Group Photo

Now that he thought about it, he really couldn't wear those clothes for a group photo!

In the slightly dim corridor, Chiba glanced at the clothes he had taken off and set aside. His gaze passed over the patches that had already become rather densely packed, and a thought surfaced in his mind.

Over the past three years, even though these were my newest clothes, Yukina still had to patch them so many times.

Feeling the sun-warmed comfort of his new clothes, Chiba smiled wryly.

Over the past three years, between developing ninjutsu, necessary taijutsu training, and everyday carelessness, he had bought new clothes, but they wore out quickly too. To save money for Weighted Training Gear, he generally would not throw away clothes unless they were completely covered in patches or no longer fit because he had grown. As long as he could still wear them, he saved whatever he could on clothing.

Besides, Chiba normally did not care much about how he dressed. When it came to clothes, he considered practicality at most—whether they were sturdy and whether they allowed easy movement. As for style and color, he had no particular preferences or standards. As long as they met those two conditions, he would wear them without complaint.

Over the past few years, whenever he occasionally went shopping with Yukina, she could never resist wanting to buy him a few decent outfits. But Chiba always turned them down because of the price. In the end, they would usually end up at the village's secondhand shops, buying a few cheap pieces and calling it a day.

Because of that, Yukina could only mend Chiba's truly ragged clothes. Her presence had saved Chiba a great deal of money. The fact that he could now afford Weighted Training Gear of his