The hot spring house in a small town in the western part of the Land of Fire was filled with flowing hot water and swirling steam.
For some reason, there were so many hot springs in the Shinobi World. The Land of Hot Water had the best, especially in terms of quality and service. If you were willing to pay, you could even book a few pretty girls to bathe with you. It was Jiraiya's paradise and the source of inspiration for Paradise of Intimacy.
Higashino Makoto and the Moonlight Father and Son lounged lazily in the bath, relaxing after their mission.
Uzuki Yugao was on the other side. This wasn't a mixed-gender bath. You couldn't trust hot spring houses in the Shinobi World that advertised mixed bathing; they were full of old people or monkeys.
No matter how accustomed you became to killing, it was important to unwind after every mission. It was good for both body and mind, according to the experience of their Jonin squad leader.
If Ninja didn't have their own way to relax, their tightly wound nerves would eventually snap. When that happened, they wouldn't be muttering about money and breasts anymore. They'd be saying things like, "Feel the pain of the world."
So the original three founders of Akatsuki hadn't learned the most important skill from their teacher.
A Ninja who was constantly surrounded by killing had to know how to make money, but also how to spend it. Don't take Crimson Chili's advice to her son seriously. The Three Ninja Taboos could go to hell.
Though Yugao Gekko hadn't lifted a finger, she threw herself wholeheartedly into enjoying the bath. With a towel over her face, she muttered, "Well, time sure flies. It's already been two months since you graduated."
Higashino Makoto said,