Torikaze waved a hand. "No matter. Since you're leaving anyway, we'll probably be strangers in the future. There's no need to care about such things."
Though the words were rather cutting, Ran merely nodded after hearing them. It seemed he had already made his choice.
The boy intended to put his country first and place everything else behind it.
"Very good. You've got ambition. Go train properly in Another World. Once you're done, I'll send you back to the Land of Whirlpools."
The Land of Whirlpools had been calm as still water lately, no different from a stagnant lake. The entire country had nearly fallen into paralysis.
Torikaze had no choice but to step in and handle certain matters, stabilizing the country first.
Thus, he had been forced to do the Land of Whirlpools a favor.
Originally, this matter should have been a major challenge left for Ran.
Now, Torikaze had temporarily resolved one part of it, and would not intervene again afterward.
"Lord Torikaze, is there a specific time limit for the internship?"
Torikaze shook his head. "No. If you can't complete the tasks, then you can't leave."
"If you choose to give up, I'll give up on you as well. Then Konoha will completely cease all cooperation with the Land of Whirlpools, and your country can fend for itself from then on."
The consequences were extremely severe, and the price would be utterly miserable.
Fortunately, such consequences would not come to pass. Ran believed that what he had learned during this period was already enough for him to complete the three tasks Torikaze had assigned.
And it should not take him too long.
As for the most complicated task—training a suitable successor for the Uzumaki Clan—he had already begun two months ago.
The three young people Tomohiro had