Takigakure had frequent rain, and once it started, it usually lasted for days.
Ruri and Kakuzu sat in Sukiya eating sushi. Compared to roe sushi, he preferred the special fish liver sushi.
"Big brother, the village has changed so much." Kakuzu had been awake for three days. The moment he woke up, he discovered that the entire village had undergone earth-shaking changes, with many unfamiliar people appearing as well. Takigakure looked far more like a proper village than before, and he could not help sighing.
"Yes, everything is slowly getting better." Ruri turned to look at the rain-blurred street behind him. Due to the lack of effective drainage, puddles had gathered everywhere, their surfaces rippling beneath the falling rain. Once the basic infrastructure was completed, they should begin work on the sewers as well.
"I'm done, big brother. Let's hurry to the Ninja Academy!" Kakuzu scratched his head. The fish liver sushi was simply a heavenly delicacy, but unfortunately, the owner had rules and stubbornly refused to let him order a second plate.
Ruri took out his wallet to pay. Kakuzu did not even pretend to be polite. Even though Sukiya's sushi was not expensive, someone as miserly and money-obsessed as him would never treat anyone. Not in this lifetime.
"Chie has already enrolled, right? She missed the entrance assessment because she was taking care of you. The requirements for late admission are strict, but she shouldn't have any problems."
"The paperwork was completed yesterday. That child is truly pitiful. Both her parents died in that coup..." Something seemed to flicker in Kakuzu's eyes. After waking up, he felt an unusual attachment to Chie. Later, Ruri told him that a small portion of his heart had come from Chie.
There was no helping it; too many unexpected developments had occurred.