The clamor of the construction site was no longer chaotic.
Under Shikaku Nara's command, everyone and every ninjutsu technique became precise gears.
Atop a raised earthen wall, Hizashi Hyuga monitored every worksite with his Byakugan.
His voice traveled through Yamanaka Ryo's mental connection, becoming the most precise of instructions.
"Zone Seven, shift the earthen wall three centimeters to the left. Use the Softening Jutsu to adjust it."
"Uchiha, the third load-bearing pillar in Zone B has a vertical deviation of 0.5 degrees. Check it again."
On the ground, the Uchiha ninja moved at once. His Three-Tomoe Sharingan spun rapidly as he compared the data against the blueprints.
Then he said to the Black Wind ninja using Earth Release, "The soil isn't hardened enough. Increase your Chakra output."
"Got it!"
One Hyuga above and one Uchiha below, one still and one in motion—their coordination was seamless, as though they had been partners for years.
The craftsmen, who had once been driven to their wits' end by the ninjas, were now the most relaxed people on site.
All they had to do was install the doors, windows, rebar, and other components according to the reserved openings and measurements once the ninjutsu shaping was complete.
An elderly craftsman with a white beard stared at the building frames rising before his eyes, his hands trembling.
He had worked masonry his entire life.
From apprentice to master craftsman, he had taken on more than a dozen apprentices and worked from dawn until night. Even then, he could build at most two small buildings like these in a month.
But now...
He looked up, and as far as his eyes could see, the foundations and main structures of thirty houses had already been completed.
How long had it been?
Just one morning!
Complex emotions surged through