Torifū then recounted to Tobirama and Hashirama the entire story, from Naori's wallet being stolen in the capital to encountering Oyashirō En in Kumogakure and following him back to Hell Valley. The entire narrative was filled with coincidences; without any one step, the current situation would never have been achieved.
"To think, such a clan exists in this world, and for a hundred years, they've carried unwarranted accusations and suffering." Hashirama expressed sympathy for the Oyashirō clan's plight.
Hashirama had played with Uchiha Madara since childhood for many years, but he had never heard Madara mention this clan. Perhaps the Uchiha clan deliberately chose to forget them, or perhaps they truly never took this clan seriously. That Torifū and Naori accidentally discovered this clan and learned its history could only be called a genuine accident.
While Hashirama was showing sympathy, Tobirama was more interested in the Oyashirō clan's Ketsuryūgan. He had thought that the only clans capable of mass-producing special eyes in the world were the Hyūga clan and the Uchiha clan. He never expected a Ketsuryūgan to be hidden in an unknown corner. Presumably, even the Land of Lightning had forgotten this past, otherwise, why wouldn't they quickly invite such a powerful Kekkei Genkai clan out and provide for them lavishly? After all, dōjutsu wasn't something easily acquired.
"They truly don't know what they have."
Torifū and Naori saw that the two fellows were quite accepting of the Oyashirō clan, so they then re-told their conversation with Oyashirō Tsuki after entering Hell Valley. During this, Torifū also embellished the story a bit, making the Oyashirō clan sound even more tragic. Tobirama was not affected by the various tragic descriptions in Torifū's words. Instead, he calmly began to analyze the pros and cons, considering whether allowing the Oyashirō clan to join Konoha Village would truly be as beneficial as Torifū claimed. Moreover, the Oyashirō clan and the Uchiha clan had a past grievance; would the Uchiha clan harbor resentment because of this? These were all factors to consider.
But Hashirama was different. He was currently in a purely spectating mood. With Tobirama present, no matter how difficult the matter, Hashirama wouldn't interfere because he trusted his younger brother immensely. Tobirama's mind raced, simulating all possible scenarios of the Oyashirō clan joining Konoha Village.
The final conclusion was to agree to Torifū's proposal and allow the Oyashirō clan to join Konoha Village. From every perspective, the Oyashirō clan's inclusion in Konoha Village was advantageous. And if they dared to harbor ulterior motives, Tobirama would eliminate them with swift, decisive measures. After all, they were just a small clan, and due to long-term suffering, their strength had severely declined. They wouldn't dare to cause trouble in Konoha unless they truly wished to die.
"You can choose to rest for a day or two, then go pick up the Oyashirō clan and bring them back to Konoha Village."
"The expenses during this period will be reimbursed by Konoha Village. If you need manpower assistance, just tell me before you leave the village." Torifū and Naori both chose to rest in the village for a few days first. After all, if they were to immediately rush out again after just finishing their journey without getting proper rest, they would become overly fatigued. And with Aokumo and Ryūfū for transportation, they could reach Hell Valley in at most three days, not far from the time agreed with Oyashirō Tsuki.
However, there was still a difficult point: how to clear the Hell Valley cave. If Torifū were alone, summoning his Dust Release puppet could easily handle it. The problem was Naori was beside him, and she would witness his unprecedented Dust Release. There was no easy excuse to gloss over it, and it could expose many secrets and trump cards, which Torifū didn't want. Although their relationship was very good, it didn't mean he could simply be completely frank. Fortunately, he had another day to think about this. If all else failed, he could just ask their master to go along. After all, with Hashirama's strength, a mere cave was no obstacle.
"Alright, Hokage-sama. Naori and I will take our leave now."
Tobirama waved his hand: "Go on, go on. Remember to give me an answer."
"Understood."
Then, Torifū and Naori left the Hokage's office.
[Ding - Congratulations to the host for completing an S-rank mission. Reward: 10,000 Peace Points.]
The most satisfying part after every mission was hearing the system's notification sound. An S-rank mission yielding 10,000 Peace Points was considered normal, neither high nor low.
After leaving the Hokage's office, the two chatted briefly before heading their separate ways. Naori still needed to meticulously explain the entire situation to her father and grandfather. She just wondered what those two old conservatives would say; at worst, she'd get a beating.
On his way home, Torifū unlocked Oyashirō En's character illustration, which gave him 500 Peace Points. It was very little, but that couldn't be helped since he was just a minor character.
Upon returning home, Torifū immediately exchanged for the [Complete Sage Art Package], and 150,000 Peace Points instantly evaporated. This made Torifū feel an immense pang of regret. Including the scattered Peace Points spent before, Torifū now had 78,000 Peace Points remaining. It was still quite a lot; with some diligent saving for a few months, he could get back to 100,000.
A flash of yellow light shimmered before Torifū's eyes, and then a scroll dropped into his palm. Too lazy to pay attention to anything else, Torifū directly shut down the system and slowly opened the scroll, examining it word by word. It took Torifū nearly half an hour to read the entire scroll once. The general idea was to find a place close to nature, then train in a certain way.
What surprised Torifū the most was that summoned beasts could also train alongside him. Moreover, there would be unexpected effects when both the person and the summoned beast succeeded in their training.
Torifū couldn't quite imagine what these 'unexpected effects' would be, but perhaps it would involve a symbiotic relationship or something similar. Taking a bolder guess, could it allow the summoned beast to continuously absorb natural energy, maintaining Torifū's Sage Mode? If that were truly possible, then this [Complete Sage Art Package] would be ridiculously powerful.
Next, Torifū began to attempt training Sage Mode according to the methods in the scroll. Although the methods in the scroll could prevent consequences like turning into a stone statue, the difficulty of cultivation remained just as high. He trained for a long time but couldn't even sense what natural energy was. It seemed that this Sage Mode couldn't be rushed. Fortunately, Torifū wasn't in a hurry to master Sage Mode; there were no pressing crises at the moment. He just needed to proceed step-by-step. Over-forcing it would only be counterproductive. Thinking this, Torifū felt much more at ease. He planned to tell Aokumo and Ryūfū about the cultivation method when they returned tonight. After all, he was very curious to know what unknown effects it truly had.