With Daiyue around, a lot of things became much easier...
Orochimaru looked at the assembled big shots among the Beasts of Burden, his heart all but breaking...
"Don't look so miserable, Orochimaru. Didn't you have a much easier time during the six months or so we were away?" Dave knew why Orochimaru was sighing. He patted his shoulder with a smile.
"Yes, Uncle Dave. I had six peaceful months, and now you've dumped six months' worth of work on me all at once." Orochimaru watched the construction crew at work and sighed helplessly...
What came next wasn't just a matter of one village anymore. There was an entire planet involved...
"Big Cannon... no, where's my Little Tsunade, Orochimaru? Why didn't she come?" Hashirama had been helping the construction crew before coming over to ask anxiously.
"Tsunade... was afraid you'd scold her for embarrassing you, so she didn't come," Orochimaru said with a helpless smile.
Actually, Tsunade was afraid Hashirama would start pestering her to get married the moment he saw her...
"Oh, honestly, that girl. She's my granddaughter, after all. What's wrong with having a big reputation? That's exactly what she should have. I wouldn't scold her. Never mind, I'll go back and see her once I'm done here. Back to work for me." Hashirama spoke helplessly, then rejoined the construction crew and threw himself into the work.
"Lord Hashirama! Quick, quick, quick! We need some Wood Release over here!"
"Coming right up!"
"These are all the policies I could think up for you while I was here. After all, there's a lot involved in star-village interconnection. I've come up with quite a few things for you over these past few months. Take them back, look them over, work on them, and make whatever changes you need. Do a