On the morning of the seventh day.
The people from Iwagakure arrived.
They had specifically sent a senior ninja to escort the villagers who would be serving as exchange students.
While they were here, they would also pick up Konoha's exchange students and take them back, saving everyone some trouble.
Luo Mang raised a hand and yawned.
He had spent the past two days talking Hinata Hyuga around. Finally convincing her had taken a tremendous effort, and he had practically kissed his lips raw.
Not talked them raw. Kissed them raw...
There was nothing he could do about that little surprise. Who could have imagined it? He had already given them phones, confirmed that they could chat, and yet Hinata Hyuga had still pulled something like that the day before he left.
She was clearly very opposed to his leaving.
The newly arrived Iwagakure representative briefly gestured toward the exchange students beside him, then looked at Luo Mang. Once he confirmed that they had not casually sent some nobody to fob him off, he nodded in satisfaction and offered a compliment.
"Is this the young man coming to us on exchange? Truly a promising youth. So young, and already so distinguished."
"Of course..."
Although Tsunade privately found Luo Mang a little annoying, she was no fool.
What did Luo Mang represent now? Konoha's reputation.
To put it plainly, he represented her dignity as Hokage.
He was the person they were sending out as an exchange student.
Naturally, she had to show him every respect in front of outsiders and praise him when appropriate. Even taking it a hundred million steps further, if Luo Mang really were utterly incompetent, she would still have to talk him up no matter what.
Their village's reputation was at stake.
They could argue among