Tobirama Senju did not know what else to say. "Perhaps. I just hope he really doesn't do anything foolish."
Meanwhile, Torikaze had already brought Ashina back to the hospital in the Land of Whirlpools.
Ashina was unfamiliar with this hospital, since it had all been built later.
The only thing his gaze focused on was his second son, lying frail and weak in the hospital bed.
That aged appearance made Ashina's heart wrench painfully.
"Father... is that you?"
Qinghe turned his head and saw a very young man, yet he recognized at a glance that this was his father.
Because he looked exactly like his father had in his youth.
"Qinghe... why put yourself through this? Why didn't you seek treatment earlier when you fell ill?"
Ashina came to Qinghe's bedside and sat down, taking hold of his son's aged hands.
"Father, I have no attachments left. Once we part this time, I will pursue my own ninja life. In my next life, I will definitely become a ninja."
Those words stabbed deeply into Ashina's heart. This was not only his son's pain, but also the regret of his entire life.
He could no longer contain his emotions. Tears fell drop by drop.
"Qinghe, Father has wronged you. I failed to give you Chakra. Your brothers were all ninjas, yet you alone were not."
After Uzumaki Qinghe heard those words, he seemed to let go of even more.
"Don't dwell on it, Father. Birth, aging, illness, and death are all part of life. I couldn't possibly live in this world forever. Besides, I've experienced enough of a life as an ordinary person."
"I've done many things that even ninjas couldn't accomplish. Doesn't that mean I'm better than all of them? Then when I become a ninja in my next life,