Hanzo of the Salamander walked with his back half-bent, respectfully leading the two toward the center of Amegakure.
Along the way, Hanzo of the Salamander also introduced them to Amegakure's scenery, singing the praises of its beautiful mountains, lovely waters, and picturesque views.
When Hanzo of the Salamander learned that the two had come from Sunagakure, his expression grew even more delighted.
Hanzo of the Salamander made a point of emphasizing the deep, beautiful friendship and strategic partnership between Sunagakure and Amegakure: connected by shared routes, separated by only a narrow stretch of water, bound by comradeship and mutual principle, enjoying a noble friendship as gentle as the breeze, and drinking from the same river.
Our representative from Sunagakure, Mu, also declared with deep feeling that the Sand-Rain bond between their neighboring villages would endure forever.
The New-Era Sunagakure Boy beside him, Obito Senju, watched with his jaw hanging open. At Mu's prompting, Obito Senju also shed tears of emotion upon hearing of the excellent relations between the two villages.
"All right, leader of Amegakure, let's keep the small talk brief. I heard your village has recently been offering fish ponds for contracting?" Mu could barely stand listening to that official bullshit himself anymore, so he changed the subject.
"Yes, yes. As you've seen, Amegakure has water everywhere. Every hole is a fish pond, and we don't have many people here. There's no way we can use all of them ourselves." Hanzo of the Salamander sighed helplessly.
"Mm, we won't inspect them one by one, then. Here's what we'll do: tally up all the fish ponds for me as soon as possible. However many you have, I'll take them all," Mu said casually.
"Oh!! Absolutely! Tell you what, I'll call over all our village's shinobi too, to help you pump