Torifu came downstairs. "Are you all ready? Did you bring everything? If not, you can go back and get it. You have half an hour."
The five all shook their heads. "That's everything. We're all ready."
"Good. Then we're ready to go."
Torifu answered with satisfaction, then linked the five of them together with Cloud Mist.
In an instant, they arrived at the Teleportation Forest.
"Get ready. We're about to enter the Space Tunnel. But don't worry, the process is completely safe. I've tested it myself many times, so you can relax."
Minato Namikaze and the others hadn't even had time to react before the Space Tunnel opened.
"Come on, in we go."
Looking at the pale blue doorway that had appeared out of nowhere, the group hesitated.
But Minato Namikaze had already heard Hiruzen Sarutobi describe what would happen, so he steeled himself and stepped right through.
He vanished from sight in an instant.
Seeing that Lord Hokage had already gone in, the three clan heads immediately followed.
Orochimaru glanced at Torifu, then walked in with a smile.
Torifu brought up the rear.
Once they were all inside, their journey began.
"Th-this is... where?"
Minato Namikaze was astonished. The other four reacted the same way, all gaping in disbelief at the sight before them.
Countless stars glittered in the void.
"This is Outer Space. We're inside the passage between worlds. Don't worry; this journey is completely safe."
"So this is what lies beyond the Shinobi World? It's truly astonishing."
Orochimaru had thought nothing could amaze him anymore, but the sight before him made him realize just how insignificant he was.
They were getting farther and farther from their own Shinobi World. Soon, it had shrunk to a tiny dot, too small to make out.
They swept past enormous planets,