The words left the Third Prince frozen on the spot. That was right—did he have any achievements that would make his father proud? No.
Had he done anything of great merit that benefited the entire Uzumaki Clan? No, he had not.
Could he really be forgiven simply because he had fathered a good son, one who would lead the Land of Whirlpools to prosperity in the future?
There was nothing about him that could make his father proud, and nothing about him that could make his father forgive him.
The country had ended up in its current state entirely because of his incompetence.
"I understand what I should do, Lord Torifu. In the future, I'll personally go to Konoha and ask Father that question."
Lord Torifu said nothing after hearing that. He simply left the seaside.
Seeing this, the Third Prince also left the seaside, leaving only two lonely chairs on the beach.
And under the constant wash of the seawater, the two chairs began to shift, until they slowly disappeared into the sea.
Early the next morning, after Lord Torifu and Tomohiro finished breakfast, they left Uzushiogakure to stroll around outside.
Originally, there had been many small villages beside Uzushiogakure, and it had been quite lively back then.
But now they had all been merged into the ninja village.
Still, the islands of the Land of Whirlpools were quite large. Aside from Uzushiogakure, there were still some villages where ordinary clan members lived.
The largest village probably had one or two thousand people.
Since the purpose of this trip had also been to bring Tomohiro to see the scenery of the Land of Whirlpools, the two of them simply wandered around together.
Arashi wanted to come along too, saying he could act as their guide. Since there happened to