"Thank you. I'd appreciate it." Very much. The more reasons Longshot had to find his way home, the better.

Meanwhile, the jonin's future grandbabies were having a fine time kicking mommy. Alison squirmed a little in her seat and tried to get more comfortable. Her little monkeys were getting bigger and learning stronger kicks. She lifted the hem of her shirt a bit and looked down at the little bump made by a foot pushing against the side of her belly.

She looked up at her mother-in-law with a wry expression. "Can you tell them that it's too early yet and that's not the way out, anyway?"