Torifu casually made up an excuse to fob Amado off. "I had a sudden realization during the battle, and then I broke through."
Amado couldn't help pouting at that. That was no help to anyone else.
He'd been hoping to study whether it was possible to use technology to reach the Six Paths Level.
But he hadn't expected reaching the Six Paths Level to be so casual. You just broke through when you felt like it.
"Big Brother, what changed after you reached the Six Paths Level?"
Minato asked curiously. He'd been at Kage Level for a year or two.
He was still a very, very long way from the Six Paths Level, but he should have a chance of reaching it someday.
Torifu smiled. "A lot has changed. The first thing is my lifespan. After reaching the Six Paths Level, my lifespan increased considerably. I should be able to live past a hundred."
That wasn't much use to Torifu. Just two Life Fruits could give him nearly another hundred years, so the extra lifespan from reaching the Six Paths Level hardly seemed significant by comparison.
Minato knew about the Life Fruits too, so the increased lifespan didn't surprise him much.
"And then? What else? Surely that's not all that changed!"
Torifu shook his head. "Of course not. There's more."
Then, before everyone's eyes, Torifu disappeared. When he reappeared, he was back at the dining table.
As soon as they turned their eyes toward him, Torifu was lounging in his rocking chair again, humming a tune.
Minato hadn't even blinked. He stared wide-eyed, but still couldn't figure out what had happened.
"B-Big Brother, that's even better than Flying Thunder God!"
Torifu instantly appeared in front of Minato. "That was just a demonstration over a short distance. In fact, I can