Yui smiled slyly to herself and deliberately picked up her flying speed a little.
"Whoosh... ah!"
The rush of wind mingled with a woman's cry, fading farther and farther into the distance.
It was not until nightfall that Yui and Nai reached a town.
"Hey, Nai, could you please stop ignoring me? What happened earlier really was my fault!"
"I'm sorry."
Yui trailed behind Nai Hyuga with a pleading look, while Nai kept her lips pressed together, her expression cold.
Only after hearing Yui's apology did Nai Hyuga give a chilly snort, her expression softening a little.
"Hmph. Yui, this is the last time."
Yui immediately stepped forward to reassure her. "All right, I'll make sure to warn you beforehand next time!"
Once she saw that Nai Hyuga was no longer angry, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Nai had been sulking all afternoon, but she had finally managed to coax her out of it.
Suddenly, Nai Hyuga asked in puzzlement, "By the way, Yui, where are we going now?"
Yui replied calmly, "We're going to the Land of Iron. I commissioned a craftsman there to forge a Samurai Sword a while ago, and now we're going to pick it up."
"The Land of Iron? I've never heard of it."
Nai Hyuga shook her head. She knew little about the countries of the Shinobi World. Even if she had heard of them before, she retained only a vague impression.
"What kind of place is the Land of Iron?"
Seeing Nai Hyuga's confusion, Yui began explaining things to her, telling her all about the relationships between the countries and villages of the Shinobi World.
They stood beside a quiet street, and it was not until midnight that Yui finished explaining all the countries and ninja villages.
After listening to all