Teuchi clapped his hands and smiled at him. When Mirai had nearly finished eating, Teuchi suddenly clapped and said, "Mirai, do you think you could sing that song you sang yesterday, 'Blue Bird,' for me again?"
Mirai was stunned. He looked at Teuchi's hopeful expression and could not help asking, "Here?"
"Ah... yes..." Teuchi said, looking a little embarrassed himself.
Mirai wiped the sweat from his forehead. He finally understood why Teuchi had invited him to eat. There really was no such thing as a free meal.
Moreover, Mirai had not expected "Blue Bird" to be so popular, to the point that even Teuchi was so obsessed with it.
As the saying went, when you took someone's hand, you were bound by it; when you ate someone's food, you were bound by it. In the end, Mirai could only awkwardly sing "Blue Bird" again.
That was not even the most awkward part. The most awkward part was that Teuchi kept clapping along, and the scene nearly spiraled completely out of control.
After he finished singing, Mirai hurriedly fled the ramen shop, swearing never to take petty advantages again.
To hell with free food!
After buying an ordinary wooden sword, Mirai slung it across his back and planned to go to Huo Ying to discuss leaving the village for a while.
As for the reason, Mirai had already thought it through. Naturally, he would use the same excuse as Naruto: going out to train!
Mirai did not know whether the Hokage would agree to anyone else's request, but for him, the Hokage would definitely agree—and had to agree.
After all, Mirai had just completed the Tea Village mission for Konoha. If even such a small request as going out to train could not be granted, then the Hokage would truly