The next day.
It was still raining in the Land of Rain.
The sky was as gray and overcast as ever.
My name was Kawaisuke.
An ordinary person in the Land of Rain.
I had a beautiful wife and an adorable daughter!
Kawaisuke gripped a battered little umbrella tightly as he stood some distance away, furtively staring at a house nearby.
He remembered... a family of three had once lived there too, but they seemed to have encountered ninjas from an enemy village during the war... and the whole family had been killed.
So this dark house, which should have been empty, looked particularly different today, especially because of the sign hanging over its entrance...
Recruitment Site
And beside it—
Are you still lost in life? Still worrying about survival? Still distressed as you watch your family endure famine?
If so! Join us!
One of the top hundred enterprises in the ninja world! Deep partnerships with the Five Great Nations and Five Great Villages! Diverse core businesses! Professional teams! Recognized by major nations and ninja villages! Strong capital! Guaranteed credibility!
Furthermore, our company employs multiple ninjas to protect every employee who comes to work!
Join now for excellent benefits, including food and lodging! Limited slots available! First come, first served!
And beside that...
Stood a photograph.
It showed three children with different hair colors wearing green work uniforms, holding shovels and standing tall as they gazed ahead. Beneath it was another line: Join us! Let us create a better future together!
"..."
Although it looked rather strange, Kawaisuke felt relieved. "Looks like... I came to the right place."
He looked again at the large advertisement. He recognized the red-haired kid on it... that was the child who had come to his home a few days ago to stuff flyers through