Mirai, who had just disappeared, reappeared at the edge of the forest.
Below the edge of the forest lay a cliff, and beneath that cliff stood a home.
Mirai frowned as he looked at the name of the home, pondering it carefully before finally realizing where he was.
"I never expected to be sent here this time. It has been nearly three months since I last came to the ghosts."
Mirai looked down at the ghosts, suddenly feeling nostalgic, but then a shadow crossed his face.
Standing atop the cliff, Mirai said softly:
"Huo Ying, I'm back... Rock Lee... I'm back!"
"Ah, Mr. Jiraiya, when we get back, can you treat me to ramen? You know, after the two of us came out, the money we spent was... um... um... um..."
On a forest path near Konoha, Naruto rubbed his stomach as he thought of a delicious bowl of ramen. Drool flowed from his mouth, but before he could finish speaking, Jiraiya directly covered his mouth.
"Heh... hehehe, why even ask? I'm your teacher, so of course I'll pay for the ramen. Besides, I didn't pay for any of our previous expenses, so why are you suddenly asking about this? Ha... hahaha!"
Jiraiya covered Naruto's mouth with one hand and dragged Mirai away, while scratching his head with the other. He looked awkwardly at the woman beside him with an embarrassed smile.
The woman had a beautiful face and wore a long robe in feminine colors, with a striking character for "gambling" written across her back!
This woman was none other than Tsunade, one of the Sannin, the legendary female ninja!
Upon hearing Jiraiya's words, Tsunade's brows rose involuntarily. She looked at Jiraiya with a smile and said, "Jiraiya, what are you doing? What are you hiding by covering Naruto's