Chapter 416 Fireworks Display
Chapter 416 Fireworks Display
As night fell completely, the ecological park at the new center of Konoha was adorned with tens of thousands of ambient lights, creating a dreamlike scene.
"Listen! There's a sound!"
Chanel suddenly stopped and pricked up her ears.
A faint commotion drifted from afar, accompanied by rhythmic drumbeats, sounding exceptionally clear in the tranquil park.
"It seems to be coming from the island in the middle of the lake," Shizune said, pointing towards the center of the artificial lake.
Mei Terumi's gaze pierced through the night, and she could vaguely see the brightly lit island in the middle of the lake, with people bustling about.
"Let's go! Let's go take a look!"
Kana excitedly grabbed the two of their hands and ran towards the island in the middle of the lake.
As they crossed the wooden arch bridge and stepped onto the island in the middle of the lake, the sight before them made all three girls gasp in amazement.
This place has been transformed into a huge open-air market!
Various food stalls and game booths lined up along the edge of the island.
The sizzling sound of grilled squid, the sweet aroma of takoyaki, and the cheers of scooping goldfish and shooting balloons intertwine to create a lively scene full of everyday life.
"Wow! So much delicious food!" Kana's eyes instantly turned into stars, and her mouth was practically watering.
"So today is the ecological park's fireworks display!"
Jingyin noticed a banner hanging in front of a stall and suddenly realized what it meant.
"No wonder the park was so lively tonight."
Just then.
"call out--"
A sharp, piercing sound tore through the night sky.
"Bang!"
A huge golden firework burst open in the night sky, transforming into countless points of starlight that cascaded down like a golden waterfall.
"Wow--!"
Cheers erupted across the entire island in the lake. The three girls were also stunned by the sudden beauty and looked up at the sky.
Immediately afterwards, fireworks of various shapes and colors rose into the sky one after another, illuminating the entire night sky of Konoha as bright as day.
"Look at that! It's a red fan!" Kana exclaimed excitedly, pointing to a huge red and white fan pattern in the sky. "That's the Uchiha clan crest!"
"There's another one over there! It looks like a butterfly!" Shizune pointed in another direction, where a giant butterfly pattern made up of blue and purple light spots was fluttering in the air. It was the symbol of the Akimichi clan.
Next, the sky was filled with the eight trigrams representing the Hyuga clan, the clan crests of the Nara and Yamanaka clans, and even the symbol representing the medical department.
These fireworks were jointly sponsored by the various ninja clans and departments of Konoha. Each one represents their support for this grand event and is also a way to demonstrate the unity within Konoha to the entire ninja world.
And at the very end of all the fireworks.
"boom--!!!"
With a deafening roar, a golden firework, larger than any of the previous fireworks, exploded at the highest point.
Golden light rapidly condensed in the night sky, eventually transforming into a huge, lifelike pattern of wood and leaf leaves.
The leaves drifted slowly down from the sky, as if telling everyone the will that "where the leaves dance, the fire will never die."
Even in a densely vegetated area like an ecological park, there's no need to worry about the risk of fire. This is because after these chakra fireworks burn out, they transform into a harmless, even beneficial, faint rain of chakra light that dissipates into the air.
……
Meanwhile, at the Konoha International Conference Center on the top floor of the Twin Towers.
The five figures who were leisurely drinking tea and chatting all put down their teacups and looked up.
From this height, the fireworks seemed to bloom right before their eyes, within reach.
"It's truly magnificent." The Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, gazed at the enormous Konoha pattern in the night sky, his purple eyes gleaming with complex light.
"Although it's flashy, it's undeniably beautiful." Onoki's eyes were fixed on the fireworks.
The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, took a deep drag on his pipe, the white smoke he exhaled reflecting the fireworks outside the window.
"This is not just fireworks; it is also a symbol of prosperity and peace that Konoha is showing to everyone."
……
On the other side of the island in the lake, on the viewing platform near the artificial lake, Nishikawa Tetsu was half-slumped in a chair, holding a glass of juice with ice in his hand.
"Phew... I can finally catch my breath." Nishikawa Tetsu looked at the fireworks blooming in the night sky and let out a long sigh.
These past few days have been exhausting, a constant battle of wits between negotiating teams and think tanks from various villages.
Those old foxes scrutinized every single clause, eager to fleece Konoha bald.
"How about it? Was the budget for this fireworks festival well-approved?" Nishikawa Tetsu turned to look at Uchiha Fugaku, Namikaze Minato, and Nara Shikaku, who were also slumped in their chairs.
"Not bad," Fugaku said, but his eyes never left the fireworks.
Fugaku didn't need to participate in the discussion of the details; he was just there to bring the three of them food. Mikoto said they had worked too hard these past few days, so she made a lot of delicious food, and then the three of them dragged her here.
Minato smiled and shook his head. Although he looked tired, his azure eyes were full of relief.
"It is indeed beautiful. Seeing the villagers enjoying peace and prosperity so peacefully makes all the hard work worthwhile."
It was a pity that Kushina wasn't there, Minato thought to himself with a sigh. Kushina had been dragged off to go shopping by Tsunade.
"It's just that this bill is a bit of a headache." Shikaku yawned, still holding a pen in his hand as usual. "Although the various families sponsored a portion, the security, venue maintenance, and the research and development costs of those 'special chakra fireworks' add up to a considerable expense."
"Hey, Shikaku, you've got a broader perspective!" Nishikawa Tetsu waved his hand. "What's a little money like this? This is an investment! You'll make money, trust me!"
Standing behind, Yoshida Kazushima added meticulously, "The deputy minister is right. According to preliminary estimates, the foot traffic in the ecological park and surrounding commercial streets tonight has increased threefold compared to usual. The stall fees and business tax revenue alone will be a considerable income."
"Listen to this! That's what professionalism looks like!" Nishikawa Tetsu patted Ichishima on the shoulder with satisfaction. "Shikaku, Shikaku, your calculations are still not as shrewd as those of us in the Ministry of Finance."
Shikaku rolled his eyes, too lazy to pay attention to this money-obsessed vice minister, and continued to enjoy the fireworks in the night sky.
……
On the island in the middle of the lake.
"Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—!"
Accompanied by a continuous, sharp roar that tore through the night sky, the real visual feast began.
The sky was no longer just a single color and a simple tribal emblem; dozens of specially made fireworks rose into the air simultaneously, exploding with a bang after reaching their highest point.
"Boom—!"
The area above the entire ecological park instantly transformed into a vibrant, colorful sea of light.
Crimson, deep blue, shimmering gold, emerald green... all sorts of colors of light intertwine and collide, tearing the night to shreds.
The dazzling specks of light did not immediately dissipate in the air, but rather seemed to have a life of their own, trailing long streaks like a meteor shower flowing upstream.
"Wow! Look over there!" Kana jumped up excitedly, pointing directly at the island in the middle of the lake.
In the sky, several clusters of fireworks of different colors did not disperse, but instead merged together, gradually weaving into a huge and fluffy cloud.
This cloud emitted seven distinct colors of light, slowly flowing and rolling across the night sky, like the auspicious seven-colored clouds trodden by immortals in mythology, reflecting a dazzling array of colors across the entire lake.
"How amazing... these fireworks can actually have such a texture!" Shizune held Tun Tun, her mouth slightly agape in shock. The colorful light was reflected in her clear eyes, making her breathtakingly beautiful.
Before the girls could recover from the shock of the colorful auspicious clouds, a deep, ancient thunderous sound came from the depths of the lake.
"What was that sound?" Mei Terumi narrowed her eyes warily, but soon her wariness was replaced by extreme shock.
With a deafening roar, nine extremely thick golden-red pillars of fire shot into the sky from different corners of the lakeside.
These pillars of fire rapidly bent and converged in mid-air, outlining the silhouette of a huge, winding, and spiraling creature!
It has deer antlers, a snake's body, and fish scales, each scale shimmering with dazzling golden light in the night sky.
A divine dragon let out a silent roar in the night sky, lifelike as it weaved through the colorful auspicious clouds!
"Wa...was that a dragon?!"
Kana was so excited that her voice changed, and she grabbed Terumi Mei's arm tightly, jumping up and down.
"That's so cool! This is way cooler than Obito's Fire Dragon Jutsu!"
The dragon churned in the sea of clouds, and colorful light fragments fell like raindrops, giving everyone who looked up at the sky a profound sense of awe.
Mei Terumi tilted her head back, looking at the golden dragon soaring in the night sky, her breath catching in her throat.
Everywhere you look, there is a dazzling symphony of light and shadow.
In Kirigakure, the brightest light she had ever seen was the cold moon in the darkness.
Here, Konoha uses an almost extravagant romance to transform the entire night sky into a canvas for miracles.
"So beautiful..." Mei Terumi murmured to herself until the dragon completely disappeared.
"Let's go! Let's go get something to eat!"
Kana grabbed Mei Terumi and Shizune, who were still in a daze, and rushed into the bustling crowd.
That night, the three girls completely abandoned their ninja identities and lingered at the various stalls like ordinary girls.
They shared a giant takoyaki, and although they were sweating from the heat, they still laughed heartily.
They were competing with each other at the goldfish scooping stall, trying to catch the biggest goldfish, but in the end, they all failed because the paper net broke.
Holding cotton candy in their hands and wearing funny fox masks, they weaved through the crowd, laughing and chatting.
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