When Hanyu and Orochimaru arrived at the Valley of the End, they saw from afar a waterfall rushing down from a towering cliff that was almost vertical to the ground. On the left and right sides of the waterfall, there were two blue boulders of the same height and somewhat exaggerated size.
Hanyu could no longer remember whether the terrain here was originally like this, or whether it changed because of the battle between the First Hokage and Uchiha Madara, but the only thing that was certain was that before the two ninjas had the final battle here, it would definitely not be called the Valley of the End.
A group of people were busy under the waterfall, as if they were measuring something.
When someone saw Hanyu and the other man approaching from afar and slowly discovered that they were ninjas from Konoha, someone walked towards them.
"Master Hanyu?"
The person who came over was the head craftsman in charge of the entire carving project. He had previously received information that only one senior ninja named "Hanyu" would come here to supervise the progress of the project. However, now there were only two ninjas present, so he could only tentatively call out Hanyu's name.
"It's me," Hanyu said. "Has the work started yet?"
There are about seventy or eighty people in charge of carving the stone statues here. They are all craftsmen from Konoha Village. Therefore, even though one side is a ninja and the other side is a civilian, they are all family.
"Preliminary, but the preparations are almost complete. We expect work to begin after you arrive," said the chief craftsman.
Civil engineering like this seems to be completed faster if it is handed over to ninjas, but in fact it is not the case. First of all, ninjas are fully dedicated military and combat units. Generally, it is very impressive for ninjas to carve a dog head. They do not have the exquisite skills of craftsmen who have been focusing on carving for thirty years.
Secondly, in the ninja village, ninjas and ordinary civilians have their own division of labor. If ninjas do the work of civilians, the civilians will have nothing to do. So even if sometimes one ninja's work can replace fifty civilians' work, the Hokage always has to consider the issue of employment rate.
"Do you have the design drawings for the statue?"
"Yes." The head craftsman immediately handed the design drawing of the statue to Hanyu and said, "This is the design selected by the Third Hokage."
On the drawing, the First Hokage and Uchiha Madara were on either side of the waterfall, and their upper bodies were far above the flat top of the cliff. The height of the statue was the same as the height .
That is to say, each statue is actually made up of the cliff below as the base, spliced with the huge rock above... Well, integrated carving is inherently difficult, and the terrain here does not allow it.
And he didn't know if it was an illusion, but Hanyu felt that the two statues were much more magnificent than he had imagined... Perhaps this was because the cost had been increased and the statues had been enlarged. After all, the Third Hokage had extorted a sum of money from the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.
However, consistent with Hanyu's impression, this group of statues still follows the style of grand and rough. They are the kind of works that win by momentum rather than details... Hanyu had previously thought that he could decide the style of the statues, but he didn't expect that the Third Hokage had already arranged it.
This is a pity, otherwise it would be very artistic if the first Hokage raised his middle finger with one hand and held the basketball with the other hand. However, now... we can only do what the third Hokage said. We can't mess around, Hanyu is the overall responsible person, and he will be responsible if there is any problem.
"What about the construction period?"
"A year and a half."
It's quite urgent.
However, Hanyu will certainly not stay here for the whole year and a half. He just needs to ensure that the project starts smoothly and can be successfully inspected when the time comes.
"You are the experts. I will not give instructions on specific matters. I will leave everything to you professionals. After all, I am only good at tinkering with small items, and I am already rusty at it... Ahem, I have gone off topic. I only have one request. Especially for the statue of the first Hokage, you must work hard. As for the other one, it will be fine if it is acceptable to the eye."
"Yes, yes."
The head craftsman actually didn't quite understand. It was the first time he heard of different quality standards being applied to the same project. This was a bit ridiculous.
However... although the ninja in front of him looked very young and seemed unreliable, ordinary people in the ninja village knew it best - even this "child" had his hands stained with human blood.
What's more, he is a jonin, and everyone knows what jonin means, which means that the blood on his hands must be at least several times more than imagined.
Therefore, even though they were all from the same village, the chief craftsman was not "afraid" of Hanyu, but he would definitely be careful and cautious.
"Then let's get started. Oh, if you need any details, just discuss it with this kid. He is the illegitimate son of the Third Hokage here."
Orochimaru: "…"
There is nothing wrong with what Hanyu said. There is nothing wrong with saying that a direct disciple is a son. However, a son is a son, so why is he an illegitimate child? This is too misleading.
The head craftsman became more and more shocked. A little child entrusted the work to another even younger child, and that younger child turned out to be the illegitimate son of the Third Hokage?
The Third Hokage looked like he had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looked very sanctimonious, but unexpectedly... At this time, the head craftsman recalled the appearance of the Third Hokage. Well, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the small mustache under the chin of the Third Hokage was not the style that a serious person would have.
But this matter was too confidential, and the craftsman leader did not dare to tell anyone about it, otherwise he would be silenced, so... he decided to tell it only to the deputy leader with whom he had the closest relationship. The deputy leader was an honest man, and like the leader, he could keep all kinds of secrets secret.
…
Therefore, Hanyu set up a tent on the river bank far away from the waterfall, and the renovation project of the Valley of the End scenic spot began immediately.
Orochimaru was a very capable child, he handled all the work in an orderly manner, so Hanyu had a lot of free time. Everything seemed normal... It seemed normal for two days.
On the third day after the two arrived here, strange things began to happen.
Near noon that day, Hanyu and Orochimaru were having lunch, and then they saw a green snake as thick as a human wrist crawling towards their feet.
"The snake you summoned?" Hanyu held the bowl, sipped a mouthful of noodle soup, and then asked Orochimaru.
Orochimaru shook his head. Why would he summon snakes for no reason on the construction site?
However, just as he shook his head, he saw Hanyu pull out one of the two long swords behind him, and then with a sharp move, he nailed the snake's head to the ground.
Then, Hanyu quickly cooked the giant snake weighing dozens of kilograms...the kind of cooking that could be used as food.
Orochimaru felt a little scalp numb when he saw this. Was this killing the snake to warn the snake? He thought to himself, how could you peel off the skin of a snake and plan to eat its flesh?
"I'm giving out some benefits. See if any of the craftsmen like snake soup. They work so hard every day, so it would be good to supplement their nutrition."
Hanyu is, after all, a kind-hearted person.
The matter would have ended here, but at noon on the fourth day, another identical snake appeared.
Orochimaru frowned, thinking that something was a little strange. The snake's eyes seemed to have human nature, but before he could figure out anything, he was confused.
Because Hanyu once again made a great move.
"Yesterday, people said the snake meat was delicious and they would like more if it's available today."
Orochimaru : "…"
Even if you let people study it for three minutes, just three minutes, it's fine. People are eager to eat meat, which is understandable, but can't they wait even three minutes?
Or did Hanyu just want to kill the snake?
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