After leaving Tobirama Senju's resting place, Yanbai took Toneri back to the Princess Mausoleum.
Yanbai did not give Toneri a lengthy dream in which to grow up, as he had done for Haku and Kimimaro.
Giving Toneri ten extra years of mental maturity would have been unfair to Naruto.
Yanbai was rather curious: if Toneri and Naruto grew up together like brothers, which of them would eventually marry Hinata Hyuga?
Hmm...
The Hyuga Clan and the Uchiha Clan had begun considering marriage alliances, so the future was uncertain.
The days that followed were one of a kind.
Haku and Kimimaro were already sensible enough to look after themselves. Whenever their height prevented them from doing something, the ghost servants accompanying them would help.
Madara Uchiha hardly needed to supervise the two children in their daily lives, so he continued to stay by Yanbai's side.
Yanbai took Madara Uchiha to all sorts of funerals and weddings for friends and family. They attended banquets almost every day.
Obito Uchiha and Rin Nohara had finally gotten together. There were a few problems with the details, but Yanbai thought the outcome was good enough. There was no need to demand perfection.
During her "graduation Practical Class," Rin Nohara had come to understand Obito's love for her, so she had tried dating him. Her adoptive father, Jiraiya, had also come as part of her dowry.
Now Obito lived with Rin and his father-in-law, Jiraiya, feeling both speechless and happy.
Kakashi Hatake had graduated early as a child. With so many jobs available in Konoha Shinobi Village, everyone worked in different places and fields. In the end, he had still drifted further and further from his childhood friends, crossing paths with Obito and Rin less often.
His personality had also kept Kakashi single. Most likely, the