And of course, all communication fees went straight into Torifu's pockets, making Konohagakure once again the center of wealth in the shinobi world.
Even the Land of Fire's Daimyō Estate might not have been as wealthy as Konohagakure.
"Then Hokage-sama, I'll go ahead and instruct them to replace and prepare all the appliances in the apartments with new ones."
Torifu nodded, trusting his secretary's work. "I'll leave everything to you. Do it all to the highest specifications."
The secretary acknowledged his words, then bowed slightly and left Torifu's office.
"Whew, it's almost time for me to go too."
He released his intelligent puppet to handle the remaining official business for the day, while Torifu transformed into a wisp of cloud, passing through the glass window and departing from the Hokage Building.
He reappeared at the entrance of the Kumotsuru Clan's compound.
He returned just in time; Naori had already prepared lunch.
Yahiko and Konan were playing with Akihara in the yard, and to Torifu's surprise, Kushina was also there.
"Oh, a rare guest. Did you come to play with Minato?"
Seeing Torifu return, Kushina immediately ran over, smiling as she said, "That's right, Torifu. It's too boring at home by myself."
Hashirama's yard was currently full of old relics. After Tsunade married Katō Dan, she built a house next to the Katō Clan's compound, living a life for two.
Nawaki also frequently went out, never staying in the village for long before adventuring all over the world again.
This made Hashirama so furious he was blowing his beard and glaring, saying Nawaki was just like his deadbeat father.
With all the children gone, only Hashirama and his wife, the elderly bachelors, and Ashina remained in the yard. And recently, for some reason, Tobirama had become obsessed with singing, practicing in the yard every day.
It truly exhausted Kushina, so she ran over to Torifu's place.
Hearing Kushina's predicament, Torifu felt deep sympathy and offered to have a room prepared for her to stay for a while, to seek refuge.
Tobirama singing? That scene was truly unimaginable.
"I can really stay here! Thank you so much, Torifu!"
Torifu patted Kushina's head. "It's fine. I'll call Mistress in a bit. Just stay here at ease, and you can go back when Tobirama-sama loses interest."
"It's rare for elderly people to have some fun, you should try to be understanding."
"OK!"
Seeing Akihara and the other two having fun, Torifu didn't disturb them. Instead, he quietly walked into the kitchen.
Naori was looking at a cookbook while stir-frying dishes in the wok, seemingly learning a new recipe.
After noticing Torifu's return, she smiled and said, "You're back! Lunch will be ready soon."
When it came to cooking, usually whoever was interested would cook at home. If no one was interested, they would go out to eat.
Naori was humming a tune and adding seasonings at that moment, clearly very interested.
Torifu smiled slightly, then turned and left the kitchen.
"Everyone stop playing, go wash your hands and eat. Yahiko, Konan, set the bowls and chopsticks. Minato, go serve the dishes."
With Torifu's words, everyone started moving. Even Kushina, as a guest, thought about finding something to do, otherwise she'd feel uncomfortable all over.
Meanwhile, Torifu sat comfortably in a rocking chair, lying back. If children weren't for ordering around, then they were meaningless.
Akihara, the little sprout, also slowly walked, carrying a few small bowls, afraid of breaking them.
"Mm, not bad. Everyone has their own tasks, that's really good."
The dining table was set quickly, and the new dishes Naori made were very popular. In a few minutes, all the plates were empty.
This made Naori exclaim that she had made too little!
After the meal, Torifu also told Naori about the other Kage planning to come for tourism.
Naori naturally thought it was excellent, believing the relationships between the villages could become stronger.
Then the two of them chatted about some recent trivial matters. As Naori chatted, she started to feel sleepy, so she went inside to sleep.
Torifu, meanwhile, continued browsing the system store in the rocking chair outside. Minato and Kushina were playing games together not far away, occasionally making a ruckus, and then secretly checking if Torifu was paying attention to them.
Just a small trick of the young ones.
"Oh, this thing seems a bit interesting."
[Holographic Projection, 100,000 Peace Points] (Can set desired objects for holographic projection.)
Seeing this description, Torifu did become a bit interested. As for the price... buying a holographic projector for 100,000 Peace Points, Torifu thought it wasn't a loss.
After all, this was a technology not fully realized even in his previous life, yet he easily obtained it in the system store.
However, this item had no practical use besides for viewing.
It could only be used to add some atmosphere to Konohagakure.
"One hundred thousand, buy directly."
Torifu checked the time displayed on his phone. One second, two seconds. Alright, it was earned back.
Ever since the Hokage mobile game became popular throughout the shinobi world, Peace Points were no longer something to worry about.
Torifu was currently extremely wealthy.
A burst of light blue, technological particle-like points flickered before him, then a massive metal box appeared before him.
It looked quite futuristic, and its appearance was quite similar to the replicator's.
"This thing is a holographic projector?"
Torifu found the control area and powered it on. Soon, the small screen displayed:
[Select Range: Large, Medium, Small.]
"Small. Let's try this thing first, can't make too much noise."
The next second, a small light field spread out from the box, its range only about three or four meters.
Seeing this, Torifu immediately transformed into a cloud of mist, flying into mid-air so Minato and the others wouldn't see.
[Please select the object to project.]
Torifu randomly tapped something on its screen; it seemed to be a greenish-blue bird, and it was quite beautiful.
[Selection complete, beginning projection.]
As the text appeared, a palm-sized bird suddenly appeared within the light field.
It was exactly the same as the picture Torifu had selected, constantly flying within the light field, and it could also emit calls.
It seemed to be no different from a real creature.
Torifu extended his hand, and the bird landed on his hand, but there was no sensation at all; it was completely virtual and could only exist within this light field.
"This thing is quite fun, much better than I imagined."
Torifu had originally thought it was just a low-quality item, and it would be decent if it could even project a human figure. Unexpectedly, the actual effect greatly exceeded his expectations.
As expected, it was a system product.
"With this thing, this year's Spring Festival seems like it can have many more interesting activities. It can project various kinds of things to add a festive feeling to Konohagakure."
Torifu felt that spending one hundred thousand Peace Points on a projector was not a loss at all, and the effect was so good.
Even after the festival passed, it could still be kept for Akihara to play with.