if it was not porridge made by Brother Xin, she would not drink it! If it was not fish grilled by Brother Xin, she would not eat it!
She put away the recipes Jiogan had left behind along with the wooden doll Jiogan had personally carved! She never let anyone see them again!
Mei, the next time we meet, I'll know you, but you won't know me! By then, we'll be enemies! Thinking of that, Jiogan felt terrible. He could hardly imagine the day he would face Mei Terumi in battle!
*Sigh, speaking of which, I'm not a qualified spy. I actually developed these feelings for someone from an enemy village! The Third Hokage