The Recognition Scene
After all, Grandfather had far too many children and grandchildren—so many that sometimes even Arashi himself could not remember exactly how many there were.
Even now, some of his uncles were already middle-aged and were still tirelessly having children.
But no one could say that was wrong. After all, they were expanding the family line.
So Arashi was still a little nervous. What if Grandfather did not recognize him? Wouldn't that be horribly awkward?
And he would be terribly hurt, too.
He had wanted to come and see Grandfather for a long time, but when he was young, he had not had the ability. Going out to sea alone was unrealistic.
After growing up and inheriting the Land of Whirlpools, he discovered that the relationship between Konoha Village and the Land of Whirlpools had become extremely delicate, and he did not dare act rashly.
On top of that, internal troubles and external threats left him with no time to leave the Land of Whirlpools.
If Lord Torifu had not come this time, he feared he might never have known when he would truly be able to leave the Land of Whirlpools and see the outside world.
"What are you thinking about? Get yourself together. We're about to enter the village."
"Oh, oh! All right!"
Arashi hurriedly shook his head, clearing away the thoughts in his mind and no longer dwelling on all that nonsense.
After that, the three of them left New City and headed toward Konoha Village.
At his first sight of Otherworld Konoha, Arashi was deeply disappointed.
He had thought the two villages should not differ too much, but now it seemed they were worlds apart.
As for Tomohiro, after returning to the village, he was extremely relaxed. These days, he had seen what there