"Would you feel embarrassed?" Torifu asked.
"A little, maybe."
Torifu smiled. "That was only the most ordinary kind of praise. In the future, you'll receive far more of it, so you'd best get used to it ahead of time. Learn to face any compliment without blushing or your heart skipping a beat."
After all these years as Hokage, Torifu had already become completely immune. When the villagers praised him, he would merely smile, without any awkwardness, joy, or embarrassment.
Minato, however, still could not do that. Faced with the villagers' words of praise, he would still feel ashamed.
That had something to do with personality too. Minato had been rather introverted since he was young, only gradually becoming more outgoing as he grew up.
Torifu, on the other hand, had been absurdly sociable since childhood, and had been on good terms with all his classmates.
As they walked, he taught them, and before long Torifu had brought the youths to the apartment district.
"These apartment buildings are where you'll live, with boys and girls separated. There's enough room for all of you."
"Wow! So this is an apartment? It's my first time seeing one."
Kirigakure did not have houses like this, so they found it very novel.
It was similar to the situation in the Land of Whirlpools. Normally, people like them almost never left the Land of Water.
The transportation was simply too inconvenient. With that time, they might as well play at home.
So naturally, their horizons were somewhat limited.
"Everyone, you can each go in and tidy up your own rooms now. Whatever you do, don't forget that classes start as normal tomorrow."
"Understood, Lord Torifu!"
With that, the boys and girls each went off to find rooms.
Torifu stood outside the apartments and watched for a