amaotonovel Chapter 362 is so long?
Chapter 362 is so long?
Carrying a huge scroll on his back, Sakumo Hatake walked along the Hokage Avenue in the early morning.
The sunlight was warm but not glaring, and the shops on both sides of the street had gradually opened, with the aroma of food and the cheerful laughter of people wafting in the air.
Several members of the Uchiha clan's security force were helping an old woman pick up the apples that had fallen to the ground and put them back in her basket. One of the younger members even used Fire Release to light the old woman's pipe, which brought a burst of hearty laughter.
Not far away, the widening project of Hokage Avenue was proceeding in an orderly manner at the construction site. The Hyuga clan ninjas activated their Byakugan and conducted pixel-level quality checks on every paving tile.
Everything seemed so peaceful and so full of life.
Shuo Mao could feel the weight of the scroll behind him; it wasn't just the weight of the paper and ink, but also the weight of sweat and anticipation.
It is the result of Shikanoichi's tireless efforts, the recognition of the First and Second Hokage, and the hope for the future of the entire Konoha.
He walked steadily, each step firmly planted on solid ground.
Soon, the towering Hokage Building came into view.
Shuo Mao straightened his collar and stepped inside.
He didn't go straight upstairs, but stopped at the door of an office at the end of the corridor.
A sign hung on the door: "Konoha Water Resources and Energy Department".
The door wasn't closed properly, and you could faintly hear a heated discussion coming from inside.
"No! This plan is absolutely unacceptable!"
Tobirama Senju's stern and decisive voice rang out, "The core of a dam is stability! Stability overrides everything! Your array is far too complex; a failure at any node could trigger a chain reaction!"
"But."
Another slightly hoarse, yet fervent, young voice rang out, "According to my calculations, once this reverse chakra recirculation system is added, the energy conversion rate of the hydroelectric generator set..."
It's Orochimaru.
Shuo Mao stood quietly outside the door, listening to the two geniuses inside arguing endlessly over a technical detail that he couldn't understand at all.
After a long while, the argument inside gradually subsided.
Sakumo then strolled away and headed towards the Hokage's office.
He knew that he was about to face the man who had personally ushered in this great era.
The village's supreme will, who always smiled gently yet held everything firmly in his grasp.
At this moment, Shuo Mao felt not tension, but an unprecedented, heavy sense of responsibility.
He took a deep breath.
"Tap, tap, tap."
A steady knock echoed in the quiet corridor.
Inside the office, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed, twitched his fingers slightly.
He had just finished processing the last scroll of information on the allocation of supplies to the border outposts, and his mind was a jumbled mess, filled with the quantities and transport routes of food, ninja tools, and medicine.
This moment of tranquility was a luxury he stole from his endless official duties.
"Come in."
Two gentle, slightly weary words were uttered.
The door was pushed open, and Sakumo Hatake's tall figure appeared in the doorway. He was dressed in simple ninja attire, but his restrained yet sharp aura was impossible to ignore, even from a distance.
What's most eye-catching is the enormous, almost exaggerated scroll he carries on his back.
Hiruzen Sarutobi shifted his attention from the scroll to the face of his most trusted subordinate.
Shuo Mao's expression remained calm as always, but beneath that calmness, there seemed to be a suppressed, unspeakable excitement.
"Hokage-sama." Sakumo stepped forward and bowed respectfully.
"Sit down, Shuomao."
Hiruzen Sarutobi pointed to the chair opposite him, picked up the teapot on the table himself, and poured him a cup of still-warm barley tea. "Judging from your expression, is there some news from Shikazuchi?"
"Yes."
Sakumo Hatake did not sit down, but instead unrolled the scroll from his back. With a slight click of the mechanism, one end of the scroll fell to the ground.
He held the scroll in both hands and gently pushed it forward.
"Splash..."
The heavy sheets of paper rubbed against the wooden floor, making a continuous sound. The huge scroll was unfurled, like a rushing river, instantly occupying most of the Hokage's office floor and stretching all the way to the door.
The surface is covered with densely packed charts, texts, and structural diagrams drawn in the precise brushstrokes characteristic of the Nara clan. Countless lines representing the flow of resources, manpower, and chakra crisscross and converge into the central, towering wooden pagoda, forming a magnificent blueprint that sends chills down your spine.
...So long?
Hiruzen Sarutobi's hand, which was about to pick up the teacup, froze in mid-air.
He looked down at the plan that was almost overwhelming him, and for a moment he didn't know where to begin.
One can clearly feel that this scroll exudes not only the smell of ink and paper, but also an aura mixed with wisdom, sweat, and wild imagination.
It smells like deer antlers; he probably didn't sleep all night.
"Hokage, this is the 'Konoha Sky Tower Phase I General Plan,' which was drafted by the Nara Shikazuchi Clan Chief and integrates the ideas of the First Hokage, the Second Hokage, and myself."
Sakumo Hatake's voice carried a hint of excitement. This was no longer a simple agricultural plan; it was an epic of war and a grand encyclopedia of agriculture.
Hiruzen Sarutobi put down his teacup, stood up, walked around the desk, and squatted down.
He started reading from the beginning of the scroll.
【I. Functional Zoning】
Floors 1-40: Daily Vegetable Area. Main Person in Charge: Akimichi Clan. Reason: Partial Multiplication Technique greatly improves tilling and harvesting efficiency. Specially designated areas for enhanced cultivation of green onions and garlic, specifically for supplying the Akimichi BBQ flagship store…
Upon seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi even pictured Akimichi Torifu's flushed, excited face. Making a glutton farm—that Shikazuchi guy really knows how to manipulate people to the core.
His gaze continued downwards.
Floors 41-80: Fruit and Cash Crop Zone. Main Person in Charge: Ninja Academy Academic Affairs Office. Reason: To provide senior students with long-term, safe practical assignments, introducing a labor points system…
[Special Program: Instructors from the Mountain Clan will be assigned to teach botany and utilize their sensory abilities to guide students in observing crop growth cycles...]
Excellent, this combines education and production. The sweat of the children's labor will turn into watermelons and strawberries in their mouths. Nothing can help them understand the meaning of protecting and building better than this.