At dusk, light snow drifted from the sky. The commercial street in Konoha's new district was bustling, with orderly shops beneath the neatly lined eaves on both sides of the road.
This was a food street. Besides common snacks, it offered specialties from all over. Ever since the new district opened, many people liked coming here whenever they had free time. By evening, the number of pedestrians grew especially large.
"I never thought Konoha could become like this. I used to always think about going out to have fun while on missions, but now it seems completely unnecessary."
Rin, walking arm in arm with Anko, could not help but sigh. Besides the food street, there were all kinds of uniformly planned streets, such as shopping streets. The environment was also exceptionally clean, with people assigned to clean throughout the day.
The first time she had come here with her friends, she had truly felt like a country bumpkin entering the city.
No, she had visited the capital and some of the Land of Fire's major cities while on missions before, but none of them had been nearly as prosperous as this place.
Rin finally understood what the Hokage had been busy with every day.
"Rin, I built this street with my own two hands!" Obito said from the side, eagerly claiming credit.
"Didn't you build the entire new district?" Rin turned to look at him.
Obito grinned foolishly. "That's true, but the construction workers worked very hard too."
Obito had invited her to shop here today. Rin had nothing to do at home, so she had brought Anko along.
After buying some snacks from a stall, the three stood beneath a streetlamp, eating as they took in the lively atmosphere.
The snow beneath the streetlamp was clearly visible. Pedestrians walked