"Th-This place is?"
Amid the dazzling scenery, Ino Yamanaka's eyes widened slightly. A faint blush slowly rose to her cheeks, and before she realized it, a startled cry slipped from her lips.
"F-Found it?"
Hearing Ino Yamanaka's words, Akimichi Choji and Shikamaru Nara showed no reaction. They merely stared blankly at the sight before them and murmured.
At that moment, beneath the bright sunlight, everything before them was completely different from the deep gloom of the little grove they had just passed through. The moment they stepped into the sunlight, warmth enveloped their bodies, utterly unlike the faint chill within the grove.
Flowers bloomed in profusion—purple, red, yellow, pink, all kinds of warm colors clustered here and there, spreading across their entire field of vision. Amid that sea of flowers, a small path edged with blossoms and grass led straight toward a Japanese-style wooden house.
Bathed in brilliant light, the whole scene seemed to be coated in a dreamy haze. A sea of flowers and a little house—it was almost like a dream.
That single step across the boundary felt like stepping into another world.
The vibrant, sunlit view before them stood in stark contrast to the dark silence of the grove behind them, leaving the three of them unable to react for a moment.
So...
Konoha had such a beautiful place! At that moment, the same thought involuntarily passed through all their minds.
Honestly, they had never expected such a sight to await them beyond the woods.
Such scenery was practically unique within the village. From childhood until now, they had never seen such a vast flower garden. Every flower and blade of grass seemed to have grown in exactly the right place, creating the feeling of a dreamlike fairy tale.
Even boys like Akimichi Choji and Shikamaru Nara,