Time flew, and late autumn's chill gradually gave way to the first snowfall of winter.
Before they knew it, a month had passed since Yue Uchiha had "snuck" Hikari and the Minato couple back to the end of the Warring States period.
The Senju Clan's camp had been unusually peaceful that entire month.
Yue hadn't found an opportunity to continue discussing the nature of ninjutsu with the Tobirama he'd been longing to talk to.
Thanks to Hashirama Senju's almost miraculous Yang Release Medical Ninjutsu and Mito Uzumaki's careful attention, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki's once-fatal, impaling wounds had miraculously healed completely.
Not only had their bodies returned to normal, but their souls, which the Death God had nearly dragged away, had also stabilized again under Yue's regular daily Yin Release nourishment.
They weren't as strong as before, but they could still fight at an ordinary Kage Level.
Early that morning, at the training grounds behind the Senju camp.
"Bam!"
A golden flash darted back and forth across the field. With a sharp whistle through the air, the specially made Three-Pronged Kunai in Minato's hand precisely sliced through the wooden posts flying all around him.
On the other side, red-haired Kushina swung her fists, smashing a massive boulder into powder.
"Phew... I've recovered a little, at least."
Minato stopped and wiped the sweat from his forehead. Looking at his unharmed hands, a complicated emotion flickered in his blue eyes.
Over the past month, he and his wife had fully accepted the fact that they were in the "past."
Every day, the Fourth Hokage crossed wits with Tobirama, who was trying to learn more about Yue Uchiha.
They hadn't exposed their identities, but Tobirama had managed to figure out that the two of them shared a "bond."
Of course, that bond had