"We've benefited from Lord Xinyu's favor as well. Otherwise, how could we have been allowed to live directly in the Land of Whirlpools?"
Obito nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, exactly! That's absolutely right. Thank you, Lord Xinyu!"
Ran and Xinyu noticed the delighted group behind them. "Come to the beach with us too. You can help take some pictures or something."
Obito looked at the rest of his companions. Everyone nodded, and he immediately spoke up. "Alright, we'll come too. After all, we need to protect Lord Xinyu's safety."
Ran nearly laughed. "No one in the Land of Whirlpools would hurt Xinyu. I'm Kage-level—do you really not trust me that much?"
They exchanged looks. In truth, Ran was the one they trusted least.
They knew all the gossip from before. They were afraid that if Ran confessed again and got rejected, he might fly into a rage and do something dangerous.
The four of them together could definitely match a Kage in strength and serve as protection.
Of course, the chances of that happening were low.
After leaving Uzushiogakure, the group headed toward the beach.
The Land of Whirlpools was fairly small, so it did not take them long to get from the village to the shore.
It was, after all, a small island nation.
Before they even got close, Xinyu saw the sparkling sea, and her mood immediately brightened.
"It's so beautiful. You rarely get to see the ocean in Konoha."
Although the Land of Fire bordered the sea as well, she had never really had the chance to visit it.
Xinyu was swamped with missions every day. Where would she have found the time to go look at the sea?
When they arrived at the shore, gusts of sea breeze swept through Xinyu's hair, and Ran stared blankly for