There was no end to the filth in Amegakure's sewers.
To keep the sewers from clogging and the drainage system from developing problems, Amegakure's leader assigned many people to maintain them.
"What's that? It looks like ice."
Yuri Mikaze was responsible for cleaning the sewers in this area. His orders from above were to clean them thoroughly and never let them become blocked.
In addition, if he found anything suspicious, he had to preserve it and report it to the leader.
Reporting discoveries earned rewards. If anyone was caught concealing something, they could very well lose their head!
As a result, anything discovered in Amegakure's sewers was immediately reported up the chain.
"Let's fish it out and take a look."
Yuri Mikaze fished the glittering objects out of the foul water.
He would never have known without looking, but the sight gave him a fright. These glittering, crystal-like objects really were ice, cold to the touch.
But what was frozen inside them was horrifying and bloody: human limbs or fragments of internal organs.
"Ah!"
Yuri Mikaze got a tremendous fright. He had to report this!
The area he managed was the first section of this sewer. If he failed to report it and someone in the next section did, his head would roll.
"Lord Leader, this is what I found in the sewer."
Since Yuri Mikaze claimed to have important intelligence, he was soon brought to the residence of Amegakure's leader.
In all of Amegakure, only the leader could live in the high tower and look down over the village.
Apart from the leader, no one had the right to look down over Amegakure.
Amegakure's leader had orange-yellow hair and wore a black cloak patterned with red clouds. Numerous black metal rods pierced his face and body, making him look