Hatake Ziyan left the Secret Base with a heavy heart!
Not far from the base was a Small Town, where the base usually obtained its supplies.
Hatake Ziyan wandered toward the Small Town.
Inside a little tavern in the Small Town!
Hatake Sakumo set down his luggage and ordered two flasks of sake and a few dishes to go with them.
Sakumo happily drank a small cup of sake, let out a sigh, and looked in Konoha's direction.
I'm nearly a hundred li from Konoha now. Surely you can't still find me! Once you've cooled down a little, I'll go back and apologize! Sakumo thought, then happily took another sip of sake!
"Owner, are there any inns around here?" Sakumo asked the tavern owner.
"Didn't you notice when you came in? The inn is right across the street! You should be able to see it from where you're sitting!" the tavern owner said.
At the owner's words, Sakumo looked outside, and the little cup in his hand clattered onto the table.
"Sir? Did you hear me?" The tavern owner stopped working, raised his head, and looked at Sakumo.
Sakumo sat with his hand raised, completely motionless, as though someone had used the Body-Binding Technique on him. His eyes were fixed on the doorway!
The tavern owner followed Sakumo's gaze and saw a young man in black robes standing in the doorway, a long sword hanging at his waist.
The tavern owner hurriedly got up, walked over to Hatake Ziyan, and said, "Master samurai! Are you alone?"
Hatake Ziyan had only intended to visit the town's little tavern for a drink to ease his lingering shock. He had never expected to run into Hatake Sakumo!
*Was Sakumo following me? How did he keep up with my Flying Thunder God? And