Minato only experienced it for a little while before he became completely immersed in it and couldn't pull himself out. But what he didn't know was that he only had one hour of game time left. An introduction to anti-addiction, anyone? However, the anti-addiction system was not yet fully developed. It was only being tested on Minato's mobile phone for now. Hopefully, he wouldn't mind...
After eating, Torifu lay in his rocking chair, basking in the sun. The weather was getting cooler, and this good weather wouldn't last much longer. In the Senju Clan compound, Nawaki had just returned home from a mission. As soon as he entered the village, he felt that the village had changed a lot. Some people were holding a small square object that could light up and make sounds, almost like a mini television. He casually asked someone and found out that it was a mobile phone, the latest invention of Big Brother Amado. It was said that everyone now had one. Nawaki immediately ran home after hearing this.
"Oh, Grandpa Ashina, what are you looking for?" Ashina was startled when he heard the voice. Then he turned around and saw that it was Nawaki. "Oh, isn't that Nawaki? Did you come back from your mission so quickly?"
Nawaki nodded. "It's alright. I was able to come back so quickly because the mission was close to the village."
Ashina smiled happily when he heard this. "I was just taking a walk in the yard. I just finished lunch and feel a little stuffed."
Nawaki didn't doubt him. "Okay, Grandpa Ashina. You can continue strolling. I'm going in." After Nawaki left, Ashina continued to pace in the yard, constantly looking around and muttering something. Suddenly, he stopped and looked at Hashirama's house with a deep look, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Grandpa, I saw the people outside all say that Second Brother invented something called a mobile phone! Everyone in the village has one! Do I have one, too?"
As soon as Nawaki finished speaking, he saw his grandfather holding a mobile phone in his hand, not knowing what he was doing.
"Wait a minute. I'm playing a match on the duel field. It says that you'll get gold coins for winning twenty times a week. I'm not going to pass up freebies." Looking at all the operations Hashirama was doing with his hands, Nawaki became even more confused. What were all these things? What was a duel field? What was twenty wins?! He had only been gone for a few days, but when he came back, it was as if he had become a primitive person.
Two minutes later, a "Flawless Victory" appeared on Hashirama's mobile phone screen, and he also smiled. "My skills have improved again. This feeling of progress is too good." He then looked at his confused grandson next to him and took out a brand-new mobile phone from the coffee table drawer.
"Look. This is your mobile phone. Grandpa prepared it for you a long time ago." Nawaki took the mobile phone and played with it for a bit, only to find that he had no idea how to use it. He didn't even know how to turn it on.
"Grandpa, how do I use this?" When he saw this, Hashirama also slapped his forehead. "It's my fault, Grandpa will teach you right now." After a period of explanation, Nawaki understood how to operate the mobile phone. After all, he was a young person and learned very quickly.
"See that golden icon? That's the game your Big Brother developed. You can try it. It's quite fun." Nawaki's heart had been itching to play when he had just watched Hashirama play, so he immediately opened the mobile phone and started playing.
"Grandpa, were you like this when you were a boy? I feel like I'm a lot like you." When Hashirama heard this, he immediately gave Nawaki a slap on the head. "You brat! The grandson is supposed to look like the grandfather, not the other way around! Are you asking for a beating?!"
"No, no, no! I was wrong! I'll shut up!"
Things like what happened to Nawaki happened in many families in Konoha. Ninjas who had gone on missions came home and found that their families had a mobile phone. So they all started to learn how to use it. And right now, in the entire village, only Uzumaki Ashina hadn't bought a mobile phone. When others asked him, he would just say that he was an old man and didn't know how to use it, using this excuse to get out of it.
And Torifu was also always watching Uzumaki Ashina. Ever since he came to Konoha, he had been acting very strangely. Both his personality and living habits were different from before. This could be understood as not being used to the environment, but Torifu just felt that there was something strange about him. He didn't seem like the old man who used to play around with him at all; he was more like a truly old person.
At this moment, Ashina left the Senju Clan compound and walked all the way along the main street to the foot of the Hokage Rock. At this moment, the artisans were meticulously carving Torifu's stone statue on the cliff. A rough outline of his face could already be seen, but the completion would still take some time. He looked around at the bottom of the cliff and then lingered at the mountain entrance for a while, seemingly confirming some things.
After that, he returned to the Senju Clan compound. He ran into Tsunade who had just come out. "Grandpa Ashina, where did you go?"
Ashina smiled and waved his hand. "I went for a walk. The older I get, the more I need to exercise." Tsunade nodded. She didn't have much time to talk to Ashina, who was a boring old man. She was rushing to go shopping with Dan. It was a rare day off for Dan.
"Then, Grandpa Ashina, you should go back and rest. I'm going out now."
"Go ahead. Don't waste any time."
The kind smile on Ashina's face disappeared quickly after he brushed past Tsunade and was replaced with a calm expression. After returning to his room, Ashina simply brewed a cup of tea, packed his luggage, and sat on the bed to drink his tea. His mind seemed to be thinking about something, causing his attention to not be on the tea, and his eyes looked very empty. After he finished the tea in his cup, he placed the teacup on the table next to him, and a glint of light returned to his eyes.
"It's time. Tonight's the night." No one in the room responded, as if he was talking to himself.
"That Cloud Palace in the sky seems to really be able to detect outside enemies, but it doesn't matter, because I'm already inside..." In the blink of an eye, the sun began to set.
At dusk, smoke from the village's chimneys rose continuously. Torifu was also a little hungry at this time, but the puppet was still working. There were a lot of official duties today. He could only cook by himself. When Minato came home later, they could eat. He put on an apron and went into the kitchen to start cooking. The aroma soon filled the entire clan compound. Amado was also attracted by the smell and walked out of the room. "What are you making? It smells so good."
"Just stir-frying a couple of dishes. Hurry up and sit down. We can eat when Minato comes home." When Amado heard this, he nodded, took the three bowls and chopsticks, and sat in the gazebo.