Torifu tapped Yahiko's head with his hand. "This is still within the Land of Fire. We haven't gone to the alternate world yet!"
"Furthermore, I already told you, the world on the other side is also the Shinobi world, and also the Land of Fire. There won't be too many changes."
Yahiko scratched his head apologetically. "You're right, Master. I forgot."
Torifu sighed, ignoring him, and began releasing a large amount of cloud vapor to activate the hidden array here.
As the cloud vapor gradually dispersed, the vortex reappeared. After a momentary disorientation, what came into everyone's view was a lush green valley and a dilapidated courtyard.
"This is the courtyard I mentioned, left behind by my ancestor Kumotsuru Kajin. The alternate world's portal is in the backyard."
The group looked around the courtyard and found that the layout was almost completely identical to their home.
Had the Kumotsuru Clan's heritage been passed down for so many years that even the construction of the clan territory had been inherited?
Naori was also somewhat surprised at this moment. Thinking that the Kumotsuru Clan had such a long history, one that could even be traced back to other worlds, Naori couldn't help but feel a surge of pride.
After all, she was the wife of a member of the Kumotsuru Clan and thus considered part of the clan.
"You can look around. These are just old buildings. I searched them thoroughly last time, but I might have missed something. If you find anything, you can keep it for yourselves."
Yahiko and Minato immediately set off upon hearing this. A thousand-year-old historic site—if there was anything good, wouldn't they instantly strike it rich?
Torifu stayed put, while Naori wandered around the courtyard.
It felt no different than walking around her own home, but looking at the dilapidated courtyard before her, she couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.
She wondered if the Kumotsuru Clan might one day end up looking like this.
After about ten minutes, Yahiko and Minato returned, and it seemed they had both found something.
Torifu didn't ask what they had obtained, only advising them not to dabble in unknown things.
During his first search, he had obtained many ancient texts left behind by the ancestor, but Torifu tried them and found they weren't suitable for people of the Shinobi world to train in.
Since there was no spiritual energy here, rashly training in them would only lead to absorbing natural energy, resulting in death due to an inability to control the energy.
Minato and Yahiko were obedient and nodded.
Torifu trusted them, so he didn't say anything more.
"Alright, let's get ready to go."
Everyone followed Torifu to the backyard, where Torifu had already cleared the path of weeds.
He hadn't been here for a few years. He had cleaned it once back then, but it had grown wild again over the years.
The altar in the backyard was also covered in weeds.
"This is it. This block of stone-like material is the base of the teleportation gate."
The other three looked at the object, and if they didn't trust Torifu, they would never believe that this thing was a portal to an alternate world.
Torifu didn't stop working. After clearing the weeds, he placed the Chakra Core onto it.
This Core contained Torifu's Six Paths level Chakra, which he estimated would last for a very long time.
At the same time, the main body of the portal emerged from the ring, floating above the altar.
The entire altar began to flash with a blue light, and the inside of the portal began to turn ethereal.
Then, a deep black vortex appeared.
Now, they finally believed it! This object was clearly extraordinary, capable of floating in mid-air and glowing with blue light.
But Minato also harbored a suspicion: could this thing have been created by Big Brother? Was there really no such thing as an ancestor's portal?
After all, Big Brother always had many strange and mysterious items, and since they all lived together, how could they not notice anything?
However, if Torifu didn't talk about it, they wouldn't ask.
That was why Minato suspected this was something Torifu had made.
'If Big Brother really made this, just how strong is Big Brother who can cross worlds?' Minato thought.
Before Minato could think any further, Torifu spoke directly. "Alright, we can teleport now. I'll hold onto you. We shouldn't get separated during the teleportation."
If Naori and the others were sent to a different world, Torifu feared he would cry his eyes out.
He wouldn't be able to live a peaceful life; he would have to immediately start world-hopping to search for his wife and younger brother in various worlds.
"I'm ready, Big Brother! Let's go!"
"Me too, Master!"
Torifu looked at Naori one last time. Seeing her nod, he securely encased the three of them in Truth-Seeking Balls and fixed them to his side.
Immediately after, he leaped into the portal.
They didn't arrive in the Shinobi world instantly. Torifu opened his eyes and found himself traveling through a tunnel.
All around were planets flashing past, and a strange and dazzling universe.
He was speeding through this tunnel, unable to calculate the time or the distance.
He just kept traversing.
Seeing that there was no danger, Torifu let the three of them out to look at the scenery.
Immediately, a chorus of 'wows' erupted.
"This... are we crossing worlds? Is this what it looks like!"
Even the usually composed Minato was somewhat excited, looking at everything around him, unable to find the words to describe it.
He could only grip Yahiko's thigh tightly, causing the latter to yelp.
However, his cries didn't echo in this tunnel; they meant nothing in the endless universe.
"It's truly wondrous. I never thought I would have an experience like this one day."
Light seemed to shine in Naori's eyes as she looked at the stars so close to her and this strange space-time tunnel.
It all made Naori feel incredibly marvelous and happy.
This was Torifu's first time crossing to an alternate world, or rather, his second.
But this was a genuine, conscious decision to cross, and he was quite looking forward to it.
The tunnel eventually came to an end. When they saw a planet whose structure was fundamentally similar to the map of the Shinobi world, everyone knew they had reached their destination.
Torifu re-enveloped them in the Truth-Seeking Balls.
Then, in the next moment, the planet seemed to have a powerful suction force and directly pulled Torifu in.
However, Torifu was already Six Paths level and could move freely in space, so he wasn't overly disheveled by the suction.
Instead, he entered the planet little by little, slowly descending to the ground, guided by the direction of the tunnel.
Afterward, he immediately released the Truth-Seeking Ball capsule, and the people inside were all fine.
"Everyone, we have arrived. This is the other Shinobi world."
Yahiko took a step forward, swaying unsteadily. He clearly hadn't adjusted to the difference between space and the ground yet.
Naori and Minato's reactions were much milder.
Torifu himself felt nothing, suggesting that this phenomenon also had something to do with one's strength.