"Time really flies. In the blink of an eye, I've grown out of childhood. Now that I'm in my teens, who knows how much longer I'll be able to stay in the Hokage world!"
"Maybe I really will end up spending my whole life here. If that's how it's going to be, it looks like I'll have to prepare myself mentally!" After finishing his meal, Ruri set his dishes aside and slowly walked around the area.
Ruri had been in the Hokage world for a long time. Countless times, he had tried to find a way back to his original world, but every attempt had ended in failure.
So, after all this time, Ruri had stopped insisting on finding a way back to his original world.
"When I was little, I was always trying to find a way back to my original world. Thinking about it now, it really was a little laughable. But things are good now. Whatever happens, I don't want to go back to that world anymore!"
"In my original world, I was a speck of dust at best, someone utterly insignificant. A gust of wind would send me drifting everywhere. I didn't even have a decent family!"
Thinking about it now, I really do feel a little sorry for my former self! Ruri walked beneath a large tree, then leaned against its roots and gazed at the sun on the distant horizon.
Forget it, forget it. No more thinking about that. I'm in my teens now, and in a few more years, I'll be a young adult. Time should pass very quickly. It shouldn't be long before I come of age! Ruri leaned against the tree and thought.
*Once I come of age, my body will undergo tremendous changes, and its capacity to withstand strain will