Obito and the others could not quite understand, but they respected Tomohiro. They figured he was not especially clear on some of the basic knowledge of this world, which was why the contrast felt so jarring to him.
Once he understood certain things more clearly later on, this sort of thing would not happen again.
"All right, let's go. Rain Province is just ahead. We need to get into the city before the sun goes down."
The Land of Rain was very small, so it was not especially far from the border to Central City.
After walking for an hour, they reached the gates of Central City.
It was rather different from what Tomohiro had imagined, mainly because it was smaller in scale. He had thought that for such a developed village, it would at least be half the size of Konoha.
"It doesn't seem all that special?"
Kakashi shook his head. "What can you see from outside? You have to go in and take a look to know."
Tomohiro naturally nodded. After going to so much effort, turning around and going back was impossible.
The group of five set off directly, preparing to enter Central City through the main gate.
There were guards at the entrance. Judging by the patterns on their clothes, they were from the Lotus Organization.
Kakashi knew that this was the organization Kakuzu, the administrator, belonged to, and also the organization Grandmaster Torifu had founded.
"Greetings, guests from Konoha."
"Hello, Mr. Guard. We're here to tour Central City."
The guard smiled faintly. "Understood. But the necessary inspection still has to be carried out. Don't worry, it will be quick."
Just as the guard said, Central City's inspections for people from Konoha were relatively fast, but that did not mean they were not strict.
They simply