Journey to the Senju Clan Grounds

This left Hiruzen Sarutobi rather dumbfounded again. He had really wiped out Kumogakure? All by himself?

How could anyone believe that?

Back then, the Second Hokage had sacrificed his life just to take Kinkaku and Ginkaku with him. How had this guy destroyed Kumogakure at the age of twelve?

Did that not mean he was even stronger than the Second Hokage?

"Enough. Come sit at my place first. I'll take you to see Shishou shortly."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in a daze. Everything in this world felt unreal to him.

But without a doubt, this really was Konoha.

"Then I'll trouble you. I was also looking forward to seeing Hokage Torikaze's residence. Please lead the way."

Yet in the very next second, they had returned to the Cloud Clan Grounds. The smile on Hiruzen Sarutobi's lips had not even faded yet.

"We're here. Feel free to look around. There's nothing that needs to be hidden, so make yourselves at home."

Hiruzen Sarutobi now understood that Hokage Torikaze's strength was undoubtedly extraordinary. Repeatedly teleporting multiple people at once was not something the Flying Thunder God could accomplish.

"Alright."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked over the courtyard. Its style was utterly unlike that of Konoha, and he had no idea what style it was supposed to be.

There did not seem to be any country in the Shinobi World like this.

Hearing the voices, Kushina came out from inside, her belly greatly swollen. "Big brother, sister-in-law, Minato, Yahiko, are you back?"

Minato immediately stepped forward to support Kushina. "Be careful. Don't get worked up. We came back safely."

The worry hanging over Kushina's heart finally eased. "That's good, that's good. I was worried sick about all of you."

Then, catching sight of Hiruzen Sarutobi from the corner of her eye, she asked in surprise, "Huh?