Kakashi led Naruto and Hinata out of the village and headed straight for the Land of Hot Water. They never stopped along the way, even sleeping out in the wilderness. Naruto complained to Kakashi about it many times, mainly because he couldn't bear to see Hinata suffer.
That day, the three passed through a small town. Naruto said, "Kakashi-sensei, let's spend the night here. We've been traveling for two days straight, and I'm worried Hinata won't be able to take it. Let's stay in this town tonight."
Kakashi said helplessly, "Naruto, how many times have I told you? This mission really is urgent. Lady Tsunade only gave us a month, and we still have to find Lord Jiraiya along the way. You know how unpredictable his movements are. I'm worried we'll spend too long looking for him and run out of time. Besides, Hinata is a ninja too. She can handle this much hardship."
Naruto replied, "No. I promised Uncle Hiashi I'd take good care of Hinata. What kind of care is making her eat and sleep outdoors every day? Absolutely not. Tonight, I'm making sure Hinata sleeps in a nice, comfortable bed."
Faced with Naruto's unreasonable demands, Kakashi thought helplessly, Ugh, there's just no reasoning with this single-minded idiot. This is exhausting.
Hinata, who had kept her head lowered shyly ever since Naruto and Kakashi began talking, said quietly, "Um... um, Naruto-kun, I'm fine. This little bit of hardship is nothing. Besides, it was often like this when I went on missions with Kurenai-sensei. I'm fine. This really isn't a big problem for a ninja."
Kakashi said appreciatively, "At least Hinata is reasonable. I really can't get through to this idiot."
But Naruto turned to Hinata with a resolute look and said, "No. I can't do anything about how