[Ino Yamanaka: Wowww, we finally get to leave the village! This is my first time going out.]
[Hinata Hyuga: Me too. We'll pass through Sakura City on the way to Little Pond Village. Do you think we'll get a chance to visit Karin?]
[Karin Uzumaki: Are you two going together? I really hope I get to see you. I'm learning secret techniques from Mom every day now. Thinking about how I'll be able to help Mo Chen-kun once I've learned them gives me motivation, but it's still so boring.]
[Sakura Haruno: Hm? You left the village? And you're going together?]
[Ino Yamanaka: No, our two teams got a joint mission. It's a C-rank mission, and there'll be combat involved too. @Sakura Haruno, Forehead Girl, are you still stuck doing that boring cat-catching mission? Haha, I heard about it before I left.]
[Sakura Haruno: It's all because our perverted, brooding teacher is such a creep. He's always hugging Little Uncle, and he doesn't care about us at all!]
[Tenten: Say what you want, but why are you insulting me?]
[Ino Yamanaka: A perverted, brooding creep? Huh, I think I just heard something incredible.]
[Sakura Haruno: ...]
[Hinata Hyuga: @Karin Uzumaki, if we get the chance, we'll definitely come see you. But it'll probably have to wait until our mission is over.]
[Karin Uzumaki: Mm-hmm, but don't push yourselves if you can't make it. There'll be another chance.]
[Ino Yamanaka: Don't worry. If there isn't a chance, I'll make one. Just get ready at home to welcome our grand arrival.]
[Mitaraishi Anko: It's nice to be young. Though I'm still young myself! Oh ho ho ho!]
[Ino Yamanaka: ...]
Unlike the six rookies from Teams Eight and Ten who were leaving the village for the first time, Mo Chen, following far