As she followed them, Yui gradually sank into thought.
"The General of the Land of Iron..." she murmured. Hearing that title had immediately piqued her interest.
Dan Katō frowned the moment he heard her words.
He reached out, patted her shoulder, and warned, "Behave yourself..."
Yui rolled her eyes, speechless.
If she hadn't wanted to learn the Spirit Transformation Technique, she would never have put up with this.
Before long, the tall samurai led them into the General's Residence in the Land of Iron.
Once they entered the General's Residence, the other samurai gradually dispersed, leaving only the tall samurai guiding them.
"This General's Residence really is grand..." Jiraiya looked around at the decorations, clicking his tongue in wonder.
Apart from the daimyo's residence in the Land of Fire, this was the grandest building he had ever seen. It stood in stark contrast to the shabby little houses along the streets.
"Keep up!" the tall samurai reminded them.
With that, he headed toward the general's office.
A little while later, they stopped outside a corridor!
Their path had been blocked...
"Captain..."
"Whatever it is, let me relay it."
Inside the general's office...
The general was kneeling on the floor, serving tea to the figure seated before him.
"Lord Tsuchikage, I really did lose control of my emotions last time!"
"Allow me to offer you my sincerest thanks!" the General of the Land of Iron said with a faint smile.
Ōnoki shook his head. In truth, he hadn't taken the general's earlier words to heart.
Humans were emotional creatures. Getting angry after hearing something unpleasant was only natural.
What had truly angered him that day was how everything had gone wrong. Not only had someone beaten him to the ninja tools, but even his powerful ninja, Red Earth, had died in