Seeing that Iinaka had immersed himself in his own world again, Yui decided not to disturb him any further. She turned and left.
Looking out at the streets blanketed in white, Yui sighed softly. "It's about time I left the Land of Iron!"
She slowly made her way toward the city gates. She had already wasted too much time in the Land of Iron; she needed to find a way to improve her mental power.
She had barely taken a few steps down the street when three familiar figures appeared ahead of her, beyond the layers of people.
"Just my luck to run into them again!" Yui muttered, looking around the street.
She was at a loss for words. No matter when or where, she always managed to run into Orochimaru and the other two. The Shinobi World was so vast, so why did their paths keep crossing?
With that thought, she stopped hesitating and slipped straight into another, sparsely populated alley.
She planned to wait until the three of them were far away before continuing on.
"Oh, right, Orochimaru, do you know where Mifune is recovering?" Jiraiya asked curiously. "It's already been a day. He should be awake by now!"
"He should be in Iron City's hospital," Orochimaru replied.
"Iron City's hospital?" Jiraiya pondered for a moment, then decided to ask a passerby for directions.
Just then, an unfamiliar figure appeared ahead of him.
It couldn't hurt to ask.
Jiraiya approached, quickening his pace to overtake the man and block his path.
"Hello, I'd like to ask you something. Where is Iron City's hospital?" Jiraiya scratched his head awkwardly.
The man frowned slightly at the odd fellow who had stopped him.
Still, he answered the question.
"It's in the alley behind you. Just go all the way to