It was said that the Land of Whirlpools had fully opened up recently as well, and the country was rapidly rebuilding at an inexplicable pace.
No one knew exactly what was going on, but the pace of development was frighteningly fast.
In another year or two, it would probably recover seventy or eighty percent of what it had fallen behind on over the years.
Many people suspected Torikaze had helped, but Torikaze personally stepped forward to deny the rumors.
There was no news coming out of the Land of Whirlpools either, so it became a topic of idle chatter.
Nawaki had originally wanted to invite Ran to the wedding, but the reply from over there said he was simply too busy. He sent a congratulatory gift and said he would not be coming himself.
Nawaki could only let it go. He decided that once he had some free time, he would take Tomoko to the Land of Whirlpools for a visit—provided it had truly recovered.
"All right, let's go find Grandpa and the others. We should share this with them too and give them something to be happy about."
"Okay, then let's hurry."
After returning to the rest area, Torikaze did not go back to his room to rest. Instead, he went to find the "stars" who were taking a break. Their performances had been excellent, and Hashirama had privately messaged him to say he was very satisfied.
Now that the wedding was over, Torikaze was considering whether to send them back immediately or let them stay for the bonfire party before returning.
Of course, that would depend on their own schedules.
"Me! I'm not going back. None of us have anything to do today. There's a bonfire party tonight, so of course we have to go have some