
A few days later, Sanada and the others returned to the village.
Kakashi bids farewell to the disciples and Sanada as he must report to Hokage for the progress of the mission and immediately leave for the Hokage's office.
*Tock-Cock*
The sound of knocking resounded in the Hokage's office.
"Get in." said Sarutobi.
A man with white hair and a mask appeared.
"Kakashi, you're back!"
"I'm here to report some details about the mission, as well as the MOU between Konoha village and Waves Village regarding the bridge." Kakashi said while addressing the MOU to the Third Hokage.
"Continue.." Hokage said as he reflected his smoke.
"As I wrote earlier in the letter, we met one of the Ninja Seven, Zabuza Momochi...."
Kakashi explained everything from start to finish without missing a single piece. Including the part where Sanada and Sakura easily break Haku's ice wall.
" Hmm, you've been through a lot, Kakashi. I have received your report, and you are doing your duty very well in the mission. Now you're dismissed." said Sarutobi.
However, contrary to his expectations, Kakashi did not leave and instead kept quiet.
He looked very hesitant, but he still decided to speak in the end.
"Hokage, about Sanada... Don't you feel like there's something weird about her?" Kakashi asked with a complicated expression. Sanada is Jonin's fellow colleague, and it's a bit strange to doubt him. But the strength he showed before, Sanada shouldn't have this kind of strength.
Hearing this question, Sarutobi sat down and pondered deeply, but she finally sighed.
"Don't worry about Sanada. All his identity and background were clear, and about that power... He might find enlightenment after becoming Jonin's instructor, and that helped him recognize his true potential."
"It's.." Kakashi still felt something was wrong with Sarutobi's answer, but since the Hokage had spoken, he could only bow and leave the office.
Meanwhile, Sarutobi who was sitting alone in the office had quite complicated eyes.
" Sanada. I hope trusting you is the right decision."
. . . . .
Unlike Kakashi, who immediately reported to Hokage and dispersed his students, Sanada took his students somewhere.
"Sensei, where are we going? Shouldn't you report to Hokage?" Sakura said worriedly.
"Hahahaha, don't worry. Kakashi-senpai will take care of everything for me. And rather than that, I have a surprise for you guys." Sanada answered as if it was none of his business.
Seeing that Sanada had no intention of reporting to the Hokage, Sakura did not continue the matter. He only followed Sanada secretly with the other two disciples.
" This is it! So how? Are you guys surprised? I spent quite a lot of Ryo on this! I am sure that without a long time, we will be able to develop this place into one of the most famous restaurants in Konoha! "
In front of them was a small restaurant that seemed to have been unused for many years. The whole place was dirty and full of dust, and even beggars would be ashamed to live in this place.
Hibachi and Ami looked at Ray with eyes as if saying, 'are you serious?' while the eyes of Sakura who used to look at Sanada are now full of attention.
Sakura is afraid that her Sensei is being tricked and does not get her money.
Sanada looked into the eyes of the three disciples and could only smile.
He knew it would be too troublesome to explain, so rather than spending too much time standing here, he quickly brought his three disciples inside.
Sanada and the three entered the building, and when he opened the door, the scenery inside was exactly as they had expected.
Dusty, Diry, and some cockroaches were playing on the ground.
"Sensei's..." The three students looked at Snada together as if they were pitying him.
However, contrary to their expectations, Sanada's face was filled with smiles and instead looked at them with an evil smile.
They did not know why, but they immediately got a bad feeling when they saw this smile.
Their intuition tells them to run, but Sanada is faster.
Before the three could even react, Sanada had already unrolled the storage roll and summoned some cleaning tools like a broom and a Mop.
"Okay, now I leave everything to you here!" Sanada said while giving the cleaning tools to his three students, who instantly froze in place.
The three had never expected this before, but now they knew why their intuition was telling them to run. Sanada brought them here not without intention. He wanted them to come here to help him clean this dumpster.
Among the three, Hibachi is the fastest to react.
"What the hell, Sensei! Are you treating us like idiots?" Hibachi said while throwing a broom on the floor.
The other two disciples did not react as badly as Hibachi, but their silence showed that they also agreed with Hibachi's view. Why should they help Sanada clean up this dilapidated place?
Sanada saw this and was not angry. In fact, he had predicted how Hibachi would react and had prepared a countermeasure.
"*Sigh*It looks like it's too early for this.. The three of you are my first students and the one I have acknowledged. The reason I brought you here with me is to share the joy of opening this restaurant together. But it seems I was wrong. I'm the only one who thinks our relationship is special." Sanada said with a lonely look in her eyes.
For a resident of the earth like him, one of his best available tactics was clearly to eliminate guilt.
Do not underestimate the power of guilt. In fact, a woman can even make her boyfriend feel guilty for thinking that he is the one who is wrong even though his girlfriend does nothing when they fight.
Ami, Hibachi & Sakura: "..... "
#to be continue