"Phew..." The Shopkeeper took a deep breath. Only after a while did he finally calm down.
"They're finally gone..." He walked to the door and poked his head out, looking around. Once he was certain they were completely out of sight, he moved to close it.
Just then...
"Wait!"
A voice suddenly rang out from a short distance ahead, stopping the Shopkeeper's hand as he was about to close the door.
"Y-you... why are you back again?!" Seeing the figure return, the Shopkeeper's voice trembled uncontrollably.
"Ahem, ahem. Sir, there are still a few things I need to buy..." Yui walked up to him and explained.
She was starting to feel a little embarrassed. She had already bothered him so many times.
But she had no choice. The three people behind her were hot on her heels, and she needed somewhere to hide.
She glanced back down the street. Seeing that they had not caught up yet, Yui breathed a sigh of relief.
"Well... you want to buy something?" The Shopkeeper considered it for a moment, then nodded.
"Then come in!"
Although her masked appearance frightened him, the thought of selling some of his stock made him decide to take the risk.
It was only a scary-looking mask, after all...
He convinced himself of that.
"Thank you, sir!" Yui thanked the man in front of her, then stepped back into the shop.
"Phew..." Only after entering the shop did she take a deep breath.
If she had not been worried that the three of them would recognize her...
She would not have run today.
Konoha probably already knew that Hyuga Feng had been killed.
After all, it had caused such a commotion. If they had failed to notice even that...
Then Konoha's higher-ups were probably all idiots.
When she and