There wasn't a single cloud in the sky above the entire city. The blue sky and bright sunshine were completely out of place in the Land of Rain.
Yet there they were.
"It's Lord Hokage! It must be Lord Hokage. Only he could do something like this."
The ninjas had no doubt about it. No one else in the world could do such a thing. It was practically a miracle.
Jiraiya laughed heartily. "All right, never mind who did it. Let's hurry into the city. Being soaked through is really uncomfortable."
With that, Jiraiya picked up the pace, and the ninjas quickly followed, rushing toward Central City.
The ninja teams raced along at full speed, reaching the city gates in less than ten minutes.
The guards at the gate were made up of ninjas from the three villages. Jiraiya and the others were stopped for inspection.
"You're ninjas from Konoha?" the Iwagakure ninja leading the guards asked.
He wasn't very familiar with Jiraiya, but he recognized Konoha's Forehead Protectors.
"Of course. We're the last group of ninjas from Konoha. No one else will be coming after us."
The Konoha ninjas among the guards certainly recognized Jiraiya. After a quick word with their captain, they let the group pass.
Once inside the city, the ninjas could finally relax. The Land of Rain had a different climate from the Land of Fire; it wasn't very cold here even in winter, and the city was quite warm.
"Come on. Let's go to the Administrative Building and find Lord Hokage's clone."
The arrival of such a large group of ninjas naturally piqued the residents' curiosity. But when they saw the Konoha Forehead Protectors, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
"So they're from Konoha. I was wondering what was going on."
The residents here