"Ever since Lord Torifu destroyed the Land of Lightning at the age of twelve, no country has dared to wage war against the Land of Fire. Lord Torifu's actions struck fear into the entire Shinobi World."
Hearing this from their counterparts in the Otherworld proved that Torifu hadn't been boasting. It really had happened.
"Lord Torifu... Just who is he? He's so extraordinary! Why doesn't someone like Lord Torifu exist in our world?"
Akimichi Choza wasn't complaining that Hiruzen Sarutobi was no good. He was simply lamenting that Torifu didn't exist in their world. Otherwise, just think of all the delicious food he could eat!
With a family that wealthy, there'd surely be a steady stream of delicious food every day!
And living in a peaceful village, where there was no war and everyone was safe and sound—that was the dream of everyone in Konoha.
Unfortunately, countless shinobi had already sacrificed themselves in pursuit of that dream.
Yet the Shinobi World they now found themselves in was peaceful, prosperous, and harmonious.
It perfectly matched everything they had ever imagined Konoha could be.
Unfortunately, it wasn't their home.
Aside from the two newly expanded rings, the rest of Konoha was much the same as their own village.
But the most immediate feeling the Ino-Shika-Cho trio had when they arrived was that they didn't belong.
Perhaps it was because their counterparts' families had prospered so much, throwing their own families' circumstances into sharp relief.
Or perhaps the three of them simply had no reason to feel attached to this place.
They couldn't quite say which it was. Maybe it was both.
This place had developed remarkably well. They envied it and hoped their own village might become like this one someday.
But they hadn't considered staying here for good.
After all, they