Then he added, "And what if the two of them date for a long time too, like we did? Wouldn't all this preparation be for nothing?"
Chisato thought about it. What Torikaze said did seem to make sense. "Fine, then let the two of them spend time together on their own."
Meanwhile, the two people at the center of the gossip were on the phone in their rooms.
"I'm sorry I startled you today. I don't know how they suddenly found out about us."
"Yeah, my father too. I don't know why he suddenly became like that. Good thing nothing more embarrassing happened."
"But he was only thinking about my future happiness, so don't blame him."
Hogen shook his head. "Why would I? Uncle Homura didn't do anything wrong. Maybe my identity all this time made him distrust me a little. But time can prove many things."
Chisato smiled. "All right, then I'll bring you your favorite lunch tomorrow."
Time flew by, and half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Over those two weeks, the entire Shinobi World underwent quiet changes.
The Land of Whirlpools began actively negotiating business with the various nations of the Shinobi World and reopened tourism on the island.
With Konoha helping promote it, a large number of tourists were drawn there to visit.
After all, as the Sacred Ground in the hearts of sealing ninja and a jewel among islands, the Land of Whirlpools did have certain advantages when it came to tourism.
At the same time, many visitors from other worlds were attracted as well. Most of them had never seen the real Land of Whirlpools and wanted to see it for themselves.
Although tourism could only bring limited economic benefits to the Land of Whirlpools, the arrival of so many