Naruto and Sasuke wandered around the city. Although Sasuke was curious about what Naruto had meant about the waitress's identity, Naruto said nothing, so Sasuke did not press him. Sasuke was not the sort to pursue every question to the bitter end. That was simply his nature.
Naruto had said the waitress was no ordinary person and someone worth befriending because he had noticed that she lacked the professionalism of the other waitresses he had seen. She seemed more like a rookie who had only just entered the line of work.
But this was the Adventurers' Guild, one of the foremost powers on the Azure Continent. Why would they put a rookie in such an important position at the counter? More importantly, she had not even received any training.
There was also the guard. Naruto had clearly sensed a powerful aura from him. When they first entered, one or two adventurers sitting in the guild had been harassing the waitresses serving drinks, yet the guard had not moved or even spared them a glance. But the moment that waitress ran into trouble, he had immediately come over and thrown the adventurer out. Naruto had also noticed the reverence in the guard's eyes when he looked at her. That was the strangest part of all. From this, Naruto could conclude that her identity was far from ordinary. She was very likely related to someone in the guild's upper ranks. Whatever the case, her background was significant, and that was why Naruto wanted to befriend her.
If Naruto wanted to establish himself in this world, he needed connections with influential organizations. The Adventurers' Guild was one of the leading guilds in this world, and its nature was somewhat similar to that of ninja. That was his biggest reason for wanting to build