"Ha... ha... Lord Mirai, you're truly generous..."
"Mm, Minato! You will keep the nine Lotus Seeds. The rest will have to wait until you return to Konoha."
"Oh, Choza! Since the mission has been completed successfully, stand before me. I left a mark at the gate, so I'll send you over."
"Huh? Flying Thunder God?" Mirai exclaimed.
Uh... I couldn't believe Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique had already reached this level!!!
Not only could he skillfully use his technique to manipulate space-time, but it seemed he could even bring all of us along for a while.
"Are you ready to fly? Then I'll begin!"
Flying Thunder God Technique!!!
Whoosh!!!!!!
"You're something else, Minato! Back to Konoha in no time! Hahaha..." Akimichi Choza praised.
Whoosh!!!!!!
"Who goes there! Stay alert!!"
"Hello! It's us, Akimichi Choza and Namikaze Minato!"
The Konoha guards withdrew their warning as soon as they saw familiar faces. "It's Choza and Minato. Well? Was the mission completed? That was very fast..."
"Ah, the mission went surprisingly smoothly. We need to head back and report, so... we're leaving right away!"
"Oh! You worked hard, Minato, Choza! But who are they..."
The guard pointed curiously at the three children behind Minato.
At that moment, Mirai stepped forward from behind and said, "Ibiza, is it? It seems you've only grown up a little this time... I almost didn't recognize you."
"L-Lord Mirai? Why are you here? Didn't you say you were going on a long-term mission? How could you... be with Minato?"
"Mm, Ibiza! Your son still loves asking questions as much as ever. I brought these three children with me. This is the Third Hokage's warrant. Take a look..."
Ibiza took the warrant and, after reading it, ordered someone to open the gates and let Mirai and the others into