"May I ask if you have an important mission on this trip to the Land of Earth, Excellency?"
With Jingyi and the others showing no hostility, the Iwagakure ninja could neither attack nor drive them away.
"No."
Faced with the patrol captain's inquiry, Jingyi replied:
"I am simply bringing my friends to sightsee in the Land of Earth. By the way, we just came over from Kumogakure, and the people there are much more polite than you lot."
The patrol captain: "..."
Damn it!
Aren't you stabbing me right in the lungs?
If word of this gets out, the Tsuchikage will skin me alive.
"Excellency, this is all a misunderstanding. My patrol squad members reported spotting suspicious individuals, not realizing it was Your Excellency visiting the Land of Earth. It's all a misunderstanding, and I hope Your Excellency won't take it to heart."
Feeling utterly aggrieved, the patrol captain could only bite the bullet and apologize, stressing that it really was a misunderstanding.
Iwagakure welcomes any guests who come to visit the Land of Earth!
Regardless of your status, as long as you are here for leisure, you are welcome—enthusiastically welcome!!!
If he didn't state his stance quickly, and the other party reached Iwagakure and spilled the beans about this, he would be done for, and the entire patrol squad would suffer.
He, a mere patrol captain, could not afford the crime of harassing tourists and being unwelcoming to visitors in Iwagakure.
"It's fine, I understand you."
Jingyi nodded and said, "Besides, my arrival is of a personal nature, so I didn't notify your village. You may send word back to the village first."
"Thank you for your understanding, Excellency."
Seeing that Jingyi chose not to pursue the matter, the patrol captain quickly wiped the sweat from his brow and