Music symbolizing marriage and happiness slowly drifted through the forest.
The music was beautiful. Walking along the broad forest path, everyone felt as though their bodies and minds had been cleansed.
Everyone chatted quietly with their friends. "This is really nice. I thought that since they weren't getting married at Cloud Palace, the wedding venue would be rather shabby."
"Exactly, I thought the same, but it seems we worried for nothing. This place is beautiful. Still, when will we reach the beach?"
Everyone knew that Nawaki and Tomoko's wedding was being held on the beach, but after walking for so long, they were still surrounded by trees.
Just as everyone was beginning to feel puzzled, someone nearby said, "Huh? It sounds like there are waves. Is that part of the music, or are we about to reach the sea?"
Everyone listened carefully and discovered that it was indeed as the person had said. From afar came the rhythmic sound of waves washing over the shore.
Torikaze did not choose to teleport directly to the beach. Instead, he walked at the very back of the procession with several people he knew well.
His entire family, the Four Kage, and the neighboring residents were all among them.
"Mm, our position is pretty good. The noise up ahead won't affect us."
Ōnoki took a deep breath of air, looking intoxicated. "Ah, when will the Land of Earth have such fresh forest air?"
Before anyone else could speak, a blond child beside him said, "Grandpa, I'll make you a forest out of clay! I'll give it to you as a gift, okay?"
Ōnoki immediately broke out in a cold sweat. "N-No, good grandson, Grandpa was joking. Don't actually make one."
When the people around them heard that, they burst into laughter.
"Tsuchikage, your grandson