[Ta-da!]
[Ichiraku Ramen's new soup base, welcome to taste!]
On a day with weather better than ever before, at a street corner in Konoha, a beam of warm sunlight brushed past a bright and beautiful young girl, shining upon a physically and mentally exhausted little beggar.
"Phew~"
Musashi finally managed to calm his brain down.
"Miss Tsunami, please go back and rest early."
...
That morning.
Musashi, who could now move freely, finished breakfast and got up, ready to go out.
"Musashi-kun!" Tsunami called out to him. "Are you going out?"
Musashi replied, "Yes, Miss Tsunami. I'm going to stroll around the pier."
Tsunami: "What's there to see at the pier? At this time, all the boats have gone out to sea."
Musashi: "Is that so? Then I'll go stroll around the bridge. What if someone comes to cause trouble again?"
Tsunami laughed: "Who would come to cause trouble now?"
"Besides, aren't Naruto and the others there?"
"Musashi-kun, your body hasn't fully recovered yet. You should rest at home like your friend."
"No need." Musashi refused flatly.
Women outside the village are tigers.
He didn't dare stay in the room any longer.
"Miss Tsunami, my body is completely fine now. Besides, I'm going to the bridge to watch the excavators." He gave an incredibly reasonable excuse... Pfft! Reason.
"Excavators?" Tsunami looked confused. "There are no excavators on the bridge right now? Only cranes."
"Then I'm going to watch the cranes!" Musashi looked determined.
Tsunami: "..."
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On the bridge.
The workers were working in full swing.
Naruto and Sasuke sat by the edge of the bridge, quietly watching the operating crane.
To the side were Sakura and Haku.
The four of them sat in a row.
"Sasuke, it's so boring here. What's so good about watching a crane?"
"Let's go do something else?"
Sasuke didn't turn his head: "Go by yourself."
Sakura: "Sasuke, it's fine for Naruto to watch here alone. Let's go train, okay? My water walking is getting better than yours~"
Sasuke: "You're annoying."
Sakura turned to look at Haku beside her: "Haku, what do you think? Should we watch boring stuff here, or go do something else?"
Haku said softly: "Anything is fine. I'll go wherever you go."
He wasn't interested in these things either, but compared to staying at home with those two men, staying with Naruto and the others felt more at ease.
In the eyes of the trio, Kakashi and Musashi were a good big brother and a good teacher.
But in his eyes, they were terrifying powerhouses that even Mr. Zabuza couldn't defeat.
Seeing that Haku didn't support her either, Sakura pouted in depression.
Just then, Musashi walked over and sat beside them.
He also began to watch the crane with rapt attention.
Sakura: "Senior Musashi? Why are you watching this boring stuff too?"
Hearing him speak, Naruto noticed him as well: "Boss! Why are you here?"
"Why aren't you resting at home?"
"Shh~" Musashi signaled them to be quiet.
"It's too stuffy at home; I came out for some fresh air."
"Also, Sakura, don't look down on cranes."
"Calm down and feel it carefully. Do you sense the mechanical, rhythmic beauty of the crane in operation?"
Sakura: "Not at all."
Musashi shut his mouth.
Indeed, don't try to make girls understand things that men like.
"Haku, are you getting used to things these past two days?"
"Lord Musashi, it's okay," Haku said respectfully.
"Relax~" Musashi waved his hand. "Don't be so formal. You can call me Senior Musashi or Big Bro Musashi like they do."
"When you're with me in the future, be a bit more at ease. I won't do anything to you."
"Understood, Musashi... Senior Musashi."
"That's right."
Next, ignoring the group, Musashi watched the crane work quietly.
The vibration of the tracks moving on the bridge deck.
The rhythmic sound of the winch operating.
Huge blocks of stone and timber were slowly moved to the appropriate positions under the operation of the crane.
Watching and watching, Musashi completely relaxed.
This was the beauty of construction.
The insignificant wisdom of humanity gathered together, a creation of civilization built bit by bit.
It was a happiness completely different from destruction.
Look at that hinge, fitting perfectly, how smooth the sound of operation is.
Look at that operation, flowing like moving clouds and flowing water, every movement just right.
Look at that big stone, cut so squarely.
Hanging so steadily!
Eh? Why is it shaking?
...Holy crap! It's falling!
Accompanied by a tooth-aching sound.
The forearm of the operating crane tilted slightly, followed by a loud "Bang!".
The huge stone suspended several meters high immediately fell.
Below, several workers responsible for guiding it stood frozen on the spot, eyes wide as the huge stone block enlarged in their vision!
"BOOM!!!~"