"Thanks to my Uncle Kesha's reasoned arguments, the owner of that shipping company, Gato, said he would consider reopening the sea route. We finally won!" Inari eagerly shared the breakthrough from tonight's negotiations with Hanabi.
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"Amazing." Hanabi clapped halfheartedly.
Inari failed to notice Hanabi's perfunctory response. Instead, he took her applause as approval, which only fueled his excitement.
Like a fervent missionary, he kept telling Hanabi how brave and wise his Uncle Kesha was, how he had used his extraordinary charisma to win over Gato, the big boss of the shipping company, and make him agree to the requests of the people of the Land of Waves.
Hanabi grew impatient and replied,
"He only said he'd consider it. It's not like he's actually reopened the sea route."
Inari froze. Everyone had returned with smiles on their faces today, and their smiles had infected him as well. Since things had made such a breakthrough, he naturally felt that Gato's so-called "consideration" was merely a minor obstacle they could easily overcome with a little more effort tomorrow.
He felt that Hanabi was pouring cold water on everyone's efforts and smearing Uncle Kesha's glorious image. Puffing out his cheeks angrily, he said,
"That'll happen sooner or later! Uncle Kesha is so amazing, Gato will definitely agree!!"
"How amazing is he?" Hanabi questioned. "Can he use ninjutsu?"
"Uncle Kesha isn't a ninja, but he's even more amazing than a ninja!!" Inari shouted.
Hanabi clicked her tongue disdainfully. "Ordinary people can't possibly beat ninjas. Inari, are you stupid?"
"Whether someone's amazing isn't determined by whether they can fight... My uncle can persuade Gato to reopen the sea route. Can a ninja do that? No, right?" Inari retorted. The angrier he became, the clearer his thoughts seemed to grow.
"Why not? If I