Zabuza stared in silence at the brat behind him, whose snot hadn't even been wiped clean, unsure what to say.
"You people from Konoha... really are something."
"Ahahahaha."
Kakashi scratched his head, then addressed the students of Team 7.
"Everyone, you're dismissed. I'm taking these two to see Lord Hokage."
The four nodded, but none of them moved to leave. Instead, they all stared at Kakashi.
"Uh... fine, I'll treat everyone to barbecue tonight."
One look at Naruto's eyes told Kakashi what he wanted to say. After all, he'd already clamored about it plenty of times along the way.
"Yes!"
Naruto and Karin high-fived. They could eat their fill tonight.
"Konohamaru, shouldn't you be in class right now?"
Hinata, who had been watching Naruto all this time, suddenly raised a question.
Huh?
Hearing Hinata's words, Naruto turned toward Konohamaru.
"Huh? Um, boss, my grandpa needs me for something. We'll be going now."
Konohamaru stiffened, then grabbed Moegi and Udon. The three jumped into a box and slowly tried to shuffle away.
"Udon, hurry up."
"I know. You're so mean, Konohamaru."
"Oh, shut up! If we don't leave and Boss Naruto catches us, we're done for."
Naruto stared speechlessly at his little follower. Speaking of which, where was that elite tutor in the black bodysuit?
"Young master!"
Speak of Ebisu, and there he was. Having learned that his young master had gone missing, he'd hurried off to search the village, then spotted Konohamaru when he saw Naruto and the others.
"Aaah! How did you find me? You actually saw through my Transformation Technique!"
Konohamaru struggled, calling on his followers to resist with him.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Ebisu gave each of the three a hard knock on the head, raising a large bump.
"Waaah, that hurts!"
Konohamaru crouched on the ground, clutching