Upon returning home, he found Amado already standing in the courtyard, inspecting his new house. Torifu, standing behind Amado, suddenly dispelled his Chakra Concealment Technique and whispered in his ear, "What are you doing standing here in the middle of the day?"
Amado, who was intently watching the craftsmen work on the house's exterior, suddenly heard this in his ear. His hair immediately stood on end! He couldn't help but shiver!
"Ghost!" Amado yelled, then darted away swiftly! He startled the craftsmen who were diligently working on the house, some even losing their footing and falling. However, Torifu's cloud vapor steadily caught them and sent them back onto the house.
Amado now saw clearly that it was Torifu who had spoken! He angrily walked up to Torifu! "Nii-san! Aren't you being childish! What if you scared my intelligent mind witless! Can you compensate me for that!"
Torifu looked at Amado and couldn't help but smile. "I think it was just right." This, again, thoroughly annoyed Amado.
Torifu then waved his hand, signaling the still-angry Amado to follow him to the pavilion. "Alright, stop throwing a tantrum. Come with me; I have something for you."
Amado was now somewhat suspicious if he had misheard? What did he mean, he was throwing a tantrum? So, for all this time, he was the one being unreasonable? Having a brother like this sometimes made him really want to call the police. Nevertheless, he still followed Torifu.
In the pavilion, Torifu placed the parts he had brought back from the blacksmith shop on the table. He also placed a blueprint for making an alarm clock alongside them. "Take a look. Are you interested in this?"
Amado picked up the blueprint from the table and glanced at it, not quite understanding it at first. However, after studying it carefully for a while, he put the blueprint down on the table. "Don't worry, this thing can definitely be made."
Torifu nodded and then said, "You probably understand the purpose of this thing. It's a very practical item. You can keep the finished product for yourself or sell it."
Upon hearing the words "sell it," Amado immediately beamed. He was very clear about the value of this item; selling it would definitely bring in a large sum of money! Just as Amado's smile was spreading across his face, Torifu poured a bucket of cold water on him.
"The price cannot exceed eighty thousand ryo."
Indeed, ideals are always very grand. In Amado's mind, selling this thing for over a hundred thousand ryo would be easy, especially since there were no timers yet; telling time relied entirely on judgment and experience. So, many people would surely rush to buy it, and there would be no problem selling it. The price Torifu proposed was very low, and even ordinary families could afford it, not to mention the great clans. However, it couldn't be mass-produced yet, so they could only make one first and sell it to earn some pocket money. He even had the target customer in mind already: he'd sell it to Naori-nee.
No one would refuse this, right? It could accurately tell time and even provide a wake-up service in the morning. Torifu was indifferent to this; the money wouldn't go to him anyway, so it was Amado's decision who to sell it to.
After the two brothers discussed this matter, Amado then asked with a gossipy expression, "Nii-san, I've held it in for a long time. Tell me quickly, did you really go to war yesterday? With Hashirama-sama and Hokage-sama!" Amado didn't know that it was a puppet Torifu had left behind at home yesterday, and Snowflake hadn't told him either, which led to him vehemently denying it when everyone at school was discussing it! He insisted it was a blatant rumor! It wasn't until the teacher stepped in and confirmed the truth of the matter that Amado finally believed it.
"Yes, yes, yes! I did go to war. I killed nine thousand people! Satisfied?"
Hearing Torifu personally say he had killed nine thousand people still greatly shocked Amado. He couldn't even imagine what kind of scene that would be, but he feared he would never achieve such a feat in his lifetime.
"Nii-san, you're truly strong. My classmates all really want to meet you."
Torifu waved his hand. "Hahaha, let's not. I don't like that kind of attention." He continued, "Everyone has their own areas of expertise. I'm relatively good at Ninjutsu, but I'm lacking a lot in Kenjutsu and Taijutsu." He then looked at Amado and said, "And your talent is very unique; not one in a thousand people will be born like you! Your future achievements might not be beneath mine."
It must be said that Amado was successfully motivated by Torifu's words, and he instantly became invigorated and spirited!
"Thank you, Nii-san, for believing in me so much! I'll definitely make this alarm clock for you! In just two days, I promise!"
Seeing Amado so highly motivated, Torifu smiled. "No rush. Absolutely don't stay up all night making this. Your health is far more important than this alarm clock."
Amado nodded. "I know, Nii-san. If there's nothing else, I'll go back and research it."
"Mm, remember to come out for lunch later."
Just as Amado ran back into his room with the blueprint and parts, Naori arrived at Torifu's house.
"Torifu, are you here? Where are you?"
Naori called out Torifu's name from the front yard. Upon hearing her, Torifu left the small pavilion and returned to the front yard. "I'm here, Naori. What's wrong? Did something happen?"
Naori walked over to Torifu's side, muttering, "Of course something happened! You went to war and didn't even tell me!"
Torifu scratched his head and said, "I couldn't tell you about it. It would only worry you and do no good. Besides, with Sensei there, there wouldn't be any danger."
Naori sighed. "Torifu, how much strength have you truly been hiding? Is it true what the notice says, that you killed nine thousand ninja?"
"It...it's true. They were all quite weak, so I just dealt with them easily."
Naori was speechless upon hearing this. What did he mean, he "just dealt with them easily"? Don't make such things sound so casual! Naori had a very good quality: she never thought too highly of herself. For instance, when Torifu went to war this time, Naori immediately felt that if she had gone, she might not have returned. So, she would never say something like, "Why didn't you take me with you?"
Torifu was Naori's closest friend, with whom she had shared everything since childhood. Naturally, Naori was worried when Torifu went to war. However, it was important to think carefully before making decisions; otherwise, insisting on participating in a war without sufficient strength would only cause more trouble for others.
"By the way, Naori, why did you come?"
Naori poked Torifu's forehead with her finger. "You're still asking! I heard the news and was worried you were hurt, so I immediately came to check on you." She continued, "Now that I see you're full of life, I know you're definitely fine, and I can finally relax."