At a coastal harbor in the Land of Tea, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura were saying goodbye to Jirocho and Idate. Jirocho said gratefully, "Thank you so much. Without you, this Small Town would never have known a day this peaceful. It's all thanks to you. Please thank Lady Tsunade for her help on my behalf."
Naruto smiled. "Heh, there's no need to be so polite. You commissioned a mission through Konoha, so we at Konoha Ninja Village were duty-bound to complete it perfectly. That's our responsibility, and the foundation Konoha stands on. So you can stop thanking us."
Jirocho smiled. "Yes. If we run into any more trouble, I'm sorry in advance for troubling you again."
Naruto replied, "As long as you commission another mission through Konoha and Konoha accepts it, we'll come back."
Idate also said gratefully, "Naruto, thank you all. You taught me how important comrades are and helped me regain my confidence. I'll keep protecting the peace of this Small Town alongside Lord Jirocho."
Naruto smiled. "Yeah, I believe you can do it. When you have time, go back to Konoha and visit your brother. Ibiki-sensei hasn't said anything, but he still cares about you."
Idate asked excitedly, "Really? Does Big Brother still care about me? Would he forgive me after what I did?"
Naruto smiled. "What, don't you believe me?"
Idate gave a bitter smile. "Honestly, it's hard to believe. After all, I did something like that. Even if Aoi Rokushō tricked me, a mistake is still a mistake. I don't expect Big Brother to forgive me. I just want to make something of myself here and stop bringing shame on him."
Naruto looked at Idate, speechless. "Why are you so stubborn? If Ibiki-sensei didn't care about you, would he have come here to pick us