Hashirama took it. "You have a good heart. I didn't take you on as my disciple for nothing."
Torifu smiled. "Look at you. You won't find a more worthwhile disciple than me in the entire world."
Hashirama smacked the back of Torifu's head. "You brat! Did I teach you for all these things?"
"I was just kidding. Don't take it seriously."
"Alright, alright. You're all grown up now. I can't control you anymore. Come and eat."
Torifu had been waiting for this sentence for a while. As soon as Hashirama said it, Torifu sat down and began to devour the food. Hashirama couldn't help but roll his eyes at Torifu. "You're getting more and more disrespectful, kid."
Torifu swallowed the food in his mouth. "We're family. What's the point of having so many rules?"
Mito also sat down with a smile. "Torifu is right. A family doesn't need so many rules." She then added, "Your Sensei hasn't completely gotten over his senile phase yet. It's going to take some time for him to completely return to a youthful mindset."
Torifu nodded in agreement. "The Sensei's mindset has indeed grown old. It's nothing like Mito-sama's, who is young both inside and out."
Mito loved hearing Torifu's honest words. Every time Torifu came, he could make Mito happy for a long time. If Tsunade and Nawaki were half as good at sweet-talking as Torifu, Mito would be extremely thankful.
"By the way, Mito-sama, are Amado's inventions still working well? Have there been any malfunctions?"
Mito smiled and shook her head. "No, they all work very well."
Hashirama also chimed in. "You have good taste, indeed. You just casually picked up an orphan from the outside, and he became a great inventor who benefits the entire ninja world."
Torifu felt a little proud from the praise, although the praise was mainly for Amado.
After eating, Torifu tried to help Mito clean up, but Mito didn't let him and told him to go sit in the living room.
"Sensei, where's Nawaki?"
Hashirama looked at Torifu with a look that said, "Are you stupid? You lost your own disciple, and you came to ask me?"
"I thought Nawaki was your grandson, too?"
Hashirama wanted to say something more, but he decided to hold back his bad habit of being mean. "He's on a mission. He'll be back in a couple of days."
"Oh, okay. Then I'll be going now." He walked to the door, then turned back. "When Nawaki gets back, tell him to come and find me."
Hashirama waved his hand without looking back. "Got it. Now go." Since he was already being told to leave, Torifu naturally couldn't stay any longer. He put on his shoes and left the Senju clan compound.
The streets and alleys of Konohagakure were now filled with traces of Amado's inventions, various kinds of light-up signs, and telephone poles. There were also public toilets on the side of the road and faucets for emergency water use. Although it wasn't as advanced as the modern era, it had already entered the preliminary stage of a modern society.
This gave Torifu more hope for the future. When Amado finally came up with a cell phone, his life would be completely perfect. He had noticed [Naruto Mobile] when he first browsed the system store, but he couldn't play it because he didn't have a phone. But now things were different. Various electrical appliances were being created one by one, and he believed a cell phone would also be made very soon.
As Torifu was lost in his wild thoughts on the street, a ninja in his thirties and a little boy about seven or eight years old walked toward him.
"Uncle Torifu!!!" The little boy broke free from his father's hand and ran up to Torifu, hugging his leg! "Uncle Torifu! I haven't seen you in a long time! I missed you so much!"
Torifu picked up the "leg ornament."
"Shinnosuke! You've gotten fatter! You don't miss me; you miss the delicious food!"
Shinnosuke pouted. "I miss you, too! And the food, too!"
Torifu was a little helpless. This kid was so honest.
"Torifu, it has been a long time."
Torifu smiled. "Hiruzen-Nii-san, why do you look so haggard? Did Biwako-Nee-san scold you?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his hand. "Don't even mention it. I just admired the beauty of a woman and got beaten up by Biwako."
Torifu sympathized with Hiruzen for a few seconds, but this was a case of asking for death, so he couldn't blame anyone else. Why did he get beaten up every day but never learn his lesson?
"Hiruzen-Nii-san, where are you taking Shinnosuke?"
Hiruzen immediately changed the subject, and his words became stuttered. "Ah... um... ah, it's nothing. We're just strolling around. Yes, just strolling."
But Shinnosuke, who was being held by Torifu, sold out Hiruzen. "Huh? Dad, weren't we going to the bathhouse?"
As soon as he said that, Hiruzen was immediately given a death stare by Torifu. Torifu's gaze was like a knife, making Hiruzen feel very guilty.
"You just got yelled at, and now you want to go peek again! And you're even taking Shinnosuke with you!"
Hiruzen immediately started to argue. "How could you say that! I was just simply taking Shinnosuke to take a bath! Don't overthink it!"
"Do you even believe that yourself?"
Hiruzen puffed out his chest and said with a righteous face, "Of course, I believe myself! My conscience is clear!"
Torifu didn't say anything after that and just kept staring at Hiruzen. Sarutobi Shinnosuke saw the look in Torifu's eyes and thought it was funny, so he also mimicked it and stared at Hiruzen.
Hiruzen was very guilty under the double death stare, and cold sweat was running down his temples. He tried to avoid Torifu's gaze, but Torifu made many clones, who stared at Hiruzen from all 360 degrees. In the end, he had no other choice and had to admit his defeat.
"Alright, alright. I won't go, okay..."
Torifu smiled and took back all his clones. "That's better. What's there to see, anyway? And you'll corrupt the child."
"Look at that brat Jiraiya! And Hiruko! They're always acting like perverts, peeking at the women's bathhouse! You're the one who taught them!"
"What!!!" This massive blame was placed on Hiruzen, making him unable to breathe.
"That brat Jiraiya is a born pervert! What does that have to do with me! I just enlightened him a little bit."
If this were in a manga, Torifu would definitely have a head full of black lines. Did he even hear what he was saying? "Enlightened him a little bit" meant he taught him how to peek into the women's bathhouse! Was there any difference in nature?! It was just to make himself feel better!
"Then what about Hiruko?"
Hiruzen stammered. "I just enlightened him a little, too. Who knew that kid had such good comprehension? He got it in one try."
"Then, at what age did you enlighten him?"
"Seven..."
So he passed on his most secret technique to his disciple after only one year of taking him in! Torifu was at a loss as to whether Hiruzen was a competent teacher or not.