The ANBU, Samui, and the others returned from gathering supplies with suitable branches they had just found in the woods in their hands, then stared helplessly at the Duplex Villa that had appeared in the clearing.
"..."
The already silent ANBU fell into an even deeper silence.
Even A, who emerged from the woods carrying a large log, fell into an inexplicable silence.
He looked at the people sitting in wooden rocking chairs on the villa's balcony, then at the "shelter" he and the others held in their hands.
"Lord Raikage, you're back."
Holding Naruto by the collar with one hand, Yugito Nii jumped down from the balcony with him.
"Uh, yes."
A grunted an acknowledgment as he watched Yugito Nii approach with Naruto.
It went without saying that this had to be a product of Naruto's Wood Release.
Damn, I'm jealous. I wonder if this kid would make me one.
Look, I even lost an arm fighting Madara Uchiha.
Was a man who had just lost an arm really supposed to build a shelter to sleep in using such crude materials now?
A hint of anticipation crept into his gaze as he looked at Naruto and Yugito Nii.
"Did you build this, Naruto?"
A pointed at the villa, asking a question he already knew the answer to.
"Ahem, of course I did! I'm the best Builder in the Shinobi World now."
Naruto proudly raised his head. His construction skills had developed after he became able to use Wood Release, running into the Forest of Death with his friends every day and building countless bases.
With the little tricks for wooden structures he had previously learned from Uncle Tazuna added in, even Tenzo might not be a match for Naruto.
"Then..."
"Don't worry, Lord Raikage. I brought Naruto over here