Setting Sail

Blue skies, white clouds, a gentle breeze, and bright sunshine—what lovely weather.

"Uwaaah!"

Naruto stuck his head out the window at incredible speed and began vomiting violently...

"Naruto, can you stop throwing up already... Urgh, damn it!"

Before Sasuke had even finished three sentences, Naruto's earth-shaking retching made his face turn pale as well. He finally found another window and opened it to throw up.

Sakura had been smarter. The first time Naruto got seasick and vomited, she had slipped away. Otherwise, she would not have been able to handle a sight like this.

This was part of the Eastern Ocean in the world of the Hokage. Qi's mission for the three of them actually required them to put out to sea.

For the three of them, who had never even seen the ocean since they were born, this was hardly a pleasant assignment. Before they had even caught sight of their target, they had already been thoroughly tormented by seasickness.

For shinobi, this was indeed rather embarrassing...

Especially since, including Qi, there were only four shinobi aboard this warship. Naruto and the others' performance was exceptionally conspicuous.

"They're throwing up again?"

On the deck, Qi watched Sakura, whose face was scrunched up miserably, and burst into gleeful laughter.

"No wonder you don't dare stay with them. How many times have you thrown up?"

What a question...

"Sensei, is there no way to make them stop throwing up?"

Sakura asked bitterly. She had had enough of these days.

"Count your blessings, girl. This is a warship—it's already much better than a civilian vessel. After they puke a few more times, they'll get used to it. It's their first time at sea, after all."

Qi replied without much sincerity as he picked at his ear.

"See? Aren't you doing much better