"So... did you want to see him again?"
As soon as he said that, Torifu could clearly see Tsunade Senju's body tremble. Then she looked up at him, and a tear rolled down her cheek.
"Can I? If I can, I'd like to see him."
Torifu felt awful. "Even though he doesn't share any of your memories with Dan Katō?"
Tsunade Senju nodded. "Yes, I understand. My Dan sacrificed himself long ago. This is the Dan from another world. I won't confuse the two."
Torifu couldn't tell whether Tsunade Senju was truly calm or simply holding everything in.
But since she wanted to see Dan, he naturally wouldn't refuse.
"All right. Come with me."
For some reason, Tsunade Senju felt herself slowly calming down.
Her tears stopped, too.
Aside from looking forward to seeing Dan, she felt nothing else.
Torifu took Tsunade Senju straight to the Cloud Palace.
It was the most peaceful place, where he could create a completely private setting for the two of them to talk.
Tsunade Senju opened her eyes and saw mist swirling around her.
The walls beside her were pure white, too. At first, she was puzzled. Wasn't she going to see Dan? Where was this place?
But when she looked around, she didn't see any buildings from Konoha.
She went to the railing and looked down, only to find the whole of Konoha spread out below her.
She stared at Torifu in astonishment.
But he only smiled. "Find somewhere you like and sit down. I'll go bring Dan up. It's completely quiet here, and no one else can come up."
Tsunade Senju obediently did as he said.
Just a minute later, Dan arrived at the Cloud Palace, too.
When Torifu had told him about it, Dan had felt a little nervous.
He and