Ueno led his wife to the entrance of the Core Area along the route he remembered.
After passing through the gate, they headed straight for the Military Police Force.
Because construction was underway outside today, there were quite a few ninjas on the streets. Some were going to help, while others were there to watch the excitement.
But all of it made his wife rather nervous.
"Ueno, let's walk along the side of the road. We shouldn't bump into any ninja lords."
If they accidentally ran into one and got beaten up, it simply would not be worth it.
Ueno nodded in agreement as well, and the couple hurried along beside the roadside shops.
The pressure these ninjas gave off was truly intense.
Yet when they observed the pedestrians around them, everyone looked perfectly normal, as if none of this was particularly unusual.
Could it be that Konoha's ninjas did not hit people?
The ninjas in the Royal Capital used to beat and curse people at the drop of a hat, and they even distinguished between commoners and nobles.
"Maybe Konoha is different from the Royal Capital. Let's not be so nervous. We should just walk normally."
Ueno clearly remembered what had happened to him yesterday.
Because he had been overly cautious while walking and ended up looking sneaky, he had been arrested.
"Th-then... all right."
His wife had also noticed that the ninjas here really were different. Perhaps because this was a ninja village, the ninjas all obeyed the law.
The Royal Capital was different. There were few ninjas there to begin with, and all of them were responsible for the Daimyo's safety. They practically strutted around without a care in the world.
It was frightening just thinking back on it now.
The couple soon arrived at the Military