Torifu stayed silent. Spoilers would ruin the fun; it was better to let them uncover things bit by bit.
Kushina was still at home today, which meant she wasn't about to give birth yet. So the Nine-Tails Incident probably wouldn't happen tonight.
"Who's the Hokage of Konoha?" Minato asked.
Torifu pointed toward the Hokage Rock. "Isn't it right there? It's you, Minato Namikaze."
Minato smiled at that. "I didn't expect to be Hokage in this world, too. Then the Third Hokage is..."
Minato studied the face carefully. It looked familiar, but he hadn't spent much time with the man, and for a moment, he couldn't place him.
"That's Hiruzen Sarutobi. He's the Third Hokage of Konoha."
"Lord Hiruzen?" Yahiko and Minato exclaimed together.
Minato called him Lord Hiruzen because there was such a large age gap between them. Hiruzen was old enough to be Minato's father, so calling him Big Brother would hardly have been appropriate.
Chirori wasn't surprised. Minato and Yahiko might not know, but she did.
Before she and Torifu were chosen as Hashirama's students, Hiruzen had been the most talented of Lord Tobirama's disciples.
He was the strongest in both skill and leadership.
If not for Torifu, Hiruzen would probably have become Hokage.
But once Torifu became a student of the Hokage, he quickly showed off his talent and strength, making Hiruzen seem much less remarkable. Naturally, Hiruzen was passed over.
In this world, without Torifu, Hiruzen Sarutobi had naturally become Hokage.
"Hiruzen was very strong. It's just that after you all grew up, he rarely had to fight."
Then Torifu added, "Hiruzen Sarutobi in this world won't be weak, either. No one who becomes Hokage is ordinary."
Minato nodded at once. "I understand, Big Brother. I was just surprised. I thought of plenty of people, but