Whoever Dares Touch My Puppets, I'll Scatter Their Ashes

Other than Yagura, no one from Kirigakure came to bother Jingyi. The caravan stayed in Kirigakure for several days.

During those days, Jingyi and Pakura remained at the inn, with no intention of wandering around Kirigakure.

There really was not much to see anyway. Kirigakure's business environment during this period was even worse than Sunagakure's, and xenophobia was hardly a good thing.

Excessive exclusion would only severely suppress the village's commercial development. If commerce was suppressed, the economy could not grow quickly.

But that was Kirigakure's own business, and Jingyi had no interest in meddling.

Since there was nothing worth seeing in Kirigakure, they might as well rest properly. Once the caravan left Kirigakure, it would head to Kumogakure, where they could have some real fun.

Once the caravan finished its business in Kirigakure, it set out again for Kumogakure.

No one dared block them, nor did anyone dare attack the caravan's ships. As a result, the ships sailed freely across the sea and reached Kumogakure safely and swiftly.

The war had brought Kumogakure plenty of trouble, and its commercial atmosphere had grown much quieter as a result. Most noticeably, there were far fewer merchants and tourists coming and going.

After fighting a war, Kumogakure was bound to lose a great deal of money. Fortunately, its reserves were substantial enough to withstand such losses.

The Third Raikage was not in the village. Kumogakure gave the caravan the green light, but given the special circumstances and Jingyi's need to protect the caravan, no one was sent to receive them.

The caravan stayed in Kumogakure for quite some time. Jingyi took Pakura around and had a good time, and only when the caravan set off for Konoha again and he safely escorted it back to the village was his commission considered complete.