Chiyo hunched over as she performed a simple wash.
The water here was clear and sweet, with a faint floral fragrance.
The only downside was that the platform had been designed too low, leaving her lower back rather sore.
After wiping her body clean, Chiyo looked at the porcelain basin. After hesitating for a moment, she still dunked her head into it.
The Hidden Sand Village suffered from severe water shortages and was located in a desert. They had long since developed the habit of going for extended periods without washing their hair or bathing. Even when they did wash, it was usually only on special and important occasions.
Because of its geographical environment, most of the ninjas descended from the Hidden Sand Village also lacked Water Release Chakra. Most possessed Earth and Wind Release instead, so trying to use Water Release ninjas to accomplish anything was unrealistic.
As an adviser to the Hidden Sand Village, Chiyo had considered hiring Water Release ninjas from a neighboring village. However, the Hidden Sand was poor to begin with, and hiring ninjas was too expensive. Second, it could be seen as supplying resources to an enemy. Third, temporary Water Release could not truly change the Hidden Sand or the Land of Wind.
Thus, even as one of the Hidden Sand Village's leaders, she was very frugal when it came to using water.
Now that she had seen such a clear water source, and felt the greasy itchiness that occasionally came from her head, she still decided to delay a little longer.
The main problem was that, after her body had been wiped clean, the discomfort of the grime caked onto her head had become even more obvious by comparison.
As a puppeteer, she had immediately figured out the structure of the water-flushing porcelain