Torifu stabilized himself and looked around, finding that this place was exactly the same as the patch of woods they had entered near the courtyard.
It must have been due to the portal's precise location-setting.
Yahiko also noticed this. "Huh? Did we come back? Or is this the alternate world already?"
Minato also felt that the surroundings were very familiar, but the experience just now couldn't be a lie; his legs were only just recovering.
"We must have arrived at the alternate world. We need to be cautious now, after all, we are not people of this world."
Yahiko immediately nodded. "Don't worry, Big Brother! I'll listen to everything you say."
Since Torifu and Naori were going to enter the village, Yahiko would have to go with Minato.
"Let's go and see what Konoha in this world looks like."
Naori was also very curious about Konoha in this world. She wondered how the Uchiha Clan was doing here.
And whether she herself was alive or not.
The four walked out of the dense forest and easily found the main road.
Following it would lead them straight to Konoha.
"This is the same as our world, no changes."
Naori couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this. "You silly boy, the roads have been used for decades. Since it's a parallel world, the roads basically won't change either."
Yahiko scratched his head. His Mistress rarely called him a silly boy. It seemed she was in a good mood today.
It wasn't surprising that Yahiko was so lively; being in an alternate world was certainly exciting.
Torifu himself felt a little excited.
He just didn't know when Uchiha Obito would cause trouble in Konoha. It was likely within the next couple of days.
He could sneak into the village and see if he could find out Kushina's due date, so Torifu could prepare in advance.
"Let's speed up. At this pace, we won't reach Konoha until sunset."
Minato looked puzzled. "Big Brother, don't you know how to instantly move?"
"You're right."
In his excitement from crossing worlds, Torifu had temporarily forgotten about using instant movement.
He grabbed the three of them and instantly moved to a location near Konoha.
To prevent exposure, they kept a distance from Konoha.
It was currently a time of peace, and with the war over and the major villages recuperating, the defenses shouldn't be too strict.
During wartime, even the forest perimeter of Konoha would likely be guarded.
From where they were, they could already see Konoha in the distance.
"This gate and wall… I feel a bit nostalgic."
Naori said with emotion. Konoha looked like this when she was a child, not much different from her memory.
She just wondered what it was like inside.
When Minato first came to Konoha, the village was also like this. Expansions happened much later.
"It seems Konoha here hasn't developed well," Yahiko said, spreading his hands.
Their home village had expanded outward twice, but this place was still the same. That suggested technology probably wasn't advanced either, given Amado wasn't here.
After observing from afar for a long time, Torifu spoke. "The two of you set up camp here and wait for our news."
"OK, Master, Mistress, please go quickly. Big Brother and I will wait here."
Before leaving, Torifu threw Yahiko a black flower, telling him that eating it would temporarily change his hair color.
Yahiko was confused. My hair isn't that conspicuous, is it? But since his Master had given the instruction, he could only obey.
Reluctantly, he ate the black flower, and his hair turned black at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Minato wanted one too, as his yellow hair was very conspicuous.
But Torifu said it wasn't necessary, so Minato had to drop the matter.
Afterward, Torifu and Naori set off. Torifu held Naori's hand and used the Concealment Jutsu.
No one would be able to discover them.
Using this Jutsu, Torifu could leap directly over the village wall and into Konoha.
Without being noticed by anyone.
"Naori, are you nervous?"
Torifu could feel Naori grasping his hand tightly.
"A little," Naori nodded.
She was particularly concerned about what the Uchiha Clan in this world was like.
Naori's lifelong wish was for the Uchiha Clan to be fully accepted by the villagers and for the Uchiha Clan members to stop being so arrogant.
In her own world, she had achieved this.
But in this world, she felt uncertain.
Naori didn't even know if she was alive in this world. If she was already dead, had someone inherited her will?
"No matter how familiar this world feels, it is not our home. Everything is perfect in our home."
"I know, of course. But seeing this world feels like looking in a mirror."
Since Torifu didn't exist in this world, Konoha had not developed at all over the years and remained the same as before.
The Konoha where Naori lived was the first in the Shinobi world in terms of both wealth and status.
If Konoha was like this without Torifu, then what would the Uchiha and Senju clans be like without Torifu?
The two arrived at the main gate of Konoha. Looking at the familiar gate, Naori couldn't help but feel a hint of nervousness.
"Let's go."
Torifu carried Naori and leaped up to the top of the wall. From here, they had a clear view of the entire Konoha village.
"This…" Naori fell silent for a moment. Compared to the Konoha streets of her childhood, aside from a few more power lines, there was no difference.
Was Konoha's development truly so far behind?
She assumed it was due to the wars.
After all, without Torifu, Hashirama and Tobirama of this world must have died, naturally causing Konoha's status to plummet.
"Where should we go first?" Torifu was ready to fulfill all of Naori's wishes. The task this time, dealing with an Uchiha Obito and the Nine-Tails, was not a challenge, and could be left to Minato.
If one wasn't enough, they could send two.
"Let's go to the Uchiha Clan first. I want to see."
Torifu nodded. "Alright."
Then, their figures shifted, and they arrived at a clan territory at the very edge of Konoha.
Naori looked down at the Uchiha Clan territory in disbelief.
This was the outermost edge of Konoha. How could a major clan like the Uchiha be located here?
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Chapter End
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[T/N: I am not sure whether they were sent to the edge after Madara incident, or after Izanagi/Izanami inner rebellion incident (Not sure about this one), or after 9 tails incident. Each fanfic has it's own settings, for now, let's stick with this one and not question it. There's a theory. Izanagi wasn't well known by outsiders during the Konoha establishment era, thus Madara as able to pull out a quick escape silently. This Madara rebellion sparked a hint of distrust among the village upper echelons for Uchiha. Then the infighting happened among the Uchiha during with Izanagi/Izanami arc where Izanagi was abused, this resulted in the jutsu knowledge leaking and Danzo learned of it from this arc. The Furthering the distrust for Uchiha due to these instable maniacs. Then the 9 tails incident sealed their fate.]