Chiba Ran's voice was very calm.
Yet his question caused every ninja present to completely crash.
In a single day, turn three-zhang-deep quicksand into a rock layer?
How?
Who was going to do it?
Could it be that the daimyo himself would?
The Hidden Guard leader only found it absurd.
The daimyo he swore allegiance to was the ruler of the Land of Fire, a sovereign with heaven-reaching political and scheming methods, yet one who did not know any ninjutsu himself.
What was this lord trying to do?
Was he using an impossible task to test their loyalty, or did he want to use this method to beat down the Ministry of Works?
The Hidden Guard leader could not help letting his imagination run wild.
The Black Wind leader's thoughts, instead, were more direct.
He likewise had these guesses.
Yet in his view, this was the daimyo using an uncompletable task as a test.
If they flinched or questioned it...
Then what awaited the Black Wind Clan was being thoroughly purged and exterminated.
This was a life-or-death question.
Yet he had no choice.
The Black Wind leader did not hesitate any longer, suddenly taking a step forward and dropping to one knee once more as he said with grim resolve, "My lord!"
"As long as you can do it!"
"My Black Wind Clan, even if we have to throw our lives in, will definitely build a new city for you within half a month!"
His voice was exceptionally firm.
Though he did not know how the daimyo was going to pull it off, nor did he want to know.
He only knew that this was an opportunity to display loyalty!
Following the leader's stance, several Black Wind ninjas behind him also reacted in an instant, dropping to their knees in