Kakashi, Sandayu, Sakura, and Sasuke gathered together, preparing to head out and search for Fujikaze Yukie.
Just as Kakashi was about to summon his ninja hounds, a figure riding a white horse came galloping toward them from the distance.
"Naruto!!!" Sasuke exclaimed in shock upon seeing the rider on the white horse. His expression was a sight to behold.
Sakura added, "And Miss Yukie too—why is Naruto carrying her back like that???"
Kakashi gave them his dead-fish stare. "Who knows."
"Miss Yukie!" Sandayu hurried over, deeply worried—especially when he saw the bandages wrapped around Fujikaze Yukie's forehead.
Naruto dismounted, still carrying Fujikaze Yukie in a princess carry. "It's fine. Princess slipped off the horse while riding, then hit a wall and passed out. It's nothing serious!"
"Hit a wall???" Kakashi, Sasuke, Sakura, Sandayu, and several nearby crew members who were packing up were all curious about what exactly had happened.
Sakura looked at the white horse Naruto had ridden over on—the very same horse Fujikaze Yukie had ridden earlier—and asked curiously, "Naruto, when did you learn how to ride?"
"Just now," Naruto answered succinctly.
It was actually thanks to Awen's memories. Awen had learned horseback riding from a classmate from one of the border provinces, and Naruto had picked up the tricks from Awen's memories. While he could not race wildly like Fujikaze Yukie, simply galloping along was no problem. It was murder on his backside, though. His butt and inner thighs were still burning with pain.
Naruto had not enjoyed riding at all, and he did not want to do it again. He was really curious how Fujikaze Yukie had gotten used to it—and ridden so fast and so fiercely. How tough would that make someone's thighs?
"Not everyone riding a white horse is a prince. Sometimes it's Naruto,"