This ninja in Naruto is unscientific

Chapter 424 An Encounter

The morning breeze carried a slight chill.

With the departure of the delegations from various villages, the grand blueprint of a shared destiny for the ninja world has officially entered the substantive implementation phase.

Minato Namikaze, as the person in charge, has devoted himself wholeheartedly to the complex work of personnel scheduling, engineering team allocation, and coordination with various villages.

Nishikawa Toru, the Vice Minister of Finance, finally got a much-needed respite.

"Minato, with great power comes great responsibility. This is a necessary test on your path to becoming Hokage."

Nishikawa Tetsu stood by the office window, sipping hot tea and mentally cheering on Minato without any qualms. He then finished signing the last approval document on the table regarding the "disbursement of funds for transnational rail construction," and completely relinquished his responsibilities.

Since Yoshida Kazushima returned, Nishikawa Tetsu has been much more relaxed.

So there's no such thing as a peaceful and carefree life; it's just that someone is bearing the burden for you.

"Since it's the weekend, let's take a break and go check on the renovation progress in Xiaonan area of ​​the old town."

Nishikawa Tetsu put down his teacup, changed into some casual clothes, and walked out of the Ministry of Finance building.

Konoha Old Town.

This place was once the soul of Konoha, carrying the memories of generations of ninjas.

However, with the rise of the new district, this place once appeared dilapidated and crowded.

However, when Nishikawa Tetsu stepped into this area, the scene before him was a pleasant surprise.

The muddy, potholed dirt roads are gone, replaced by smooth, wide asphalt roads.

Along both sides of the road, the previously chaotic and haphazard illegal structures have been cleaned up, and uniformly planned chakra streetlights are neatly arranged.

"Che-jun, you've arrived."

Wearing a yellow hard hat and holding a roll of blueprints, Xiao Nan lightly leaped down from the scaffolding of a building under construction and landed steadily in front of Nishikawa Tetsu.

Although she was wearing dusty work clothes, it couldn't hide her elegant and refined temperament.

"You've worked hard, Minami. This progress is even faster than I expected," Nishikawa Tetsu exclaimed, looking at the bustling construction scene around him.

"Everyone is working very hard." Konan smiled slightly and handed the blueprints to Nishikawa Tetsu. "This is the current progress report."

Nishikawa Tetsu took the blueprints and, while looking through them, strolled with Konan through the old town undergoing renovation.

"Following the previous plan, we mainly reconstructed the underground pipe network and roads." Xiao Nan pointed to the ground. "The current drainage system and chakra power supply network are now fully integrated with the new district, and there will be no more flooding during rainy days or power outages in winter."

Nishikawa Tetsu nodded. Underground engineering is the conscience of infrastructure construction, and Konan and Xiao Construction Group have done an impeccable job in this regard.

"As for the buildings on the ground..." Xiao Nan pointed to a row of traditional wooden houses being renovated in front of them, "Considering that there are many historically significant buildings in the old town, and many families are unwilling to completely change their original living style, we have tried our best to preserve their original appearance during the renovation."

Nishikawa Tetsu followed Konan's finger and looked in that direction.

Although the wooden houses still retain their traditional Japanese style on the outside, with their antique wood grain, the damaged roofs have been replaced with more durable new rainproof tiles. Looking through the half-open windows, it's clear that soundproofing and insulation materials have been added to the interior walls.

"This 'restoring the old as it was' approach is very clever," Nishikawa Tetsu said with satisfaction. "Although it doesn't look as modern as the glass skyscrapers in the new district, it preserves Konoha's heritage and greatly improves the comfort level. This is the essence of old town renovation."

The two walked and talked, and before they knew it, they had crossed most of the old town.

The surrounding construction noise gradually subsided, replaced by a relatively quiet environment.

"Which family's territory is that ahead?" Nishikawa Tetsu asked casually, looking at the massive complex of buildings surrounded by high walls.

Although Nishikawa Tetsu is a native of Konoha, he hasn't been to every place. Konan, on the other hand, has memorized every place in Konoha because of the construction work.

This group of buildings seems out of place.

Although the surrounding roads have been renovated and made smooth and wide, the buildings inside the high walls still retain their original appearance, and even the paint on the gates has peeled off.

Clearly, the renovation project undertaken by Xiaojian Construction Group was not accepted here.

"That's the Shimura clan's ancestral land," Konan explained after glancing at it. "During the demolition consultation phase, the Shimura clan explicitly rejected our renovation proposal. They stated that the buildings within their clan's premises did not require the involvement of external construction teams, so we could only repair the public roads surrounding their ancestral land."

"The Shimura family..."

Nishikawa Tetsu narrowed his eyes, a hint of understanding flashing in them.

Although Danzo has fallen from power, the Shimura clan still has deep roots in Konoha.

Their refusal to renovate may stem from a stubborn adherence to old traditions, but it is also likely a protest and resistance against the major Konoha overhaul currently being led by the Hokage faction and Nishikawa Tetsu.

"Let them be. If they don't want to change it, then leave it as it is." Nishikawa Tetsu shrugged, not caring about this little incident.

Just as the two were about to turn and leave.

The slightly dilapidated gate of the Shimura family was suddenly pushed open.

A girl wearing a light blue kimono came out carrying a bamboo basket.

She had her head down, seemingly lost in thought, and her steps were somewhat hurried.

"Ouch!"

The girl wasn't paying attention to where she was going. As soon as she stepped out of the gate, she bumped right into Nishikawa Tetsu, who was about to turn around.

The bamboo basket fell to the ground, spilling out several boxes of exquisite ointment inside.

"I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry! I wasn't watching where I was going..."

The girl apologized repeatedly and hurriedly squatted down to pick up the ointment from the ground.

"It's okay, I turned around too quickly." Nishikawa Tetsuya squatted down and helped her pick up the ointment and put it back in the basket.

"Give."

Nishikawa Tetsu handed the basket to the girl.

The girl looked up, and her delicate and gentle face came into his view.

Nishikawa Tetsuya was taken aback.