Yahiko scoffed, but before he could say anything else, a tremendous force pulled them all away.
When they opened their eyes again, they were back in that familiar forest.
"We're back," Hiruzen Sarutobi said.
He'd been away from home for so many days. He wondered how his wife was doing. He shouldn't have left her alone in the hospital at a time like this and gone off to the Otherworld.
"All right, everyone, we've made it back to the Shinobi World. I'm going to teleport us to the Hokage Office now. Hopefully, I won't scare Minato."
Torifu gave a mischievous grin, then used Cloud Release to grab hold of them all and teleported them straight to the Hokage Office.
Inside, Minato Namikaze was handling paperwork. He hadn't sensed anything amiss, but a second later—
A crowd of people appeared in the office.
He immediately sprang to his feet, alert, and gripped his Kunai tightly.
But when he looked closely, he saw that it was Hokage Torifu and the Third Generation!
And the woman beside them was Lady Tsunade! Was she from the Otherworld?
Minato knew Yahiko, at least. They'd worked together before to deal with the Nine-Tails.
But he had no idea who the girl in the white dress was.
Their sudden appearance had left him in a cold sweat.
Kakashi, who was serving in Anbu, also appeared in the office, ready to protect Lord Hokage!
But his reaction had been a little slow. Only after landing did he realize that the visitors were the Third Generation and Hokage Torifu.
"Hmm... Kakashi, your reaction was good, but your eyesight could use some work," Torifu said calmly.
Kakashi clenched his fists.
"Stand down. There's no danger here."
At Minato's words, Kakashi vanished. Minato smiled and walked over.
"Hokage Torifu, Third Generation,