The next day, Manbō and the others had arrived at the construction site bright and early.
"Thank you for coming so fast," said the foreman of the job as he shook Konohamaru's hand.
"Think nothing of it, this new village is needed for the new land so we're glad to help," said Manbō with a smile.
"Well if you would follow me, I will show you to your rooms," said the foreman.
"Thank you, Mr. Tou," said Konohamaru as they followed him. As they passed by a small tunnel, Manbō heard a voice calling out to him.
"What was that?" asked Manbō as he went into the tunnel.
"Manbō, where are you going?" asked Taiyō as he followed him.
"I heard something call my name from in here," said Manbō as the tunnel started to get darker the further they went in.
"It must have been your imagination," said Taiyō. Suddenly, they walked into a giant cave that was filled with glowing green stones.
"What is this place?" asked Manbō as he looked around.
"This is my home," said a voice from behind them. Meanwhile, up above them, the others had just realized that the two were missing.
"I can't believe those two ran off on their own," said Konohamaru.
"That kid reminds me a lot of his father," said Sasuke with a smile. Back down in the secret cave, Manbō and Taiyō had found that the source of the voice was a three-headed dog with three eyes on its body.
"You, you're the Nine Eyes," said a surprised Taiyō.
"Yes, I am, and you're the Jinchūriki of Kuma," said the creature as he turned his heads to look at Taiyō.
"Then the one that called to me was you," said Manbō who was not as surprised as he should have been.
"That is correct, but I'm kind of surprised that you are not more surprised by this," said the Nine Eyes.
"I inherited some of the Nine Tail's chakra from my dad, kind of makes since that I would meet you," said Manbō.