Sunlight spilled across the ground. The once-gloomy Forest of Death had met an unfortunate end in Hashirama and Orochimaru's fight, and the ground, which had not seen sunlight for years, finally had a rare chance to bask in it.
The formerly damp, gloomy earth grew warm under the sunlight for once.
"Today's the last day. We can head for the central tower now."
Naruto shielded his eyes and looked at the sun in the sky, speaking somewhat lazily.
"Let's go. If we finish early, we can go home and rest."
Shikamaru narrowed his eyes and surveyed their surroundings. Nice. This whole area could serve as a tourist attraction in the future, along with this thing called a Ferris wheel.
If they promoted it with the gimmick that it helped romance blossom, then turned the surrounding area into a huge amusement park complete with shops, it would probably become a hit throughout the Shinobi World.
Then, whenever someone started dating, everyone around them would surely ask whether they had taken their partner to Konoha's Ferris wheel.
If they had not, their romance would be incomplete.
That way, Konoha's GDP would definitely increase severalfold.
After all, ordinary people far outnumbered Shinobi in this world, and most of its material wealth was created by ordinary people.
But... Shikamaru glanced at the forest that still loomed dark in the distance and sighed softly.
This was the Forest of Death. Getting ordinary people in here would not be easy.
Forget it. He was not some government official, and there was no need for him to think about Konoha's future.
"Yeah, let's go. I'm really curious about what's inside this scroll."
Ino nodded as she spoke.
And so, the group of ten set off for the central tower in force.
"At this point, there are bound