Land of Lightning, Kumogakure, guesthouse.
Tobirama used the Flying Thunder God to appear beside Mitokado Homura, giving him a fright. Homura had thought the Uchiha had come to assassinate him.
Only when he saw that it was his teacher did he breathe a sigh of relief.
"Teacher!" Mitokado Homura exclaimed delightedly.
Mitokado Homura had been a little worried, thinking it would take Jiraiya another two days to return.
He had really feared that if the deadline passed before Jiraiya returned and Kumogakure suddenly changed its mind, they would be in trouble!
Now there was no need to worry. Teacher Tobirama had come in person!
But something frightened Mitokado Homura a little: did he actually have his teacher's Flying Thunder God Mark on him?
Even if it belonged to his teacher, what if someone took control of Teacher Tobirama one day?
"Homura, Monkey has already told me about Kumogakure. Hmph, Kumogakure really is insatiably greedy!" Tobirama snorted coldly.
Hearing Tobirama's words, Mitokado Homura instantly found someone to lean on. He immediately told Tobirama about all the indignities he had suffered in Kumogakure over the past few days, thoroughly venting his complaints about the village.
Mitokado Homura even had his confidant tell the ninja guards. Everyone was overjoyed to learn that Tobirama had come in person.
"The Second is here!"
"Haha, with the Second here, we finally won't have to put up with Kumogakure's attitude!"
"Exactly! Damn Kumogakure, they extorted all the money I brought with me these past few days. Sob!"
"Ah, my condolences. Sob..."
"Brother, don't tell me you..."
Tobirama's expression soured a little. Had these people from Kumogakure gone mad with poverty?!
"Lord Tobirama, since you've come, what does Hiruzen intend to do?"
Tobirama then told Mitokado Homura what the Third Hokage and the others had decided. Homura nodded.