At noon, it was time for lunch.
"Rishui and his daughter" suggested having the most quintessentially Konoha lunch.
They happened to be standing in front of a barbecue restaurant. Considering that he was still young, the three prohibitions, intestinal digestion, bodily nutrition, fat absorption, and all sorts of other factors, Hideki—
—was not suited to such a luxurious life of minced meat, so he suggested Ichiraku Ramen instead.
It was cheap, tasty, and most importantly, distinctive.
The observant Terumi Kenjiro immediately said, "My treat."
And so Team 7 ate their fill.
After lunch, Team 7 dutifully escorted the father and daughter to the inn where they were staying. The pair claimed they were tired from the journey and wanted to rest that afternoon before going sightseeing again that evening.
So Team 7 waited in the inn's reception area, professionalism on full display.
After all, that barbecue meal had cost the five of them nearly ten thousand ryō. Even Kakashi felt bad about it.
Inside the room.
Terumi Kenjiro first arranged and inspected the room. With only slight adjustments to the tables and chairs, an area immediately appeared that could not be seen from outside at any angle.
Only then did Mei Terumi openly draw back the curtains. Everything looked perfectly normal.
"Father..."
"It's already very safe. No one is eavesdropping or watching us, young lady," Terumi Kenjiro said with a smile.
There was no disguise in that smile. In an instant, Terumi Kenjiro shed the air of a well-fed middle-aged man and took on an aura of wisdom, leaving Mei Terumi staring blankly.
"You're surprised, young lady." Terumi Kenjiro sat down and calmly said, "The highest form of disguise for a spy is not one's voice, posture, or build. A skilled Transformation Technique, or certain disguise techniques, can accomplish all