After getting the location Yahiko had reported, Torikaze immediately grabbed the couple and teleported to Yahiko's location.
It was an apartment building near a park in the Inner City. It was a reasonable distance from the Back Mountain, about half an hour away each day.
It would be even faster by bicycle.
Yahiko looked at the unfamiliar man and woman beside Torikaze, unsure of what was happening.
Torikaze glanced at the couple again. "Everything I promised has been done. Leave the rest to my disciple; he'll take you there. Oh, and remember to give them the documents."
"Live well in Konoha and work hard. Konoha will not disappoint those who strive."
Then he turned into mist and vanished.
Yahiko was left to take on this task in a daze.
"Though I don't know the details, since Shishou entrusted you two to me, I'll take you to your residence."
The two clearly had yet to recover from their shock. Only after Yahiko spoke did they come to their senses. "O-Okay! Yes!"
Following Yahiko into the building where they would live from now on, the couple still felt as though they were dreaming.
It seemed as if everything would return to how it had been once they woke up.
"My lord... is all this real? Does this place truly belong to us?"
Hearing the woman's question, Yahiko smiled. "Of course. Shishou has given this apartment to you. Though I don't know why, once that old man has made a decision, he will not go back on it."
"No, no! We aren't worried that Lord Torikaze will go back on his word. We just find it hard to believe... that such good fortune would fall upon us."
Yahiko understood that feeling. He had experienced it himself once upon a time.
"My Shishou... how