Everyone expressed their support and understanding. It seemed they had all given the matter some thought to one degree or another. Now that Torikaze had formally brought it up, it was finally settled.
"Put up an announcement later so the villagers can be happy too. Children being able to attend school is a good thing."
"The first batch of students does not need to meet any age requirement. Anyone under ten can enroll. After that, it will be like the Ninja Academy—children must start school at six."
Minato was fully awake by now, so he had remembered everything Torikaze said.
"Got it. I'll write everything down in a moment and post it on the bulletin board. The villagers will be thrilled when they find out."
When the Academy of Arts had been built last year, people had already asked whether a school for Ordinary Children would be built as well.
The villagers had been disappointed once before, but they would not be disappointed this time. They could finally put their minds at ease.
Minato immediately went to handle the announcement. After dinner and their chat, the Kato family prepared to head home as well.
It was around six o'clock. They tidied up and got ready to rest.
After seeing them off, Torikaze set out for the residential complex Minato had bought.
There was no one in the complex at the moment. The buildings were all new and had not officially gone on sale yet.
Whenever Konoha built a new district, it sold part of the development rights to merchants and left the construction to them.
That was how this residential complex had come about, but it had now been reclaimed for public use.
To make absolutely certain, Torikaze began broadcasting his voice through the complex.
"Attention, everyone who can hear