The busy day came to an end, and night slowly fell over the Land of Rain.
Without the help of machinery and with rainwater and pooling water getting in the way, construction in the Land of Rain was far more difficult than in Wave Country.
However, the Land of Rain had more ordinary ninja than Wave Country. One ninja could do the work of several ordinary laborers, and with Earth Release and Water Release assisting them, progress had not fallen too far behind.
Since the power supply had been destroyed and had yet to be restored, lighting relied on relatively traditional torches and candlesticks. Once the sun set, work had to stop.
After clocking out, the workers ate in the cafeteria, returned home, chatted briefly with family and friends, then put out the lights and went straight to bed.
They followed the traditional routine of working at sunrise and resting at sunset.
When the last candle in the residential area went out, and only the dense patter of rain and the faint, intermittent sound of snoring could be heard in the night, the rats began to move quietly.
Within the residential area shrouded in darkness, where only scattered flames flickered, several pairs of eyes seemed to glimmer faintly. Shadows flashed in and out of sight, moving lightly and silently through the darkness.
Whoosh—
A faint breeze seemed to pass by, making even the rain sound more urgent.
A dark figure appeared outside Naruto's temporary office building.
Since it had only been hastily erected, the office building was quite crude, and there was not even a single staff member standing guard outside.
The dark figure wore a black combat suit, with even his entire head wrapped in a black scarf. Only his eyes were exposed.
Stopping before the office building's entrance,