And so, their large group moved quickly toward Konoha. As long as nothing unexpected happened along the way, they would be home by evening.
Time ticked by, and soon it was noon. By then, they had covered roughly half the distance. Hizashi Hyuga stopped at the head of the group, then called loudly to everyone behind him, "We've covered about half the distance now. Let's take a break, have something to eat, and then carry on. Otherwise, our bodies won't be able to handle a whole day's travel."
After hearing what Hizashi Hyuga had just said, the main group in front of him all nodded with smiles, then took off all their equipment.
"I didn't think we'd cover half the distance without even noticing. Looks like this route is pretty short," Ruri said to the people beside him with a smile after taking off his equipment.
"Yeah, yeah, I feel like barely any time has passed, and we've already covered half the distance. But I didn't realize it was noon already," Uchiha Itachi said, turning to Ruri with a smile after hearing his words.
After hearing what the two of them had just said, Uzuki Yugao slowly walked over to them and put her equipment on the ground. Then she smiled at them and said, "To be honest, I'm actually a little hungry now. We made it all the way here so quickly during this morning's journey. Over the course of the morning, we've digested everything in our stomachs."
"Yeah, Yugao, now that you mention it, my stomach really does feel empty, and I'm really hungry too," Ruri said, turning to her with a smile after hearing her words. Then he rubbed his stomach.
After hearing what the two of them had just said, Uchiha Itachi also smiled and said,