Tazuna did not dare waste time. After briefly giving his son and grandson a few instructions, he set off for the company headquarters.
Upon arriving at the company headquarters and seeing the once-bright district reduced to ruins, Tazuna was deeply shocked. Even a professional demolition crew would need a great deal of time to tear down so many buildings.
And this was merely the aftermath of a battle between ninja. Ninja who wielded such destructive power could no longer be described as superhuman—they were already close to the gods of myth.
Uneasily entering the company building, Tazuna was led by a guard to Naruto's office.
There were only three people in the office: Naruto, Shisui, and Haku.
Tazuna had little impression of Naruto, but he recognized Shisui and Haku beside him. Weren't these two the travelers who had lodged at his home last night? How had they suddenly become Uzushio Village ninja?
They couldn't have remembered what I said yesterday, could they? This is bad.
Shisui and Haku recognized Tazuna as well. They smiled slightly to show their goodwill, then invited him to sit.
"Leader of Uzushio... sir?" Tazuna looked at Naruto across from him, unsure how to address the mysterious ninja wearing a Black Fox Mask.
"Just call me Menma... or you can call me Leader."
Naturally, Tazuna did not dare call him by name. Carefully, he said, "Lord Menma, do you truly intend to build a bridge for the Land of Waves? If that is true, then on behalf of the people of the Land of Waves, I thank you."
"Building a bridge is not that simple. We still need the consent of the Land of Fire on the other side, and communication will take quite some time as well. I plan to have this bridge completed within