Land of Hot Water.
Located near the border of Land of Fire, it is a very famous country of Shinobi World.
It's not because of how strong its national power is, but because of its domestic villages, Yugakure, also known as "the village that forgot the war."
This is a tourist attraction, because there are gushing springs everywhere and natural Hot Spring everywhere. It is like a paradise, so it attracts many tourists.
Thanks to it, Yugakure is most famous as Hot Spring Inn.
However, it is still spring, which is not the best time to visit Hot Spring. Yugakure and Inn are also in the off-season.
"Hot Spring~Hot Spring~Hot Spring~Go and soak Hot Spring!"
Although it was the off-season, Naruto was not affected at all by Hot Spring for the first time and seemed very excited.
Even the journey directly out of the Land of Fire country did not add much fatigue to him and he was very energetic.
At this time, Naruto was shaking his head in the room, urging Kakashi and Sasuke.
"You think everyone has the same luggage as you."
While Sasuke was packing up his luggage, he turned around and saw Naruto who had even changed into a bathrobe, and said angrily.
"Why bother? Let's go!"
"You idiot, don't drag me... Hey, at least you let me change my clothes..."
"Young people are full of energy."
Kakashi watched Sasuke being dragged out of the room by Naruto in despair, smiling and sighing.
Then he also changed into a bathrobe, but instead of going directly to Hot Spring, he walked to the front desk and found an elderly aunt and asked, "Hello, I want to inquire about someone."
"Huh?"
The aunt who had no guests to entertain during the off-season was dozing off soundly, but she was a little irritated when she was suddenly woken up.
But she saw Kakashi's kind smile... Well, she couldn't say she saw it, after all, he was still wearing a mask, but he could still see the handsomeness of this young man between his eyebrows.
And as the saying goes, don't hit anyone with a smiling face, let alone the customers in the store. The aunt quickly adjusted her mood. "You ask, you ask."
"Have you seen an old man with white hair recently..." Kakashi took out a photo from his sleeve.
"Oh, this guest is a regular customer!" The aunt took the photo and thought of him almost instantly.
[Oh? It seems that I was lucky. I happened to be staying at this hotel and asked about it.]
"This guy is famous. He always hangs out with women Hot Spring. I don't know how many people have reported and complained about it. It's hard to remember! But he is very generous with his actions and solves the problem without making it too big..."
The aunt asked Kakashi with some suspicion, "Well, after all, he is an acquaintance of the customer. Can I ask him if he has committed something?"
Anyone who opens the door for business is not stupid. Land of Hot Water is next to Land of Fire. In addition, when Kakashi and his group came over, they dressed up and Forehead Protector did not hide their identities. The person Konoha Ninja asked could not be a dangerous person, right?
Don't involve your own store.
Looking at the aunt's twinkling eyes, Kakashi pointed to his hair in a normal manner. "I am his junior. He has not returned home from a long trip, so my family asked me to ask."
"Oh oh oh, hey, what did I think it was?"
When the aunt saw the color of the young man's hair, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said bluntly, "When you said that, I remembered it. I heard the customer mentioned that he is also from Konoha. He came to our village last year and stayed in my store, but I didn't see him this year."
Kakashi understood, and then asked the aunt a few more times if she frequented other stores. After learning about it, Kakashi then went out to ask at other stores.
At this time, Naruto, who was already soaking in Hot Spring, shivered comfortably all over and breathed a long sigh of relief, "It's so comfortable!"
Sasuke, who was pulled over by him forcefully and had a stinky face just now, was leaning on the rocky rock plate with a relaxed look on his face, and he shouted in his heart -
So fragrant.
The open-air hot spring in this hotel has a good environment, surrounded by dense woods. Apart from the occasional sound of the wind blowing by, the only sound left is the sound of the hot spring water.
The air here is also relatively fresh. Although I couldn't see the smog due to the weather, I could see the starry sky when I raised my head.
It was just a coincidence for them that there weren't many people visiting Hot Spring in this off-season, and they were the only ones in Hot Spring during this time period.
Naruto and Sasuke just soaked Hot Spring quietly, enjoying the rare relaxing time.
"Hello, Naruto."
"Huh?"
Sasuke, who was leaning on the rock, faced the sky, with a rare expression of nervousness and confusion on his face.
"Do you think we can really find... my people this time?"
"Don't worry, I mentioned it to Kakashi-sensei before. There is no clear purpose for leaving the village this time. We will definitely go to Land of Wind at the right time. I have also inquired about it. Sunagakure is also an ally of Konoha and will not restrict our actions."
Naruto stopped smiling when he heard this and said seriously.
"And Kakashi-sensei agreed without even asking what he was going to do. He said that I am Chunin, and of course I can arrange part of the team's plans. Moreover, this mission was originally focused on investigation."
"If you don't want others to know, we can apply to act alone..."
"Really..." Sasuke seemed a little concerned. After all, Kakashi also clearly stated that due to the staggered time of this mission, he and Hinata could only participate in the next Chunin Ninja Exams.
But according to Naruto, this mission is not very urgent and is very free.
They will know less than Naruto about a lot of information related to the task content.
This is the normal ladder of intelligence confidentiality in the Ninja system. The investigation mission is different from other characters. As Chunin, Naruto will know more than himself and Hinata, and even the purpose of their missions will be somewhat different.
This time the mission out of the village was relatively free, so he also approached Naruto and proposed to investigate the whereabouts of the tribesmen.
Naruto, who had already made an agreement before, naturally agreed directly.
"And you don't have to worry too much. I really can't sense the Flying Thunder God Mark on Sister Quan, but that doesn't rule out many possibilities."
Naruto looked at Sasuke's seemingly thoughtful look and quickly comforted him.
"The Mark I wore on Older Sister Izumi was left on the clothes and the Shuriken she usually wears. If the clothes and Shuriken are damaged, then Flying Thunder God Mark will naturally be ineffective, and it may not necessarily be someone who has an accident. Think about it, it was so dangerous that day, and it might be because of this reason..."
"I know, you have explained it before." Sasuke shook his head, "I was just thinking, if I really see them, what stance should I take to face them..."
Hearing this, Naruto also fell silent.
Because he didn't know about this issue either.
For the Uchiha Clan who survived, it is true that "Naruto Uzumaki" is the one who saved them, but it is also true that Sasuke is the murderer's brother who caused all these tragedies.
This is also the reason why Naruto must agree to go find the clan members with Sasuke. At least his identity can alleviate some situations that no one wants to see.
He couldn't help but recall that when Inner World asked his father about this matter, Minato was also very surprised when he learned about it, but he was still very calm and explained to Naruto how Flying Thunder God Technique cracked it--
That was shortly after Minato woke up, and Naruto asked Minato about this matter at Inner World.