By the time Tetsuhiro returned, feeling dejected, the temporary settlement had already been built, and everyone was going about their work in an orderly fashion.
The women handled cooking, cleaning, and caring for the elderly and children.
The men felled trees, built wooden cabins, cleared land for farming, hunted, and scavenged for valuables in the ruins.
Nearly a hundred thousand people consumed a staggering amount of supplies, so Erwin had organized eleven teams, each with its own assigned tasks.
Tetsuhiro slowly descended from the sky and praised them. "Really impressive. Human civilization has struggled back to its feet through one hardship after another. Tobirama, you've all done very well."
Whoosh! A golden light flashed, and Tobirama appeared beside him in an instant.
"It was nothing. Big brother, have you finished everything on your end?"
Tetsuhiro took out the Sealing Card and handed it to Tobirama. Its formerly blank face now bore an image of Anubis's true form. That hideous face, brimming with hatred, sent a chill down even Tobirama's spine.
"I'll study it right here, so he doesn't get a chance to exploit any loopholes."
"Mm. Take this and study it too, but you'll have to return it to the Egyptian Museum in a week." With that, he handed over the golden eyeball.
"Isn't this the thing embedded in Maximillion Pegasus's eye? The Millennium Eye, wasn't it? I remember it was already gone when we rescued him not long ago."
"That's right. Madara gave it to me after I finished the sealing. Anubis probably ripped it out by force. Hiss... just thinking about it hurts."
"Heh, that's nothing. Have you forgotten our battles with the Uchiha back in the Warring States period? Now those were brutal!"
"Why bring up the past? People need to look ahead, understand?"
"All right, you're