Tomohiro burst out laughing when he heard that. "That's good, that's good." Then he had the three youths behind him hand the fruit they had brought to Lord Torifu.
"Lord Torifu, this is a small token of our appreciation. Please accept it."
Torifu looked and saw that they were all rather expensive fruits on the market, the sort a stingy fellow like Tomohiro would never normally eat.
But since the man had come bearing gifts, Torifu naturally could not refuse and embarrass him. "All right, I'll accept them. During these next few days in Konoha, enjoy yourselves. If anything comes up, you can come to me, or go find Uchiha Chirori."
Tomohiro felt much more at ease after hearing that. "Then thank you, Lord Torifu. With those words from you, we have nothing to worry about."
"By the way, how is Arashi doing these days? Has he gotten used to life in Konoha?"
Torifu laughed heartily. "That kid? He's adapted almost too well. He's even made friends, and he's going out to eat with them tonight."
Tomohiro was taken aback at first, then laughed loudly. "Hahaha, young people making friends is only natural. Besides, Arashi spent far too long on the island, and he didn't have any close friends around him. It's good that he has someone to talk with now."
Torifu also agreed with Tomohiro's view. Humans were social creatures; almost no one could endure loneliness.
Although Arashi had been treated like the moon surrounded by stars on the island, how many people had truly treated him sincerely? In a way, that had been another kind of loneliness.
"Enough about him. Tell me about you. I haven't gone to the Otherworld for a while. How has your clan land been developing?"
Tomohiro nodded at that. "Thanks to you, everything