The Ninja Academy's Incredible Legends (78) Once your stomach is full, you'll have the energy to think about other things

Xiaomei had seen a few lively temple fairs in Konoha, but this was her first time experiencing one with such a strong foreign flavor as the Land of Waves.

Konoha might have gathered the finest things from across the shinobi world, but there were always some things that could not be understood without experiencing them firsthand.

The temple fair's night market was filled with all manner of distinctive seafood, its flavors completely different from the versions that had been adapted after being brought to Konoha.

The fishermen's dances and net-pulling folk songs, infused with local customs, blended the traditions of making a living from fishing with the joy of returning home with full catches, displaying them to visitors from all directions through the festival performances.

Not to mention Xiaomei, who had never left Konoha before—even Mizuki and Tsubaki Chie, who had been shinobi for half their lives, were seeing it for the first time.

"I never saw such a spectacular sight when I came to the Land of Waves before. This trip was truly worthwhile!"

Sitting on Mizuki's shoulders, Xiaomei watched excitedly as a group of middle-aged men in traditional fishermen's attire shouted slogans and mimicked the motions of hauling nets amid the waves.

The little girl had been a little embarrassed at first, but standing on the ground, her view had been blocked by the sea of people, and she could not see anything in the distance.

Once she saw that plenty of other children were riding on shoulders just like her, she relaxed.

"Father, is fishing this beautiful too?"

"I don't know either. I don't know how to pull nets and fish!"

Mizuki smiled regretfully. He was a shinobi, after all; no matter how down on his luck he had been, he would never have needed to make