"Yeah. Who would have thought I'd live to see a sight like this?"
As the sister and brother chatted, Rōsha climbed onto the sand barrier and joined Chiyo and Ebizo.
"Elders, aren't you amazed?"
Chiyo smiled and nodded. "Yes, we truly are. A forest that grew overnight... Lord Torikaze really is a godlike man!"
Rōsha echoed her words. "Exactly. So I'm planning to resume the metallurgy project. What do you two think?"
Chiyo and Ebizo exchanged a glance before speaking. "Metallurgy is indeed a good way to make money. But the less gold there is in the desert, the weaker you become. You need to know where to draw the line."
Rōsha's ability was to control gold dust. If there was no more gold dust in the sand, he would be unable to use his unique Magnet Release.
Rōsha nodded. "I understand. Please rest assured, Elders. I know my limits."
"In that case, go ahead and do it. I said long ago that I wouldn't interfere with your decisions. Just treat me as a carefree retiree. You don't need to concern yourself with us."
Rōsha scratched his head. Though Elder Chiyo said that, how could he possibly refrain from consulting her?
She was the wife of the First Kazekage and a great contributor to Sunagakure.
Sunagakure had managed to hold firm through battle after battle largely because of Lady Chiyo.
"Then, Elders, I'll notify the villagers to begin refining gold dust."
"Go on."
With a single message from Rōsha, the people of the village immediately sprang into action.
Sunagakure had previously built many workshops for refining gold, and now their fires were lit once more.
Rōsha led a large group of shinobi deep into the desert to extract gold dust.
With one ninjutsu, gold dust blanketed the sky as it