Look...
A list of medicines and supplements, today's dose of medicine, and some herbs...
Was there anything else he had forgotten? After cleanly finishing the lavish meal he had made for himself, Chiba cleared away the dishes and prepared to head out.
"Creak!"
After packing up his bags and making sure he had not missed anything, Chiba pushed open the door of the Japanese-style wooden house and headed toward the village.
"Clang, clang, clang!"
"Bang, bang, bang!"
"Thud, thud, thud!"
As he left the little grove and turned into what had once been the bustling district, a chorus of hammering reached Chiba's ears.
Looking around, he saw that the demolished commercial street had already begun reconstruction. This was one of the village's biggest changes over the past dozen days. With the construction crews making smooth progress and a considerable portion of the building materials already prepared, Minato Namikaze had decided, after weighing several factors, to begin construction on the planned areas first in order to save time.
The first place selected for construction was this former commercial street. Once the plans were completed, it would become the village's largest concentration of shops—a bigger commercial district.
It would restore commerce to the village first and bring convenience to the residents. After all, with the shops torn down, many merchants had been crammed into their homes, setting up stalls outside. Many restaurants could not even open for business, clearly affecting the villagers' work and daily lives.
Letting it drag on was not an option.
Rebuilding the commercial street had to be given top priority, or at least placed near the top.
This showed that Minato Namikaze understood what was urgent and what was important. Even amid a mountain of affairs, his arrangements remained orderly.
However, Chiba did not linger on the street