This meant Tomohiro could still watch the fireworks after he finished cooking, and it made him incredibly happy.
Eating dinner while enjoying the fireworks.
Pure bliss.
"Stop staring already. You'll give yourself neck problems. There'll be a fireworks display tomorrow during the Spring Festival, so you can watch to your heart's content then."
Tomohiro chuckled. "I'm just a country bumpkin in the city, seeing the world for the first time. Of course I have to take a few extra looks."
Torikaze could only shake his head helplessly at that.
As Chisato watched the fireworks fill the sky, her thoughts inevitably drifted back to that night when Torikaze had set off fireworks for her.
It had been the first time she had seen flames so dazzling. Even though she had mastered all kinds of Fire Release ninjutsu, she had never known flames could come in so many colors.
That was why Chisato understood Tomohiro's feelings so well.
"This is what a holiday atmosphere should feel like. Let tonight be a warm-up for tomorrow. Everyone should be happy, so the new year will go more smoothly and be even better."
"Then I'll gladly take your auspicious words, hahaha."
About half an hour later, the fireworks in Konoha gradually died down, and the night returned to its usual quiet.
After dinner, everyone prepared to sleep and rest. Tomorrow was the most important day of the year.
Every Konoha resident was looking forward to it, each going to sleep filled with joy.
The same was true for the people in the Cloud Clan's territory.
Early the next morning, the sound of firecrackers rang out across Konoha. Hearing them, the villagers got up one after another and brought out the firecrackers they had bought long ago but left unused for so long.
The crackling was