Upon hearing the voice, Ashina turned around. "Hahaha, it's you, kid. I just finished eating and was taking a walk."
"Kushina, your Big Brother Torifu is here. Come out and say hi."
A little while later, Kushina ran out of the house. She was now a very cheerful person, completely different from when she was a child. Her strength was also good, and she was the leader of her class.
"Big Brother Torifu, why are you here? Where's Minato?"
Torifu smiled. "He went on a mission with his Jonin instructor. He just graduated, so he's quite busy these days."
Then he patted Kushina on the head. "You'll know how hard it is when you graduate too. School is very easy."
Kushina seemed a little upset when she heard Minato wasn't here. It had been a long time since she had seen him, even though they used to walk to and from school together. Minato's early graduation was a surprise to Kushina, but also left her feeling helpless. Although she was quite strong in her class, she wasn't good at ninjutsu and didn't meet the standards for early graduation. She could only follow the normal curriculum.
Only then did Kushina notice that there was a stranger behind Big Brother Torifu. She had never seen him before. And his attire didn't look like he was from Konoha.
"Big Brother Torifu, who is this?"
Torifu suddenly remembered. "I forgot to introduce him. This is Mifune, the apprentice of the Land of Iron's leader. He is here to visit Tobirama-sama."
"Oh, oh, oh, he's looking for Grandpa Tobirama. He's with Grandpa Hashirama."
Torifu nodded. "Perfect, then we'll go in first."
Kushina was very polite. She knew Torifu was here on business, so she didn't bother him too much and stayed with Ashina to walk around the yard. Torifu knocked on the door and then walked in. At this moment, Tobirama was in the middle of a competition with Hashirama. The two brothers would challenge each other every so often, but Hashirama always lost more than he won. However, sticking to the principle of "the worse you are, the more you play," Hashirama's interest grew every time!
"Hahaha! Tobirama, I won this time!"
Tobirama was looking at the failure screen on his phone in disbelief. He didn't expect to lose due to a moment of carelessness, allowing his older brother to make a comeback. Hashirama was laughing boisterously, completely oblivious to the fact that Torifu had brought a guest.
Mifune, standing at the door, was a little hesitant to go in after hearing such laughter. "Is... is that Hashirama-sama? He's so... uninhibited..."
Torifu awkwardly scratched his head. "Don't mind them too much. My Sensei and the others have been retired for a long time. Playing games is a way for them to pass the time."
Hearing the word "game" from Torifu again, Mifune was very curious about how this game was played to make even the former God of Shinobi so addicted!
At this moment, Tobirama was a little annoyed. "Big Brother, did you have Torifu teach you some gaming tricks again?"
Hashirama was a little confused. "Why would you say that? This is all my own skill! Besides, wasn't that your own mistake?"
Tobirama sighed. "I feel like Big Brother's skills have suddenly improved. Is it just my imagination?"
And at this moment, Hashirama suddenly formed a claw with his hands and said, "If you're bad, practice more. Don't play if you can't handle losing!"
"But you used to!"
"Past is past, now is now."
These words left Tobirama speechless. He could only choose to play one more round to prove his skills.
"Sensei, Tobirama-sama, are you playing?"
The two of them heard Torifu's voice and put down their phones at the same time, turning to look at the door.
Hashirama smiled. "Yes, we were just having a match. Tobirama insisted that I used underhanded methods. Seriously."
Then, when he saw Mifune, he tilted his head in confusion. "Who is this? I don't think I've ever seen him before."
Tobirama, however, felt that Mifune looked a little familiar. His eyes stayed on Mifune's face without moving. But he couldn't figure out where he had seen him before, no matter how hard he thought.
"Introduce him, Torifu, don't make us guess."
Torifu smiled slightly. "Alright, Tobirama-sama. You've actually seen him before."
Tobirama wasn't surprised by this. He was sure he had seen him, he just couldn't remember where.
"Tobirama-sama, do you remember when we went to the Land of Waves to capture the Six-Tails and passed by the Land of Iron, staying overnight in a Village?"
With Torifu's reminder, Tobirama instantly remembered. He and Torifu had disguised themselves as a father and son and stayed overnight in a village in the Land of Iron. A young boy who guarded the village had let them stay for a night. Could this be him?
"He is that boy from back then, Mifune."
"He is now the apprentice of the Land of Iron's leader."
"Wow, the apprentice of the Land of Iron's leader." That was not much different from the Hokage's apprentice. He was going to inherit his master's position in the future.
Tobirama slowly got up and walked in front of him. "I can't believe that in the blink of an eye, that little boy has grown up so much. How did you get that injury on your head?"
Mifune found it a little hard to talk about. To a samurai, it was somewhat shameful. But Torifu had no such qualms. "When Hanzo invaded the Land of Iron, not a single samurai dared to stop him, but Mifune stood up. However, he was still no match for Hanzo."
Tobirama understood the whole story after hearing that.
Mifune added, "Hanzo-sama's martial arts were very impressive. I lost fair and square. Thankfully, your village's ninja came to my rescue, and I learned about my benefactor's whereabouts from him. That's why I came to find him."
"Benefactor?" Tobirama was a little confused. How did they become benefactors?
"I left a sword and some money for him, which were meant to be the lodging fee. I didn't expect him to remember it for so long."
Tobirama remembered now. That memory wasn't something unforgettable; it was just a small moment in his long life. It was normal that he couldn't remember it clearly. But he vaguely recalled that it was Torifu who had specifically left the long sword for him.
Hashirama, who was standing to the side, didn't know the whole story, but from the scattered bits and pieces he heard, he could figure out the general idea. But this was a story from a long time ago. He never expected that someone would actually remember a small kindness for twenty years. Hashirama was very impressed by this kind of perseverance and heart.
"You're Mifune, right? Come and sit down. We old geezers have a more or less understanding of the way of the samurai. After all, before the ninja villages were established, samurai were very active."
However, ever since Hashirama established the first ninja village, ninjas have become the mainstream of the ninja world. Samurai have gradually declined. But looking at the situation, it seemed that another great figure was about to emerge among the samurai.