"Try them out. Call each other's phone codes, and you'll be able to talk."
The elders were all a little impatient. With a few Body Flickers, Hiruzen Sarutobi returned to the village below the cliff.
Then he dialed the call to Minato Namikaze. "Minato, Minato, can you hear me?"
Minato Namikaze was overjoyed. "I can! Lord Third Generation, we can talk over long distances now!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was also overjoyed in the village.
This was a major step for Konoha, one could even call it a qualitative leap. Even though they had not developed it themselves, that did not matter.
Once they had it, it was theirs.
"Big Brother Torifu, this really is incredible. Having a tower and not having one is like heaven and earth."
Hokage Torifu smiled faintly. "This is what you deserve. Since I made an agreement with Shimura Danzō, I definitely won't go back on my word."
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura were also so shocked that they could not speak.
When they had heard about this yesterday, they had already been beside themselves with excitement. But after personally verifying it for real, they truly could barely hold it together.
Konoha's development over these short two years had truly been far too rapid.
Not only could they play games on their phones in their free time, now they could even make long-distance calls.
Minato Namikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi tried the video function again. The moment they tapped it open, both of their faces appeared on the phones.
That made both of them burst into delighted laughter.
"Lord Third Generation, I can see you."
"Me too, Minato. This function really is excellent. Life in Konoha will definitely become even more colorful from now on!"
The appearance of the Signal Tower undoubtedly made all of Konoha cheer.
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