"I'm telling you, if you like being late yourself, don't drag Yukina into being late with you!"
Squinting slightly as he looked at Chiba, who was breathing a little heavily ahead of him, and Yukina, whose face was still somewhat flushed after being set down from Chiba's back, Kakashi spoke in an indifferent tone.
Phew...
Good thing we barely made it.
At that moment, Chiba swept his gaze around. They were standing atop the log wall at the camp entrance. Below the wall, students stood in long lines, undergoing inspection before being guided by the teachers and the Defense Force back into the empty camp. Behind them, the students who had entered the camp were being assigned in groups to the watchtowers throughout the camp to carry out sentry duty.
The remaining students had been assigned basic taijutsu drills as a warm-up to loosen their muscles and bones, lest something go wrong afterward. This had also been written in the construction instructions Chiba had prepared earlier.
Clearly, Chiba and Yukina had made it in time. The students were currently entering the camp, and from inspection to task assignment to officially starting work, it would take at least an hour. That hour was enough for Kakashi and Yukina to make some arrangements for their cooperation.
After all, the detailed plan was already laid out in the proposal. All they needed to do now was coordinate and carry out what was written in it.
Of course, this sort of coordination and command was still quite difficult. Otherwise, Yukina would not have needed to come in person. Even the first group of Defense Force personnel Yukina had assigned yesterday consisted of seasoned elite ninja who had carried out all kinds of missions.
This also showed Captain Watanabe's trust and regard for Yukina, as