His mother's soul had already been reincarnated. From now on, she and Torikaze would never be able to meet again.
After all, she had become someone else. Even if she died again, her soul would no longer be Torikaze's mother, but another person entirely.
No matter how much Torikaze missed her, there was nothing he could do.
Even if he reached a higher realm, there might still be no way around it.
"Ah... Mother reincarnated too early. If it had been a little later, perhaps she could have waited until I entered the Pure Land."
But who could have known something like that?
Could she have known that, a few months later, her son would come looking for her in the Pure Land?
That was completely impossible. How could she have waited?
So everything had been destined in the dark.
"I owe her far too much. After coming to Konoha, I thought we could finally live a normal life, but then..."
Torikaze shook his head. "Forget it, Father. Let's not talk about this anymore. It only makes us sad."
"You're right. We shouldn't be discussing such sad things today. Let's talk about something happy instead."
"Torikaze, take me around some interesting places in Konoha."
Torikaze was naturally more than willing. He had plenty of time to show his father around.
Nor did he use the Presence Concealment Technique.
The people passing through the streets all greeted him.
Still, they found it a little strange. They had never seen Lord Torikaze with someone like this by his side.
And he did not seem entirely like a normal person.
"Father, do you see that tower over there?"
Torikaze pointed, and Windcloud Mountain immediately nodded. "I see it. I noticed that tower while I was at the clan grounds. Honestly, it's so tall