Wooden Man took the opportunity to get acquainted with Terumi Mei and pushed the Minato matter aside. The two beauties pretended to shake hands. Between their gazes, invisible sparks seemed to crackle...
"Two Wooden Men, allow me to offer a suggestion!"
"Terumi Mei, it's a pleasure to meet you..."
Mirai took one look and realized it—the smell of gunpowder was in the air. Minato, that brat, was popular wherever he went, especially with women!
"Alright, everyone. With help, things will be easier." Mirai separated the two beauties and said, "Minato, why don't you come with me to Clear Martial Sound Village? You stay here and help Terumi Mei take care of the funeral. First, she needs to deal with her father's body. We'll bury him tomorrow..."
Terumi Mei thanked everyone. Seeing that her family member had just died, Wooden Man stopped bickering and took out some clothes of her own. She also asked Terumi Mei to go clean up in her room while she accompanied her to handle the aftermath.
Mirai watched and found it quite nice. Being friendly and getting things done properly was a good thing.
"Minato, do you understand the mission? We're going to Buddha Root Village to confirm Yagura's situation..."
Minato said to the group, "Don't worry. There's a lot of chakra activity eighty miles from here, but no one has come this way for now. You can rest easy."
Xiao Qing was astonished when she heard this. "Y-you... your perception is so strong... it can reach that far..."
Minato scratched his head and smiled without saying anything.
Mirai praised him, "What's so surprising? Minato can sense things within a thousand miles. A mere hundred miles is nothing..."
"Amazing..." the group praised.
Mirai thought, *My disciple is bringing me glory. As his teacher, wouldn't that bring