On the outskirts of Konoha, in a newly expanded deep underground space, eighty meters below the surface, it was so well hidden that it was... extremely suitable for "black slaves."
Kakashi, Tenzo, and Yuhara were currently in this underground space—or rather, this space had been dug out by the three of them.
"Get your bearings, then let's get to work." Yuhara lit the torches on the walls one by one as he spoke.
The direction was not difficult to determine, but Kakashi still could not help asking, "Yuhara, for such a massive project, shouldn't we bring in more manpower?"
Kakashi was such a lazy person, yet whenever he was with Yuhara, it seemed he was always engaged in arduous and monotonous Earth Style Ninjutsu work.
"Considering that this thing may become Konoha's lifeline in the future, the fewer people who know about this project, the better. Having us handle this work fully demonstrates the village's trust in us," Yuhara said casually.
Whether it was trust or not was another matter. Having only a few people handle the work had definitely taken secrecy into consideration. Yuhara did not particularly care about this so-called trust, but the more secret the matter remained, the safer Tigo's true body would be. So when caution was called for, they still had to be as careful as possible.
After hearing Yuhara's explanation, Kakashi had nothing left to say. Fine, then. He would just work hard.
And so, the three of them took turns using Earth Style to excavate a "tunnel" in a certain direction. For this task, Kakashi had taught Yuhara and Tenzo several Earth Style techniques without hesitation—and for free. In fact, they had no choice but to learn them. Yuhara had never expected Kakashi to be such an enthusiastic teacher.
Yuhara and Tenzo had