"Mm, we can finally take a break." Jiraiya stretched, his clothes sticking to his skin. It was really uncomfortable.
"All right, Senior Jiraiya. Let's go inside and get cleaned up, then come out and eat."
It was an excellent suggestion, and the five of them quickly headed toward the apartment.
It was already getting late, and the sunset had turned a fiery red.
The scenery was undeniably beautiful. The sunsets in the Land of Fire never looked like this.
Perhaps it was because there were so many clouds here.
When the five of them reached the apartment, they found that, just as Torifu had said, it was no different from an apartment in Konoha.
"Phew, this looks really nice. I've wanted to try staying in one of these apartments for ages. I didn't expect my first time would be here."
After changing into slippers at the door, Jiraiya stepped inside and looked around. He didn't wander through the place, though.
After all, water was still dripping off him. It wouldn't do to get the apartment filthy.
Minato and Yahiko changed their shoes and came in too. After looking around, they found the bathroom and ducked inside.
About five minutes later, Minato and Yahiko came out in fresh, dry clothes.
"Konan, Kushina, you should go change too. Being soaking wet must be really uncomfortable."
Konan smiled and nodded, then went into the bathroom. A little while later, she and Kushina came out wearing simple, solid-colored outfits.
They rarely wore clothes in these colors, but they'd brought them along especially to try a different style while traveling.
"Wow, Konan, you look beautiful! You should try wearing clothes in this color more often."
"Kushina, you too. This color really suits you."
Konan's muted outfit looked lovely with her pale purple hair, and both