Konoha.
Thriving and flourishing, with flowers blooming like brocade.
Some people wielded "Lightning Release: High-Voltage Lightning Arc" to weld steel.
Others used "Water Release: Divine Baptism" to water the greenery.
Still others employed "Wood Release: Three Bedrooms and One Living Room" to build houses.
Everything was so orderly.
Only Chiye Jun knew that this was merely the calm before the storm...
He hurried toward the Hokage Building.
"Grandpa Hokage, I'm here to get reimbursed!"
The Hokage asked in confusion, "Reimbursed for what?"
"Huh? You took two mission payments from them. I helped you return one of them. Shouldn't that money be reimbursed?"
Chiye Jun was already richer than a nation.
But one thing was one thing...
The Third said awkwardly,
"Cough, cough... Of course, of course. I'll have the accountant, Xiao Shuang, deliver it to you later."
Chiye Jun took out several more gifts.
"It's my first time abroad, so I brought back some local specialties."
Seaweed capsules. The packaging read: "Youthful and healthy product—Idiot Pills."
"What a thoughtful, good child." The Third accepted them with a beaming smile.
After Chiye Jun left, Kakashi walked in.
After hearing the report, the old man was very satisfied.
However.
When he heard that Naruto had awakened the Nine-Tails, he looked out the window and said nothing more.
Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki's faces suddenly surfaced in his mind...
"Continue observing him. The Nine-Tails is a double-edged sword!"
Chiye Jun returned home.
His fury instantly soared to the heavens!
The apple tree and hawthorn tree in the courtyard had both been destroyed.
The little flowerbed Ino had helped tend was also a complete mess.
A red circle had been painted on the front gate, with the word "Demolish" written inside.
Two banners even hung from the courtyard wall:
"If you don't gamble