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Chapter 304 - Chapter 303: Hatake Sakumo [Bonus]

Judging from the way the two brothers were getting along, the younger brother didn't fear his older brother. They were just normal brothers. This was the greatest significance of abolishing the Branch Family. The Hyuga clan's sacrifice was not in vain.

After wandering around the entire village, Torifu met many friends, like Shinku, Ikkaku, and Kosuke. They chatted about their recent lives, and everything was going well. Some had become teachers, and some had become jōnin sensei. In any case, the ninjas who were in the same class as Torifu back then were now the mainstays of the village. Most of them were at the jōnin level, but there were also some who weren't particularly talented and had been stuck at the chūnin level. There were also some who had sacrificed their lives early on. Although it was a time of peace, missions to deal with bandits and rogue ninjas were still somewhat dangerous. Every year, some less-talented ninjas lost their lives because of them.

But that was just how the shinobi world was. Torifu could clean up the entire Land of Fire by himself, ensuring that not a single bandit or rogue ninja was left. But if there were no external threats, the new generation of ninjas would become more and more complacent, and when a real disaster came, they would only be able to run away in a panic.

After his walk, Torifu prepared to go home. It was almost lunchtime now, and he wondered if Minato would come back to eat. Just then, a white-haired young man with a handsome face and a heroic aura walked toward him.

"Torifu, I didn't expect to run into you here."

"Sakumo, did you just finish a mission?"

Sakumo nodded when he heard this. "Yes. A group of rogue ninjas from the Land of Wind had infiltrated our border, so I went to take care of it."

Torifu clapped his hands when he heard this. "You're amazing, Sakumo. You will definitely become a pillar of Konoha in the future."

"You're giving me too much praise, Torifu. My strength isn't enough yet, and I need to continue learning."

Hatake Sakumo was now sixteen years old. Like Jiraiya, Hiruko, and Orochimaru, he was a chūnin in Konoha. But it seemed that they would all be promoted to jōnin this year.

"You're just too humble. It's very impressive that you can combine samurai swordsmanship and ninjutsu. You have a lot of talent."

Sakumo looked a little embarrassed. "It's all thanks to my father. He's the one who taught me my swordsmanship."

Torifu and Sakumo chatted about what he had seen on his mission. Then, they said goodbye to each other. Sakumo was in a hurry to turn in his mission, so they could only chat again next time.

After returning home, it was the perfect time to cook, but Torifu was a little lazy, so he released the Intelligent Puppet and ordered it to cook a few dishes. Torifu then lay in his rocking chair in the yard and basked in the sun. He couldn't have been more relaxed. Snowflake flew from the rooftop to the ground and took small, quick steps to lie down next to Torifu. The man and the phoenix sat quietly, enjoying the warm sunlight.

After a while, a voice came from the front door. "Nii-san, Snowflake, I'm home!" A yellow figure quickly ran in and stopped in front of Torifu.

Looking at the out-of-breath Minato, Torifu took out a small stool from his ring and placed it on the ground. "Come sit down and rest. Why were you running so fast?"

After his heartbeat calmed down, Minato chuckled. "Kushina wants to come over for dinner tonight and also report her recent academic achievements to you."

Torifu nodded. "Of course, she can come over whenever she wants. As her big brother, you have to take care of her, even though you two are around the same age."

"Kushina doesn't really need me to take care of her. She's very popular at school, but since she only knows me, we're a little closer."

Torifu hadn't expected this. It seemed like a happy accident. In this world, the Village Hidden in the Clouds had been destroyed by Torifu, so there were no Cloud ninjas to kidnap Kushina. Naturally, Minato couldn't save her in a heroic moonlight rescue. But no matter what, Torifu wouldn't interfere too much. He would just let them go with the flow. Kids this age only understood friendship. Love and romance were still too early for them.

After a while, the dishes were ready, and the Intelligent Puppet brought them out one by one. Minato had been in class all morning and was already hungry. He was drooling a little now that he smelled the food. But he couldn't help but ask, "Nii-san, is that your clone? But when did you get so good at cooking?"

Torifu made a shushing gesture. "Shhh. It's a secret. I can't say."

Minato actually believed him and immediately covered his mouth, which almost made Torifu burst out laughing. He held it back and said, "Alright, eat quickly, or the food will get cold."

Just as the two of them were about to start eating, Amado came out of the laboratory. "Is there any for me?"

"Of course. Come on over."

Amado sat down in the pavilion, looking visibly exhausted. "What's wrong? You look so worn out. You weren't like this in the morning."

Amado said as he dished himself some rice, "After you left, I've been doing the final debugging and modifications to the mobile phone. I've finally finished a standardized one." He then took out a mobile phone and placed it on the table. "This is the final version that can be sold."

Torifu picked it up and looked at it carefully. The appearance was a little more refined, but it wasn't much different from the one he had seen in the morning.

"This is great. How long will it take to mass-produce it?"

When he heard this, Amado scratched his head. "We need to build a new factory and then set up an assembly line. But this thing is very difficult to make. This one mobile phone took me this long to make, and I was just putting it together with the blueprints." "If we give it to workers, they probably won't be able to make one in half a year."

Torifu gasped. If the efficiency was this slow, how long would it take for mobile phones to become widespread? Since that was the case, he could only see if the system had anything to solve this problem.

"Alright, don't worry about this for now. I'll think of a way."

Amado nodded when he heard this. "Okay, I'll leave it to you. I'll get some rest for the next two days."

Although doing experiments was very interesting to Amado, everyone needed to rest, and Amado was no exception. The three of them then started eating lunch. It had to be said that the food the Intelligent Puppet cooked was very delicious. It was much tastier than what Torifu himself made. From this, it was clear that the things the system gave him were definitely good.

After eating and drinking, Amado went back to his room to sleep. He hadn't slept in his room for almost half a month. He usually just made do with sleeping in the laboratory. Minato then helped Torifu's puppet clean up the table. After putting everything away, he also went back to his room to take a nap.

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