In truth, it was all much the same, but Torifu was also using this as a chance to build up his strength.
He was preparing for the Outsider's arrival.
This time, Torifu went to the Otherworld in person, since the Ring was in his possession and he had to go himself.
When he arrived outside Sunagakure, he saw that many pits had already been dug.
If they dug deep enough near the village, they could still find soil.
But a little farther away, that wasn't possible. It was nothing but endless yellow sand.
Torifu flickered into the office. Rasa seemed mentally prepared for his arrival, though his body gave a slight tremor.
"Lord Torifu, you're here."
Torifu nodded. "I've brought thirty thousand trees. Have the villagers start planting them."
"Great! I'll go call the villagers over right away."
They didn't have any other tools at their disposal, so Rasa could either shout or put up notices.
In the end, he did both, and it worked quickly. A crowd gathered almost at once.
"Lord Kazekage! What's going on?"
Standing on the rooftop of the Kazekage Building, Rasa shouted, "Villagers, grab your tools! We're going to plant trees! If we succeed this time, Sunagakure won't have to fear the fierce winds anymore!"
The villagers were thrilled to hear this.
When they had all worked together to dig the pits a few days earlier, they'd already been looking forward to planting the trees!
Though the pits they had dug had been half-buried by sand over the past few days, it was no big deal.
For the life they dreamed of, they wouldn't shy away from hard work!
The villagers headed out of the village in a great throng.
The sturdy, thick Sand-Blocking Wall kept much of the sand and wind from entering the