"It possesses such a miraculous feature? That's truly incredible."
This was his Big Brother's secret, and Amado understood, so he didn't press for more details. After all, Minato and Yahiko weren't aware of it. And seeing the way his Big Brother acted, it seemed he didn't intend for them to know. In that case, Amado certainly wouldn't say anything further.
"Big Brother, when are we going down? We aren't going to stay up here for the whole day, are we?"
Torifu waved his hand upon hearing the question. "Of course not. In about another hour, the Cloud Palace will begin its descent gradually."
Many of the villagers inside the hall had left to view the scenery on the outside platforms. The platforms were very spacious, large enough to accommodate several thousand people. The safety measures were excellent, so there was no need to worry about falling off. Many ninja were also outside enjoying the view from the clouds. After all, possessing a Flying Ninjutsu in the ninja world was even rarer than possessing a Bloodline Limit. Ninety-nine percent of people could not fly. Given such a perfect opportunity today, they naturally wanted to feast their eyes on the view. For a time, the platforms were crowded with villagers taking pictures and commemorating the event. It was extremely lively.
Even the Kazekage was itching to go outside and take a photo, but he felt too embarrassed. After all, he was the Kage of a village, and such an act might be seen as beneath his dignity. So, he had to restrain himself. Fortunately, he could also fly, so he didn't feel quite so left out.
This was also because he was relatively young, not much older than Torifu. The other Kage were all quite a bit older. Ōnoki was over forty, and Getsuji also had to be in his forties. Their children were about the same age as Torifu, so their mental resolve was naturally much firmer. They wouldn't be overly amazed just by flying into the sky or anything like that. In fact, the main reason was simply that Ōnoki could fly.
Getsuji, meanwhile, was entirely focused on figuring out how to cooperate with Konoha, completely ignoring the scenery outside. He was, undoubtedly, a good village chief.
Time quietly slipped away, and an hour quickly passed. Torifu glanced at the clock on the wall; it was a little past three in the afternoon. After consulting the villagers, Torifu acted upon the majority's suggestion and brought the Cloud Palace down.
However, he was not in a hurry to raise the Cloud Palace back into the sky. Firstly, the hired cleaners needed to do their work. Secondly, he wanted to allow the villagers who were still reluctant to leave to enjoy the experience a bit longer. Early tomorrow morning, once Torifu confirmed no one was left inside the Cloud Palace, he would raise it back into the sky. As for when it would appear before the villagers again, no one knew.
Torifu flew down to the ground while holding Naori, returning to Konoha ahead of everyone else. The Cloud Palace's cloud-ladder had just descended to the ground, and many villagers had already started walking down.
"Naori, let's go home," Torifu smiled.
Naori placed her hand on Torifu's. "Yes, let's go home."
The two returned to the Kumotsuru Clan compound. Naori had visited this place countless times, but only as a guest or a friend. Today, however, was different. Naori was entering the Kumotsuru Clan compound as the Mistress. This made Naori feel a complete shift in her state of mind.
As soon as they entered the yard, they saw Snowflake preening on a treetop. The ground was covered with the extinguished colorful lights.
"Snowflake, thank you so much for today. Flying around all morning, the villagers are treating you like a divine bird."
Snowflake flapped her wings. "It's no problem. We're all family, and helping each other is what we do. It's just that these little lights were really annoying to deal with; it took me a long time to clean them up."
Torifu smiled, flicking out a wisp of cloud Chakra to gather all the small lights on the ground and toss them into the trash can.
"Thanks, Snowflake. We're going inside to check out the house. Just call me if you need anything."
If it hadn't been for Snowflake, the villagers might not have had a clear understanding of the phoenix embroidered on their wedding robes. Although Snowflake was currently only a false Phoenix, it was close enough, and the villagers had never seen a real phoenix... Forget the villagers, even Torifu had never seen one. It was all based on his own imagination. But who knew, maybe Snowflake would turn into a phoenix in the future.
Naori lifted her foot to walk toward Torifu's original room, but Torifu immediately caught her arm.
"What's wrong? Aren't we going inside?"
Torifu smiled at her question. "That old room was too small; it was just a side hall. I already moved into the main hall yesterday—the room where my parents used to live."
Naori gave a slightly embarrassed laugh upon hearing this. "Okay, I guess I have a bit of muscle memory. Hurry up and take me to see the house."
Naori had always been very polite, so even though she and Torifu were close friends, she never wandered around without permission when she visited. Even after they started dating, Naori maintained this habit. However, now that she had become the Mistress of the Kumotsuru Clan, she naturally didn't need to follow those rules. This was now her home.
Torifu led Naori to the largest room in the compound, which was their main residential hall. As soon as she stepped through the door, Naori gasped in surprise. "This is huge!"
Naori's room in the Uchiha Clan compound was about the same size as Torifu's old room, perhaps even slightly smaller. But this room was twice that size. How could Naori not be amazed? It might even be bigger than her Master's and Mistress's house. The Kumotsuru Clan certainly had deep pockets. There were only three clan members when the village was founded, yet they built such a massive compound. The cost must have been considerable. For other major clans, while their compounds were large, most of the houses were built or purchased by the clan members themselves. The clan simply fenced off a territory. But the Kumotsuru Clan compound was entirely their own, because their clan had no outsiders and followed a single-line inheritance. However, that seemed to be changing with Torifu, since Amado and Minato were not Kumotsuru Clan members.
"What do you think? It's spacious enough, right? I hesitated for a long time before deciding to move in here."
Naori nodded. "It really is too spacious. Take me to see the interior?"
Torifu smiled slightly. "Of course. You are the Mistress here. After we look around, we'll go see my parents."
Naori turned to look at Torifu. "They are our parents. We can look at the house later. Let's go see Mom and Dad first."
"Okay."
Torifu led Naori to the room where his parents' memorial tablets were enshrined. The incense they had lit before leaving that morning had long since burned out.
"Mom and Dad, I'm back. I told you this morning I was getting married. Here, I've brought your daughter-in-law for you to see."
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Chapter End
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[T/N: 300 Chapters left for me to translate, after that, the release pace should become stable 3 chapters per day here. I do apologize for unreliable release rate. Many financial problems irl, which keep me away from translating the stuff here. Whenever i get stressed or feel extremely frustrated, i end up churning translation chapters here lol.]