Early that morning, the teams from Iwagakure and Sunagakure set out for Rain Province in their respective countries to carry out their missions.
They had left sometime before Yahiko and Konan went to find Kaiyuan. It had been very early indeed.
Who knew when they would be back?
"Hmm, the streets are so quiet. It feels like there are a lot fewer people around."
Yahiko nodded. "We noticed it this morning too. Maybe people have gone out on missions. Some of Konoha's shinobi have left as well, and everyone from the Land of Iron is gone. Of course the place would feel much emptier."
Central City had been bustling for only a few days before things started to quiet down. It was undoubtedly a huge blow to all the people who had invested in businesses there.
But this wasn't really a place for doing business. The air was simply too damp, and goods were prone to mold. Even though it had been sunny every day thanks to the Hokage,
moisture still evaporated from underground, filling even the houses with water vapor.
Those investors hadn't researched the local conditions properly. They'd rushed into things and ended up paying the price.
"Ultimately, Central City can only thrive during certain periods. Unless something major happens, people probably won't want to visit Rain Province a second time. It's all dampness and supermarkets here."
Torifu had nearly exhausted the System Shop's inventory, but still hadn't found anything particularly effective for dealing with the damp. The shinobi would just have to put up with it.
The three of them wandered past every shop in Central City, but never actually went in.
The shopkeepers who had gone bankrupt and were trying to pay off their debts had grown so tired of them that they couldn't even be