"Katō Dan is currently the head of the ANBU Department. His strength has reached Kage-level, and he is considered a very excellent ninja in Konoha Village."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart was greatly cheered by this news. He had greatly favored Katō Dan back then. Even at a young age, he viewed the village with the mind of a Hokage and was filled with love for everything in the village. But such a star, which should have been on the rise, unexpectedly fell. This also caused Tsunade to suffer from hemophobia, practically retiring from the ninja profession. The Senju Clan, which was already dwindling, had completely declined.
"From everything you've said, I truly want to visit your world. But before that, I want to hear what you wish to gain from Konoha Village."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was the Third Hokage, after all—calm and seasoned. Despite Torifu saying so many enticing things, it still hadn't made Sarutobi Hiruzen lose his clear judgment. He was constantly thinking about Konoha Village.
Seeing that Sarutobi Hiruzen had laid his cards on the table, Torifu stopped beating around the bush.
"Because my world is already very peaceful, apart from certain organizations causing trouble in the shadows, there has been no war between the great nations for several decades."
While Hiruzen could have predicted the peace in Torifu's world, he didn't expect it to have lasted so long!
"Peace is certainly a good thing, but due to the long period of peace in our ninja world, our ninja have not had combat-style missions for a long time. This has severely degraded the ninja's combat ability."
At this point, Sarutobi Hiruzen had already guessed seventy or eighty percent of the intention.
"Do you mean that your ninja will come here to accept missions and gain experience?"
Torifu nodded at this. Talking to smart people was indeed convenient.
Sarutobi Hiruzen deliberated for a moment: "Very well. I can agree to allow your ninja to come here and accept missions."
"Do you have any other requests?"
The request Torifu made posed no harm to the original Konoha Village and could even quickly help Konoha Village complete the backlog of missions. Sarutobi Hiruzen was happy about this; why would he refuse?
Torifu shook his head: "No. That is my only request. Since you have agreed, we can return to my world together at any time."
Throughout the entire meeting, only Torifu and Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke. Although the two Minato were both Fourth Hokage, they truly had no place to interject in this setting. However, the Minato were indeed less seasoned in negotiation, nowhere near the level of the Third Hokage. Therefore, the two of them just watched the show from the side, occasionally exchanging glances, both showing a bit of helplessness.
"I see that Konoha Village already has electricity facilities. If you need it, I can sell you a batch of electronic products for communication at a low price."
Electronic products? Sarutobi Hiruzen had never heard of the term and didn't know what these electronic products were.
"Could you please elaborate?"
Torifu smiled and waved his hand: "No need for the trouble. Everything will be clear once you take a tour of Konoha Village with me."
Sarutobi Hiruzen turned to look at Namikaze Minato: "Minato, well, this old man will go scout ahead. Konoha Village must have someone guarding it."
Namikaze Minato understood naturally. He had no intention of immediately traveling to the alternate world for leisure. After all, he belonged to this world, and no matter how good the alternate world was, he could not stay there. Developing his own home was the most important thing.
"Then, when shall we depart?" Sarutobi Hiruzen was eager to see the other Konoha Village. Everything he regretted was alive and well over there. Even if they didn't know everything that happened in this world, Sarutobi Hiruzen would feel much better just by seeing them.
"We can leave whenever you like. The Third Hokage should quickly pack his bags. Once the time is set, we can depart immediately."
Sarutobi Hiruzen slapped his thigh. He also liked decisive people and disliked dragging things out.
"Then let's make it tomorrow! I will leave with you tomorrow at noon to see this so-called alternate ninja world."
Sarutobi Hiruzen chose to go first because he had a worst-case scenario in mind. If this was truly a trap and they were deceived, only his death would not cause too great an impact on the village. But if Namikaze Minato died, the village would surely be thrown into great turmoil.
Logically, he shouldn't believe such an absurd thing, but the Minato from the alternate world was basically similar to their Minato in terms of strength, ninjutsu, and even manner of speaking. It couldn't possibly be a twin, could it? Flying Thunder God was a forbidden jutsu in Konoha Village, and the only person who could use it skillfully was Namikaze Minato.
These were the reasons Sarutobi Hiruzen was willing to take a gamble. He had too many regrets in his life, often waking up from dreams in a cold sweat. If he could just catch a glimpse from afar in that world, he would feel much more at peace.
"Then, let us adjourn our meeting for today. I will return to pack my things, and we will depart tomorrow." Sarutobi Hiruzen then looked at Namikaze Minato: "Biwako is still in the hospital. I trouble you to look after her, Minato."
Namikaze Minato immediately nodded: "Of course. Biwako-sama suffered this ordeal while helping Kushina give birth. I will certainly help look after her."
The other Minato also chimed in in agreement: "Don't worry, Sarutobi Hiruzen-senpai. With Minato here, you don't need to worry about your wife."
"Haha, indeed. Otherwise, I really wouldn't know who I could entrust her to." He then left the conference room.
Torifu and the other three also left the conference room.
"Big Brother, are we really taking Sarutobi Hiruzen with us?"
Torifu nodded: "Why not?"
Minato continued: "He is the Third Hokage. Wouldn't it be more stable to take Namikaze Minato?"
Torifu laughed heartily: "He is the kind of person who appears to have a lesser role but actually holds the power behind the scenes. That's why I'm taking him. If he leaves Konoha Village, Namikaze Minato can handle things with his own abilities."
Naori began tidying up the various supplies in the room, checking for small items like chargers that might have been forgotten. She actually found one charger, and upon asking, discovered it belonged to Yahiko, whom she then scolded for a good while.
"Alright, everything is ready. We just have to wait for tomorrow noon."