"Yeah, and we can play a little game while we're at it. It'll be nice for everyone to have some fun together."
After that, Torikaze began casting ninjutsu. Streaks of crimson light flew from his hands, gradually turned transparent, and quietly descended into different corners of Konoha, waiting to be discovered.
Torikaze watched the villagers below search for Crystal Roses with satisfaction.
This counted as a little game, mainly to prevent anyone from saying they had simply been unlucky.
This time, they could make an effort themselves.
Although the roses were hidden extremely well, there were simply too many people in Konoha.
Within minutes, roses began to be found one after another.
However, the things were hidden too well, so they were only found sporadically. No one had managed to obtain roses on a large scale.
Torikaze did not continue watching and instead returned to Hashirama's courtyard.
"You've got quite the ideas, coming up with a fancy little trick like this."
Torikaze smiled in response. "Isn't it to keep everyone from feeling too gloomy? That way, even if they don't get a slot, they won't complain too much."
Hashirama shook his head. "It still feels like we've let them down. They came from far away to attend Nawaki's wedding, only to have to compete for entry slots like this in the end."
Torikaze had not considered that at first, but he realized it now.
"Maybe I should compensate them somehow. But what kind of compensation would suit sixty thousand people?"
Hashirama shook his head. "Don't look at me. How would I know? Just make the livestream screen clearer when the time comes, so everyone can see properly."
"That can be solved. Leave it to me. There's not much else I can do. This time, I really didn't think things through."