Chapter 23
With Tobirama as a willing accomplice, Itama's hidden work accelerated. Using copies of master builders and craftsmen, he produced detailed, practical architectural plans. Using **Devour** on clay and stone samples from the future Konoha valley, he understood the land's composition and stability.
He and Tobirama, under the guise of "theoretical exercises," presented Hashirama with plans for defensive walls that incorporated natural ley lines, aquifer maps for clean water, and grid layouts that allowed for both community and defensive segmentation. Hashirama, overjoyed at his brothers' shared passion for his dream, embraced the ideas. The dream was slowly being given bones and sinew.
