My older sister is Kushina

"A master of flower arrangement!"

Just as Whirlpool Flower Path hung up its business lanterns and turned to go back to the shop, a crisp voice came from behind, unfamiliar yet slightly familiar.

He immediately turned his head and saw a stunningly beautiful girl with reddish-brown hair.

The girl was accompanied by a one-eyed middle-aged man.

The newcomers were none other than Terumi Mei and Ao.

Mei Terumi had actually arrived long ago. The food at the Midnight Diner last night had amazed her. She barely ate any of the dinner arranged by Konoha for the delegation that night, even though it was very lavish. But thinking of the delicious food at Uzumaki Hanamichi's restaurant, she decided to save her stomach for the Midnight Diner.

Shortly after the dinner party ended, she headed towards the Midnight Diner.

Qing was worried about leaving Terumi Mei alone, so she came along.

Actually, he really missed the beer and barbecue from last night.

However, she was a little annoyed that the Midnight Diner was not open yet. She later asked the people in Konoha who lived nearby and found out that the Midnight Diner did not open until 8 p.m.

Mei Terumi had to visit other places first, and then headed straight to the Midnight Diner when it was time.

Uzumaki Hanamichi smiled brightly as Terumi Mei and Ao approached: "So it's you two. Welcome, please come in!"

Mei Terumi said, "Master of Flower Arrangement, I told you I would come again today."

Whirlpool Flower Path nodded.

Soon, Mei Terumi and Ao entered the Midnight Diner.

Xiaoyuzi immediately went forward to welcome the guests.

Mei Terumi and Ao quickly sat down. Today, instead of sitting at the bar area, they sat at a small table for two.

Whirlpool Flower Path: "What would you two like to eat today?"

Terumi pondered for a moment: "Master of flower arrangement, do you have any unique recommendations?"

Whirlpool Flower Path pondered for a moment: "Would you two like to try our restaurant's signature hot pot?"

Mei Terumi asked with some anticipation, "Hot pot?"

Uzumaki Hanamichi then gave Mei Terumi a brief introduction to hot pot.

Mei Terumi quickly made a decision: "Flower arrangement master, let's have hot pot then."

Whirlpool Flower said, "Okay, how about a yin-yang hot pot base, one side spicy and one side not spicy?"

Terumi Mei said: "Okay."

Whirlpool Flower said, "As for the hot pot ingredients, you can choose from the list."

Xiaoyuzi immediately presented the hot pot ingredient menu.

Mei Terumi looked at the menu with a pleasant surprise. The menu had a wide variety of ingredients to choose from, including many of her favorites, such as various kinds of fish balls.

Whirlpool Flower Path also recommended several ingredients to Mei Terumi.

Then he got busy.

Before long, the hot pot with two broths and some hot pot ingredients were delivered to Mei Terumi.

Xiaoyuzi reminded everyone about the cooking time for some ingredients, such as the beef rolls, which only needed to be briefly blanched.

The hot pot dipping sauce was personally prepared by Hakutō Hanamichi based on the tastes of Terumi Mei and Ao.

Soon after Mei Terumi and Ao arrived, the small shop was filled with customers, mostly regulars.

Today, Uchiha Shisui and his younger brother Uchiha Itachi also came. Their favorite dish is still the sushi from Uzumaki Hanamichi, which the two brothers order almost every time.

Immersed in the creation of delicious food, I am busy and happy.

Mei Terumi and Ao ate hot pot for a full two hours before finally leaving satisfied. Mei Terumi's belly was slightly protruding, indicating that she had eaten quite a bit of hot pot.

Before leaving, Mei Terumi praised the hot pot at Uzumaki Hanamichi.

Whirlpool Flower Path gave Mei Terumi a small pudding as a gift, which can be considered as bringing them a little closer.

At 2 a.m., the late-night diner saw off its last customer.

After tidying up, Uzumaki Hanamichi and Kotamako closed the shop and left.

The next morning, after having breakfast, Uzumaki Hanamichi left.

However, he left behind a shadow clone.

Whirlpool Flower Path entered the Dark Division building as the first squad of the Dark Division to fight against Wolf Fang.

These past two days, he has been a very competent team leader, arriving very early each time.

The members of the first team gradually completed their reports.

Whirlpool Flower Path and his teammates finalized today's tasks, and then everyone got busy with their own tasks.

His main task today was to secretly follow the two delegations from Kumogakure and Kirigakure.

In addition to their visits, the two delegations also held discussions with representatives from Konoha today.

The meeting was scheduled for the afternoon, and its main purpose was to discuss matters related to the ninjutsu exchange meeting.

During the first day of talks, representatives from the two delegations, Kumogakure and Kirigakure, proposed a ninjutsu exchange meeting, which was approved by the Konoha leadership. However, the specific arrangements were not yet determined. Today's meeting is to finalize the ninjutsu exchange meeting.

The discussion lasted for nearly three hours before it ended.

The Konoha leadership and representatives from the two delegations successfully finalized details regarding the ninjutsu exchange meeting.

As evening fell, Hanamichi Uzumaki, having finished his surveillance mission, arrived at the Hokage's office.

He obtained the specific plan for the ninjutsu exchange meeting from the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze. According to the discussions between the Konoha leadership and the two delegations, Konoha, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure would hold a joint ninjutsu exchange meeting three days later. Each side would send twelve representatives: four genin, four chunin, and four joinin, thus dividing the ninjas into three levels.

The three parties will jointly send twelve ninjas, four each of the Jonin, Chunin, and Genin levels, for a total of thirty-six ninjas from the three major ninja villages. The specific battle rules will be a two-on-two battle format.

In addition, to enhance the entertainment value of the ninjutsu exchange, the three parties have prepared prizes, with the final winner of each level receiving a special reward.

After reviewing the details of the joint ninjutsu exchange meeting, Uzumaki Hanamichi calmly remarked, "I didn't expect this ninjutsu exchange meeting to have special rewards."

Minato Namikaze said, "Consider it a small prize."

Uzumaki Hanamichi: "So what exactly is this special reward?"

Minato Namikaze: "The Hidden Cloud Village will provide a forbidden technique, the Hidden Mist Village will provide a top-tier ninja tool, and we in Konoha will also provide a forbidden technique."

Whirlpool Flower Path was somewhat surprised: "That's quite a prize."

Minato Namikaze: "Yes, the three rewards will be given to the final winners of different levels."

Uzumaki Hanamichi: "This kind of reward is probably not just a simple sparring match."

Minato Namikaze: "Yes, if possible, I hope we can take down all of Konoha."

Uzumaki Hanamichi: "Kumogakure and Kirigakure are probably well-prepared; it will be difficult to take them all down."

Minato Namikaze: "Let's do our best. Neither side has provided a list of ninja representatives yet. In some ways, Konoha has a certain advantage, since we have many people to choose from, while they only have the delegation members."

Whirlpool Flower Path nodded.

Minato Namikaze continued, "Ado, given the current situation, Kumogakure is very likely to send Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, so I'd like to recommend you directly."

Whirlpool Flower Path: "No problem."

This time, Uzumaki Hanamichi didn't hesitate much, after all, he had already promised the Fourth Hokage.