Even if Tsunade still chose not to return to the village, that was all right. As long as she could put her past behind her and stop dwelling on it, Hiruzen Sarutobi could accept that.
All he wanted was for his student to be safe.
Torifu put a hand on Hiruzen Sarutobi's shoulder. "Don't worry. If nothing else works, I'll have my teacher handle it personally."
Hiruzen Sarutobi hurriedly waved his hands. "Oh, no, that won't do! Lord Hashirama is far too important to waste his time and energy on something so trivial."
Waste his time and energy? Torifu figured Hiruzen Sarutobi had never seen what Hashirama was like in his day-to-day life.
He spent nearly all his time playing games and barely bothered with anything else. Rumor had it he sometimes stayed up all night playing, right through to the next morning.
Tsunade nearly laughed when she heard that. "You went to see Grandfather? He must have been very formal, right?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded. "Yes. Lord Hashirama wasn't all that different from how I remember him. I still can't believe he's so young."
Torifu smiled faintly. "That's a secret."
At that, Hiruzen Sarutobi realized he'd accidentally asked something he shouldn't have, and gave an awkward smile.
"All right, Torifu, just let me know when you're leaving. I'll be sure to talk some sense into Tsunade Senju."
Torifu nodded. "It'll be in the next day or two. Arrange your schedule accordingly."
"Understood." Tsunade felt a little curious about the Other World. She wanted to see what a world without Torifu was like.
According to Torifu and Hiruzen Sarutobi, the other Shinobi World was much poorer than theirs.
Tsunade couldn't really picture what it was like beyond that. She could only let her imagination run wild.
She imagined what a Konoha