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The afternoon sun was a bit harsh.
Fortunately, the jujube tree in the yard provided Akira Tsubaki with perfect shade.
True to his personality, it wouldn't be a perfect nap if he didn't sleep until nightfall. Unfortunately, his nap was interrupted by Minato-sensei's proposed dinner party.
"Since it's a dinner party, I don't even have to cook myself."
After washing his face, Akira Tsubaki prepared to combine lunch and dinner into one meal.
After all, this is what the teacher wanted.
The BBQ Shop.
There were many diners, and the noise level was extremely high.
To be honest, Akira Tsubaki hadn't visited a place like this much while growing up, mainly because it was too expensive.
It was the same reason low-income people rarely went to high-end restaurants.
"Akira, sit here."
Rin pointed to the spot beside her, her expression happy.
"Huh? Why don't you let me sit there?" Obito was slightly upset.
Why didn't Rin invite me? Akira is a pervert who dared to sleep with his employer wrapped in his arms!
Facing Rin's invitation, Akira Tsubaki sat down without any hesitation.
"Hey, Akira, let's swap seats," Obito whispered.
"No," Akira Tsubaki refused directly.
"Then Kakashi, switch places with Rin."
"Heh~~" Kakashi sneered dismissively.
Obito felt isolated, but he couldn't prove that the others were intentionally ganging up on him.
"Where is Minato-sensei?"
"He's still not here."
Since the person paying hadn't arrived, the four of them could only wait. You can't start eating before the one who pays arrives, right?
"Hey, is this Team Minato? You're all here."
Suddenly, an untimely voice sounded, seemingly coming from a nearby table.
Hearing the passive-aggressive tone, Team Minato collectively looked over.
Mitarashi Anko?
"So it's you, Dango-face," Akira Tsubaki smiled.
"Little Mung Bean," Obito echoed the insult.
"I sense ill will from her toward us," Rin whispered, offering a quiet reminder.
Mitarashi Anko did have ill will toward Team Minato.
The reason was that back in the Ninja Academy, she had tried to join Akira Tsubaki's Dead Last coterie, but she had been rejected.
"Three Dead Lasts, plus a guy who doesn't care about his teammates' lives and only knows how to complete the mission—your squad is seriously lacking."
Mitarashi Anko showed no restraint, her words biting.
What she said managed to include Kakashi as well.
Anko wasn't afraid of Kakashi, though, because her teacher was Orochimaru, one of the Sannin, giving her a powerful background.
"Clown," Kakashi glanced at her and said disdainfully.
But as soon as he spoke, he remembered something and immediately changed the insult.
"Dango-face Clown."
"Hey, Dead Fisheye!" Mitarashi Anko yelled back.
Seeing his teammates being harassed, Obito also joined the scolding battle.
"Dango-face Fly!"
"Dead Last!"
"Dango-face Fly!"
"Dead Last!"
Listening to the repetitive insults between the two, Rin's head began to throb.
As the acting captain, she quickly decided to end the shouting match.
"Your mo—"
Before Akira Tsubaki could finish his next insult, he quickly shut up.
He saw Minato-sensei standing at the door.
"Forget it, Obito, let's just calm down for a while," Akira Tsubaki advised warmly, winking pointedly.
It was an exclusive look exchanged between the Dead Lasts, and Obito understood immediately.
That wink means: The teacher is here.
Mitarashi Anko was overjoyed when Team Minato suddenly stalled.
She followed suit and stood up, hands on her hips.
"Not only are you Dead Lasts, but even your teacher is inferior to mine!"
"You Dead L—"
Before the word 'Last' was finished, Mitarashi Anko froze in place.
The reason was that she saw the leader of Team Minato walk in.
Minato Namikaze smiled and glanced at Mitarashi Anko.
"Say hello to Orochimaru-sama for me."
"Huh? Okay."
Mitarashi Anko responded hastily, then quickly paid her bill and fled.
She had heard from her teacher that Minato Namikaze was a ninja even more talented than Orochimaru himself.
Even though she had belittled Minato, Anko knew very well that this ninja was exceptionally powerful.
After taking a seat.
Minato Namikaze ordered some yakiniku (BBQ) and then announced two pieces of good news.
"I have two pieces of good news for you: one is about the entire Team Minato, and the other is about Captain Akira Tsubaki."
"Which one do you want to hear first?"
It's all good news, does it matter which one comes first?
Akira Tsubaki was stunned. Good news about myself?
"Sensei, tell us about our team first!" Obito couldn't wait to speak.
"Alright. In view of the unexpected difficulty of your recent escort mission, the Third Hokage has officially upgraded the mission to B-rank. In other words, you have successfully completed a B-rank escort mission."
"Very good."
Both Obito and Rin were very excited.
Akira Tsubaki, however, remained impassive. What's there to be happy about?
"What about the second piece of good news?" Kakashi asked.
"The second one…" Minato Namikaze smiled, looking directly at Akira Tsubaki.
Then, he dropped the bombshell.
"Minako has transferred the Happy Hot Springs ownership to Akira Tsubaki."
Slap!
Akira Tsubaki, who had just picked up a piece of barbecue, dropped his chopsticks onto the table.
Did I hear that right?
The Happy Hot Springs bathhouse? That enormous bathhouse?
"The Happy Hot Springs? Oh my god!" Rin couldn't hide her shock.
That was a huge public bath located in the busiest, most desirable section of the village.
"Why did she give it to Akira?" Obito's eyes were practically bursting with jealousy.
Minako was escorted by all of us, so why is Akira the only one who got this incredible luck? Why not me?
"I see! It must be because Akira was holding her in his arms—"
"Ahem~~ Don't talk nonsense," Akira Tsubaki quickly interrupted.
I just got this huge bathhouse, and Obito is already slandering me!
This will not do!
"You probably don't know this, but Minako is now the Daimyō of the Land of Hot Water," Minato Namikaze dropped another bomb.
Team Minato was stunned.
They clearly remembered that Minako's information stated she was only the daughter of the owner of the largest bathhouse in the country.
How did she become the Daimyō of the Land of Hot Water in the blink of an eye?
Could it be?
Just because Akira slept with the Daimyō-to-be wrapped in his arms, the Daimyō gifted him a bathhouse?
"It should have been me," Obito shouted in his heart, feeling like he'd missed out on billions.
A large bathhouse in a busy area would be worth at least one hundred million Ryo.
"Akira is the owner of the bathhouse now, so I can go bathe there later…" Rin began to fantasize.
"Akira, you're treating us tonight," Kakashi immediately took off his mask and swallowed seven or eight pieces of barbecue in a single gulp.