A Day's Plan Begins in the Morning

Torikaze nodded, rose to his feet, and walked over to stand opposite the Wood Clone.

He had only just learned a few Cloud Release ninjutsu himself.

He did not know how powerful they truly were, and whether they could deal effective damage to the Wood Clone remained unknown.

"Cloud Release—Cloud Sword Technique."

Torikaze exhaled wisps of white cloud, fine as silk and mist, which instantly concealed his figure.

With a sharp whistle through the air, three swords condensed from cloud and mist shot forth!

They pierced straight through the Wood Clone's chest!

Then they dissolved back into clouds and scattered away.

Though the Wood Clone had clearly been pierced by the cloud swords, not a single wound remained on its body.

"There's no external damage, but the cold of the clouds has entered its body and frozen its organs?"

Hashirama directly sensed the Wood Clone's condition.

There was not a single wound, yet its internal organs had already frozen. Without prompt treatment, it would soon die.

"This move is extremely powerful. Even a physique like the Wood Clone's is affected. An ordinary ninja would have no chance of survival if struck."

Tobirama nodded. "Indeed, it's quite good. But if treated in time, the chances of survival are still high, though there would be very severe aftereffects."

Having directly experienced Cloud Release, the two brothers highly approved of its power.

From the hand seals used to cast it, they could tell that this was not a particularly advanced ninjutsu and could only be considered ordinary.

And the Windcloud Clan could not possibly possess only such low-level Cloud Release techniques.

Hashirama withdrew the Wood Clone, walked up to Torikaze, and patted him on the shoulder. "Knowing that you'll be there for Konoha's future, I, your Master, can rest much easier."

Torikaze merely nodded without speaking. At that moment, Mito said, "It's already very late. Let's head back and rest. Torikaze, you should stay over too."

Hashirama and Tobirama both looked up at the sky. It was indeed quite late, and they truly should return to rest.

"Torikaze, stay at my house tonight."

Naturally, Torikaze would not refuse. Otherwise, would he not be slighting his Master and Shishou's Wife?

"Alright, Master. I'll do as you say."

Tonight's training had ended perfectly, though it did not quite count as a break from training either.

After returning home, the group quickly went to sleep. After all, Television had yet to become widespread in this world.

There was no need to even mention phones.

No one had much to pass the time with. They could only take a few walks outside after dinner before going to bed.

It was boring, but also very peaceful.

Early the next morning, Torikaze was awakened by the system: Live peacefully in Konoha for one day. Reward: 100 Tranquility Points.

Including today's reward, Torikaze had already saved up 4,700 Tranquility Points.

But that was still far from enough to exchange for the life-saving item he would need when Madara Uchiha attacked Konoha.

And after wandering around Konoha for over a month, he had not found a single Spy, nor had he triggered a single Chaos Event.

He felt it was necessary to explore other methods. Waiting around like this was definitely not a long-term solution!

Torikaze briskly got up, folded his blanket, dressed himself, and left the guest room to look for somewhere to wash up.

That was when he noticed that Shishou's Wife Mito seemed to have risen long ago and was currently making breakfast.

"Good morning, Shishou's Wife."

"Good morning, Torikaze. You're up so early. Aren't you going to sleep a little longer?"

In Mito's view, children this young ought to sleep in more. Once they grew up, they would no longer have the time.

"No, Shishou's Wife. I do this every day. I'm used to it."

But the truth was, if not for that damned system broadcasting messages early every morning, Torikaze could sleep straight through until noon!

Still, with the system's reminders, he had never once been late. It had its pros and cons.

Under Mito's guidance, Torikaze quickly washed up. By the time he sat down at the table, Hashirama had also awakened.

Bleary-eyed, Hashirama possessed none of a Hokage's dignity. He looked no different from a middle-aged office worker coming home from work.

A dangerous thought suddenly surfaced in Torikaze's mind. Perhaps now was the best opportunity to solo-kill the Hokage offline?

Yawning, Hashirama mumbled groggily, "Torikaze, why are you up so early?"

"It's a habit, Master."

Hashirama rubbed Torikaze's head. "Children shouldn't put so much pressure on themselves. This isn't the old era anymore."

Torikaze felt a little embarrassed by that. "You worry too much, Master."

Since Torikaze said so, Hashirama did not continue nagging. Torikaze's parents had both died while carrying out missions.

So Hashirama wanted to show him more care, even though Torikaze seemed wiser and more mature than children his age.

But in Hashirama's eyes, he was still just a child.

Not long after, Tobirama arrived as well, looking sharp and full of energy—a stark contrast to Hashirama.

After breakfast, Hashirama sent a Wood Clone to the Hokage Office to handle government affairs in his place.

If he missed the first day of training his disciple, it would be a lifelong regret.

Tobirama, meanwhile, had informed his disciples yesterday to gather above the Hokage Rock Faces early that morning.

"Then let's go. If I've got the timing right, Monkey and the others should be there by now."

After the three bid farewell to Mito, Tobirama stood behind Hashirama and Torikaze, placing a hand on each of their shoulders.

In an instant, the three of them appeared above the Hokage Rock Faces!

"So strong! So fast!"

This had to be the Space-Time Ninjutsu, the Flying Thunder God Technique! The powerful ninjutsu developed by Tobirama Senju!

It was eventually inherited by the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, who earned the title of the Yellow Flash in the Shinobi World!

Torikaze had barely felt anything just now, yet in the next second, the world around him had completely changed!

How had Lord Tobirama even managed to develop such an incredible Space-Time Ninjutsu?

As expected of the man who had developed countless Forbidden Techniques!

Seeing Torikaze's expression, Tobirama smiled as well. "What do you think, Torikaze? Want to learn it?"

Tobirama had always been especially fond of talented youngsters like this, abandoning his usual stern demeanor.

In the distance, Tobirama's disciples all wondered whether they had gotten up too early and were still dreaming. Their Master could be this gentle?

"Lord Tobirama, I don't think this ninjutsu suits me. I'm simply curious about the changes in space and time."

Tobirama did not get angry at being refused by Torikaze. Instead, he said, "In a few days, I'll explain the thought process behind developing this ninjutsu."

Torikaze's eyes lit up. Perfect! He's practically spoon-feeding it to me!

"Thank you, Lord Tobirama!"

Tobirama had always been exceedingly patient with geniuses, provided their talent was dazzling enough.

Like Torikaze, who had developed several immensely powerful ninjutsu at only six years old.

No matter how Tobirama looked at it, he liked this child more and more!

And his desire to snatch him away from his Big Brother grew stronger and stronger!