After giving them a scare and indulging his twisted sense of humor, Tetsuya set down the Sealing Scroll he had just picked up.
"All right, enough messing with you two. Tell me, what did Gamamaru see, and what did he want you to do by coming back?"
Hagoromo shook his head.
"Gamamaru didn't see much. He only told us that, barring any surprises, you would return around this time, Sage Tetsuya, and that what you did next would bring change to the Shinobi World."
Hagoromo, standing off to the side, added.
"We volunteered to come back.
What you intend to do will benefit the entire Shinobi World, Sage Tetsuya, so we wanted to help too."
"Oh, so that's how it is."
Tetsuya rubbed his chin as he looked at the two of them.
He got it now. These two were free labor.
He had been planning to find somewhere to show off his godlike powers, then recruit a few workers to do the work for him.
And here reliable workers had delivered themselves right to his doorstep.
What's more, these two were once-in-a-millennium nuclear-powered donkeys.
"All right, then. Since you both want to contribute to the Shinobi World, I suppose I'll reluctantly take you along.
But let me make this clear up front: the work ahead is going to be very demanding."
The two youngsters exchanged a glance, then nodded together.
"Don't worry, Sage Tetsuya. We're not afraid of hard work."
"That's right. As long as we can contribute to the Shinobi World, we're not afraid of hard work."
Looking at the two devoted workhorses, Tetsuya nodded. But rather than agree right away, he turned to Kaguya.
"Kaguya, how about lending me these two Chosen Workers for a while?"
Kaguya waved a hand indifferently.
"Whatever."
"In that case, all right,