A chance encounter with Might Guy! Gathering herbs

Late at night, on a small boat.

"Splash~ Splash~"

With the seemingly endless sound of waves in his ears, and the small boat rocking back and forth, Shinki decided not to sleep. He sat up in the cabin and went up to the deck.

Naruto wasn't asleep either; he was leaning against the bow of the ship, lost in thought.

Naruto is always straightforward and guileless. He usually talks to Shinki about his sad things and rarely broods alone.

Seeing Naruto like this, Shinki couldn't help but become curious.

He walked up behind Naruto and patted the guy on the shoulder. "Hey, what are you thinking about?"

Naruto recognized Shinki's voice and, without turning his head, said, "Shinki, war is extremely cruel. Do you think our friends might die on the battlefield like the owner of that summoning fish monster?"

Shinki nodded upon hearing this. "Very likely, casualties are inevitable in war."

Naruto sighed, "But they died for us."

Naruto's words were difficult to respond to; they sounded reasonable, but that's not how you put it...

"It's less about you and me, and more about the entire Shinobi World," Shinki retorted.

Naruto nodded, acknowledging Shinki's words.

The night breeze was slightly cool, and even the robust Shinki felt a chill.

"Go back to sleep, don't think about so much."

After Shinki finished speaking, he took a fishing rod from the sealing Scroll...

Naruto was speechless:=_=

"You told me to go to sleep, so why are you fishing all by yourself?"

Shinki shrugged. "Can't sleep, just killing time. ┐(´-`)┌"

Naruto: "Give me one, please..."

And so, the two figures sat side by side at the bow of the boat, occasionally casting their fishing rods...

By the time Naruto felt sleepy, it was already dawn.

"Heh~"

He yawned and looked at the small bucket behind him; there were only two or three small fish there!

Then I turned to look at the barrel made of Shinki next to me...

The bucket in the Shinki was full, filled with fish of all colors and sizes, and there was even a crab half the height of a person next to the bucket!

Naruto: (꒪⌓꒪)

We all fished together, so why did you, Shinki, have such a big catch?

"What's with this crab?" Naruto asked, puzzled.

Shinki explained, "I caught it by fishing, and I'll steam it today! (๑ت๑)"

After a while, the sky was still overcast. Shinki put away his pole, looked up at the layers of dark clouds in the sky, and said, "A storm is coming soon."

He had just finished speaking.

"Whoosh--"

A torrential downpour began, and strong winds swept across the sea!

The small boat was tossed about violently in the waves. The old boatman said in a panic, "I consulted an expert before we set sail, so why did the wind suddenly pick up today? Judging by this, it won't calm down anytime soon... You two might arrive at your destination a bit late."

Naruto, standing nearby, comforted him, "The weather at sea Wuchang, I understand."

Just as Naruto finished speaking comfortingly, the nearby Shinki noticed a wave tens of meters high appearing ahead!

Half a day later, Shinki and his group appeared on a remote island in the waters of the Land of Lightning.

In that storm, the small wooden boat was smashed to pieces. If the Shinki hadn't used its Wood Release to build another one, the three of them would probably have perished at Seabed...

After landing on the island, the boatman wiped the cold sweat from his brow, still shaken. "Thank goodness for the two gentlemen here, otherwise this journey would have been very dangerous."

Naruto: "That storm was really strong, I don't even know where it swept us here. (ー_ー)!!"

Shinki: "Let's go up to the island and take a look. It seems like people live there."

As they spoke, the group stepped onto the deserted island, and the Shinki used its Chakra sensing to cover the entire island.

After briefly sensing the Chakra Breath on the island, Shinki's face lit up with surprise. "There are signs of people in the village? (σ≧︎▽︎≦︎)σ."

Naruto: "Really?"

"Could it be that we were swept back to the Land of Fire from the Land of Lightning by that giant wave? Σ(っ°Д °;)っ"

Shinki: "You're overthinking it! (||๐_๐)"

Shinki, using his Chakra sensing, Kamiki located Might Guy and his group who were on a mission on the island.

Looking at the group of seven or eight Konoha Ninja, Shinki asked in confusion, "Don't we usually operate in Ninja of four? What mission are you on this time, Guy-sensei? Why are there so many of you?"

Might Guy grinned and replied, "It's a herb gathering mission. With a major battle imminent, the village's herb reserves are limited, so the Lord Hokage asked me to find a few more people. ❛‿˂̵✧"

"By the way, how did you get here? Didn't the Lord Hokage say he was going to hide the Jinchūriki? Could it be that he's hiding them on this herb island? (￢‸￢)?"

When faced with Might Guy's question, Shinki simply shook his head. "It's a long story, I'll explain it to you later."

Naruto was standing nearby, asked enthusiastically, "How's your herb collection going? Do you need any help?"

Might Guy nodded. "War demands a huge amount of herbs; there's always too little, never too much. (⌯︎¤̴̶̷̀ω¤̴̶̷́)✧︎"

Shinki nodded upon hearing this, and formed hand seals. "Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

"Whoosh--"

Thousands of Shadow Clones appeared in succession, and in less than half an hour, they had completely searched the entire island!

After collecting a boatload of herbs, Shinki bid farewell to Might Guy: "Teacher Guy, if there's nothing else, Naruto. (ﾉ∇︎ )"

"Etc!"

Might Guy suddenly spoke, jumping onto the ship where Shinki was. "You two are key protected individuals during the war. It was an oversight on Lord Hokage that he didn't assign you any protection personnel."

"Now that my mission is complete, I'll take on the role of bodyguard! (•̀⌄•́)"

Seeing this, Shinki didn't refuse. "Alright then."

Naruto nearby, asked, "Guy-sensei, won't people say you're running away from the war if you do this?"

As soon as he asked Naruto, he regretted it. Might Guy is the hot-blooded hero of the entire Konoha; he wouldn't run away from anyone else!

However, Might Guy clearly didn't take Naruto's words to heart. "How could that be? I never run away from my youth! Besides, I actually crave to show my skills in war! ୧⍢⃝୨"

"I just happened to run into you guys this time, so I'm just going with the flow."

And so, the group from Shinki set off again.

Several hours later, on the ship.

"Ugh~"

Might Guy was lying on the deck, vomiting so much he looked thinner!

The boatman standing nearby looked puzzled.

Wasn't this mushroom-headed Ninja supposed to protect these two boys?

After vomiting like that, does she really still have the strength to fight?

At this moment, Naruto patted Might Guy on the back and advised, "Guy-sensei, you're seasick. If you can't take it, let Shinki take you back. He has the Flying Thunder God Technique; it'll get you back to the village very quickly..."

Kai waved his hand. "No need! I can handle it!"

Kaito was too weak to notice that a small turtle had slipped away beside him.