Kushina: Welcome Home, Naruto!

Noon arrived.

Naruto, Sasuke, and the others, led by Neji, Kimimaro, and Toneri, passed through a bustling commercial district.

Shops lined both sides of the street, enormous glass display windows filled with a dazzling array of goods. Neon signs of every color flashed with tempting light even in the daytime, and pedestrians in all kinds of clothing brushed shoulders in the crowds. The clamor, music, and sound of vehicles wove together into the vibrant background noise of a metropolis.

At last, they stopped at a street corner where the foot traffic was especially dense.

There was a wide entrance in the ground that extended downward, with polished glass railings on both sides and two metal stairways in the middle that moved on their own without stopping.

One went up, and one went down.

Countless people, like a tide, stepped onto the descending stairs in orderly fashion, their figures quickly vanishing into the depths of the entrance.

A conspicuous blue sign hung overhead, with the words "Subway Line 3 · New District South Station" written on it.

"Neji, Neji!" Naruto curiously sidled up to Neji, pointed at the downward entrance, then looked at the endless stream of people around them and asked.

"Aren't we supposed to ride that really fast 'Thunder Train'? Why did we come here? Where does this go?"

Neji turned his head slightly, motioning for everyone to follow, then stepped first onto the escalator slowly running downward.

"I'm taking you to ride the subway. It can get us to the main city faster."

"The high-speed rail you saw before mainly connects one city to another. The subway is rail transit inside the city, and most of its lines run underground."

"Subway? A Thunder Train that runs underground?" Choji also stepped onto the escalator, feeling the novelty of the