Naruto Uzumaki beside her also leaned over, leaving Sakura Haruno full of question marks.
Something about this seemed off.
"You seriously don't know?!" Sakura Haruno was rendered speechless.
"Hehehehe~" ×2.
The two of them let out awkward laughs at the same time.
That bizarre sense of synchronicity nearly left Sakura Haruno speechless.
Still, she more or less understood Naruko's situation.
After probing a little, Sakura Haruno discovered that Naruko's level of knowledge was about the same as Naruto's. She was slightly better than him in some areas, but only slightly.
As for Naruto's level of knowledge?
It was practically nonexistent.
"I feel like I'm teaching two Narutos..."
Sakura Haruno sighed.
The four of them had set off rather late, so Yamato picked up the pace during the latter half of the journey and reached the hot spring inn before nightfall.
"Menma, are you really not coming with us?"
"Uh—well—I'll pass, hahaha. I don't really like soaking in hot springs."
Naruko was now thankful that she was still wearing her mask.
"Yeah, yeah, she doesn't like hot springs!"
Naruto Uzumaki quickly chimed in as well.
But that wasn't the issue. There was another reason.
—Come on, I haven't even bathed with Sakura yet. Why should I let another me get ahead?
Never mind that the other person had originally been a guy—even if she had always been a girl, that still wouldn't fly!
"Overall, that Uzumaki Menma is very strong. Even I would likely find him difficult to deal with." Yamato had been observing Naruko along the way.
At first, the way she walked had seemed strange. He guessed it was because she had always worn those training Geta. But later, she became completely normal, and her presence remained extremely steady.
Before the group gathered, Yamato had visited Kakashi's hospital room.