"Oh, that's right, Minato, we're going to your Master's Master's house tonight. Remember to change into proper clothes beforehand, and go tell Yahiko and the others in the backyard to finish their training early today."
Minato, from inside the house, simply responded with an affirmative, seemingly engrossed in a game.
Upon hearing this, Torifu said nothing further. Since Minato had already agreed, it meant he had heard.
After a while, a voice came from inside the house again: "Should we ask Amado along?"
"Amado?" Wasn't that guy still asleep?
"Let's not worry about him for now. We'll see if he wakes up later."
After a sound of agreement from inside, no more sounds came.
Torifu also closed his eyes and began to leisurely bask in the sun.
Around five in the evening, the sky gradually darkened. Naori also called Torifu, telling him it was time to eat at his Master's house.
"Minato, Yahiko, Konan, are you all ready? Your Master's Master is rushing us."
Torifu called out from where he sat in the yard. Upon hearing him, the three immediately quickened their pace.
That kid Kaito, after learning Yahiko had plans for the evening, quickly left the Kumotsuru Clan compound. He had left directly before three o'clock.
This meant Yahiko and Konan spent two hours of their afternoon playing games.
As for Amado, he woke up around four in the afternoon, but he apparently wanted to focus on a new version of his bicycle and didn't want to attend the gathering.
Torifu let him be and didn't force the issue.
Amado hadn't attended a gathering in a long time anyway, and Hashirama understood he was busy with inventions, so he never blamed him for it.
After about two or three minutes, Minato, Yahiko, and Konan appeared before Torifu, neatly dressed.
Torifu looked up at them: "Hmm, not bad. You all look quite energetic."
The three had all put on their newest clothes and exuded a youthful vigor, which made Torifu feel quite pleased to see.
"Alright, since you're all ready, let's go."
Minato nodded, then saw Torifu transform into a cloud of mist, directly enveloping the three of them.
He then flew towards the sky, the group only feeling a dizzying sensation.
When they opened their eyes again, they were already at the entrance of the Senju Clan compound.
Torifu's sudden appearance startled the guards of the Senju Clan compound, who initially wondered what was happening.
But upon seeing it was the Hokage-sama, they immediately smiled: "Hokage-sama, why this method of travel today? You really gave me a fright."
Torifu chuckled: "Well, the gathering was about to start, and I was afraid of being scolded by Master for being late."
After a simple explanation, Torifu then led the three into the compound.
As soon as they arrived at Hashirama's courtyard entrance, they were met with wafts of fragrant aromas.
Many people were already seated in the courtyard at this time. Tsunade was chatting with Kushina.
It was unclear what they were talking about, but both were laughing incessantly.
Dan, Hashirama, and Tobirama were standing at the entrance, chatting idly.
The moment Torifu stepped into the courtyard, he heard Hashirama's hearty laughter: "Hahahaha, your future is surely bright, young man! Tsunade has good taste!"
Hashirama seemed to have learned about the Scorch Release ability, understanding the power of this Kekkei Genkai and how perfectly it suited Dan.
That's why he was so happy.
"Oh dear, if this acquired Kekkei Genkai could be inherited, that would be wonderful. How great would it be if my great-grandchildren could also possess such strong talent then?"
As soon as great-grandchildren were mentioned, Hashirama was about to launch into an endless stream of nagging for great-grandchildren. Tsunade's head started to ache upon hearing the topic.
Fortunately, Hashirama spotted Torifu at that moment and swallowed those words back down.
"Oh, Torifu's here, and Minato, Yahiko, and Konan too."
Amado, however, was still nowhere to be seen. Hashirama had already guessed why; Amado had been tinkering with a bicycle recently, so he surely wouldn't have time for dinner.
"Master, why are you all standing outside chatting? Don't you feel cold?"
Hashirama waved his hand with a smile: "Tobirama and Ashina are dueling inside the house. They're very noisy, so much so that the two of us couldn't even talk, that's why we came outside."
Torifu smiled slightly upon hearing this: "So, Master, are you satisfied with the Kekkei Genkai Dan acquired?"
"Satisfied, extremely satisfied! I just wonder if this thing can be inherited?"
Hashirama asked about this twice; it seemed he was quite concerned. Even Torifu's arrival couldn't completely suppress his desire for great-grandchildren.
"Hmm... it should be possible, but I'm not entirely certain. The two of them will have to experiment a bit."
Not far away, Tsunade shivered slightly upon hearing this. What was happening? It was bad enough that Brother Torifu wasn't speaking up for her, but now he was even helping Grandfather pressure them to have kids?
And just like that, with Torifu's assistance, Hashirama immediately shouted: "Did you hear that! Even Brother Torifu said it! Hurry up and let me hold my great-grandchildren!"
Then Hashirama turned to Dan, the smile in his eyes slowly fading: "Speaking of which, you two have been married for so long, yet there's still no news? Are you perhaps..."
Seeing his masculinity questioned, Dan repeatedly denied it: "No, no, not at all, how could that be? It's just bad luck, that's all."
"Alright then, you two had better let me hold my great-grandchildren soon!"
Afterward, Hashirama turned and went back inside the house.
leaving a large group of people exchanging bewildered glances.
"You three can go do your own thing."
Torifu said, and then Minato, Yahiko, and Konan went off to entertain themselves.
Tsunade stopped chatting with Kushina and went straight to Torifu's side, looking at him with a hint of dejection.
"Brother Torifu, why didn't you say anything to help me out?"
Torifu scratched his head: "Uh... but this seems to be a problem you brought upon yourself. If you hadn't told Master about this, you wouldn't be getting pressured to have kids now."
Tsunade was momentarily speechless, as it really seemed to be true, which left her feeling somewhat helpless.
"I was just overjoyed at the time and had no one else to share it with, so I could only tell Grandfather and Grandmother. Who would've thought..."
Torifu shook his head: "I can't really help with these matters. You'll have to resolve them yourselves."
Torifu didn't offer too many opinions on the matter. After all, it was their own lives, and how they lived it was up to them to decide.
Even if he told them what to do, the young couple might not listen anyway, so he simply wouldn't bother with the effort.
"If there's nothing else, let's go inside. It'll get cold out here soon."
Torifu said a word to the two of them, then greeted a few of the younger generation, and then went inside the house.
Just as Hashirama had said, as soon as Torifu entered, he heard Tobirama and Ashina's shouts.
The game seemed to be progressing with great intensity, fiercely and energetically, and Hashirama was cheering them on from the sidelines.