"They seemed to have dined and dashed without paying..."
Only after Sasuke and the others left did Tobitake Tonbo remember the two people Ayame had mentioned who had skipped out on their bill.
How was he supposed to explain that when he got back?
Forget it, he would cover it for them, considering they had provided intelligence.
The future Sasuke and Boruto had left, and Tobitake Tonbo watched as Konoha returned to normal.
Konoha's Chunin Ninja Exams were still underway.
Those who trained hard continued training hard.
Outside Konoha, more and more people from other places were gathering, preparing to watch the final round of Konoha's Chunin Ninja Exams.
They wanted to see the Uchiha clan's last surviving orphan and witness Konoha's strength.
When issuing missions, they also had to choose someone more capable.
Meanwhile, in addition to teaching Ino and Sakura, Tobitake Tonbo began developing intelligence methods and ninjutsu specifically targeted at Urashiki Ōtsutsuki based on the information they had gathered.
This kept him busy once more.
There was also the ninjutsu for the Forced Execution stage.
Other than specialized development, that was his main focus. As long as Urashiki Ōtsutsuki arrived a little later and he finished developing it, there would basically be no problem.
After all, Urashiki Ōtsutsuki had not absorbed the Ten-Tails. He was merely an ordinary Ōtsutsuki.
Hokage Office.
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the order from the Land of Fire in his hand. "Why now of all times?"
"There's no helping it. Opportunities must not be missed. This was a plan the Land of Fire had set in motion more than a decade ago.
Now that the time is ripe, the Land of Fire believes there should be no issues."
Utatane Tsubaki responded to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Mitokado Homura said, "Furthermore, this plan will not