Yui walked down the streets of Iron City, still thinking about what had happened in the shop.
"Looks like I'll have to look for information about chakra metal on the way to the Land of Whirlpools." Yui sighed. She absolutely had to get this sword repaired.
Otherwise, she would have no weapon to fight with.
Was she supposed to use a kunai?
Yui considered it, then shook her head. A kunai was fine in a pinch, but using one for any length of time just wouldn't feel right...
"It's getting dark..." she murmured, looking at the distant sky.
"Looks like I'll have to spend tonight in Iron City!"
Suddenly, her gaze sharpened.
She activated her Byakugan and immediately looked toward the city gates at the end of the street.
The instant she activated it, three familiar figures appeared in her vision.
"Just my luck to run into them here!" Yui muttered.
She had come so far, yet they had followed her all the way here.
Watching the three figures draw closer along the distant street, Yui had no choice but to duck into a dark alley.
At the gates of Iron City.
"We've finally reached the capital of the Land of Iron!" Jiraiya exclaimed.
"I already contacted the local samurai on the way here. Someone should be coming to meet us shortly," Orochimaru said slowly.
The three of them then walked through the gates side by side.
"Hold on. Visitors need to register!" Just as they entered, a samurai in a white helmet approached and stopped them.
"All right..." Jiraiya nodded.
After all, every village had this rule. Even in a small country, they still had to follow it.
It was the most basic courtesy.
The three of them wrote their names and information in the white-helmeted samurai's ledger, one