That way, he would not have to come out and buy them tomorrow at noon, wasting half the day.
Along the way, Uchiha Madara was surprised to find that aside from the inns, nearly every shop was closed. He could not understand why a monster invasion meant they had to close up. What did closing their doors have to do with it?
Did closing the doors mean all the monsters would stop invading? Wasn't that just burying their heads in the sand?
"Hey, mister up ahead." As Uchiha Madara walked along, someone called out to him.
Turning around, Uchiha Madara saw a high-spirited young man with an imposing bearing. He was clearly no ordinary person.
There was a third eye on the man's forehead.
So he was from the Heavenly Eye Clan. Uchiha Madara felt that he was beginning to understand the Elzeran Continent a little better.
"Not a young man after all—you're an uncle," the man said with a smile.
"Hello." Uchiha Madara looked at him. "Did you call me over for something?"
"No, I was just wondering—since there isn't anyone else on the streets, why are you still out here?" the man asked Uchiha Madara.
"I came out for a walk after dinner. Aren't you on this street too?" Uchiha Madara said with a smile.
"I'm on routine patrol. Uncle, don't you know that monsters may appear in the next few days? Walking the streets alone is dangerous at any moment," the man told Uchiha Madara.
"With you all here, there's nothing to fear. By the way, I was just about to ask about this. The monsters are coming from outside, right? Then what's with the people inside the city? Why have they stopped doing business altogether?" Uchiha Madara asked.
"Now that monsters are about to attack the