Yahiko then turned to Nagato and Konan.
"I'll go check on them. There are too many people here."
"Don't let them bump into anyone or cause any trouble."
With that, he quickened his pace toward the three little ones, who had already run quite far ahead.
At the same time.
The ever-vigilant Hyuga ninjas tacitly split off two men.
They followed behind Yahiko.
"Then let's go look around too."
Nawaki, who was more mature but also enjoyed lively places, became interested as well.
As he spoke, he turned to Shisui beside him.
"Okay."
Shisui nodded.
After greeting Nagato and Konan, the two headed together toward another section of the shop.
The last Hyuga ninja immediately followed them.
After all, Nawaki and Shisui were still minors.
In the blink of an eye, the originally sizable group was reduced to only Nagato and Konan standing where they were.
Nagato looked at the suddenly empty space around him and helplessly rubbed his nose.
He then exchanged a helpless glance with Konan.
"It seems we can only wait here," Nagato said softly.
Konan smiled faintly.
A gentle smile, like a paper flower, bloomed across her cool features.
"It's okay. Seeing how happy they are is nice too."
Elsewhere.
Naruto, running at the very front, was completely engrossed in the novel armor and weapons around him.
His eyes could barely keep up as he looked left and right, occasionally dodging passersby along the way without slowing down in the slightest.
As though arranged by fate.
At a corner ahead, draped with capes.
Luffy, equally excited and carried away, happened to back into that spot while walking backward and swinging the Island Cloud battle axe.
In that lightning-fast instant.
The two equally reckless, energetic boys—one blond and one black-haired.
Crashing together at the corner without any