Early the next morning.
For once, Team 7 had no missions, and all they had to do today was enjoy a day off.
But Naruto, who habitually went to bed early, still got up bright and early.
While he was washing up, a knock came at the door.
"Coming."
With his mouth full of foam and a toothbrush between his teeth, Naruto went to open the door.
There stood Kakashi-sensei, greeting him from his doorstep.
Naruto froze, then instinctively rubbed his eyes.
Kakashi-sensei didn't come through the window or pull out Icha Icha Paradise to read while he waited, but actually knocked on the door?
"My chakra has pretty much recovered, so I came straight over."
Unaware of what Naruto was thinking, Kakashi offered an explanation.
That only made Naruto stare at him in even greater shock.
Naruto's stare began to make Kakashi uncomfortable. Was there something wrong with him?
Or was someone watching him? Was Naruto trying to give him a hint?
Minato-sensei had kept his whereabouts hidden from everyone for all these years. Of course Naruto would be this cautious!
With that thought, Kakashi put the exceptional reconnaissance skills he had honed over years in the Shinobi World to work, checking almost every suspicious spot nearby where someone might be keeping watch in an instant.
Sasuke had bought all the surrounding buildings, and no one lived here except him and Naruto. Naturally, there was little foot traffic, so anyone who appeared in the area was a suspect!
Sure enough, Kakashi spotted a short, furtive red-haired figure peeking in their direction from near the trash cans downstairs.
Though rather than keeping them under surveillance, she seemed to be staking out a certain black-haired young man.
"Isn't that the little girl from the Uzumaki Clan?"
Kakashi was thoroughly puzzled.
"She'z