Chapter 793: NASM - 793

"We don’t know exactly where we are right now, but we definitely travelled a long way today. We’ve finished all the food we brought, and I’m absolutely starving. We really need to eat soon so we can keep going tomorrow. And honestly, that scare earlier was so embarrassing — thank goodness no one else was around to see it, or I’d never live it down!" Harumiko said, standing still and smiling at him.

Hiroshi nodded with a grin. From his calculations, they had covered roughly a third of the entire journey. At this pace, by tomorrow evening they would be at the borders of Konoha, or very close to it. But right now, their most urgent needs were food and rest.

They had used up so much energy today — if they didn’t eat and sleep soon, they’d struggle to get up tomorrow. Besides, they were both extremely hungry.

"Alright then, let’s rest here for a bit. I’ll go and hunt for food. We should eat well tonight — I think we need a big meal every evening to help us recover our strength. Then we’ll sleep properly," Hiroshi replied.

Harumiko nodded happily, set her pack down, and began organising her things and adjusting her clothes. Taking off all that heavy gear felt wonderful — her whole body felt light and free.

"This feels amazing! I feel like I’ve lost several kilos all at once. My muscles are finally relaxing, but my stomach is still growling — we really need to eat soon," she murmured softly while stretching.

Hiroshi chuckled at the sight, then put his own equipment on the ground too. He prepared to go out and look for wild game and fresh vegetables for their dinner.

"Time really flew by today. And that whole misunderstanding... it still makes me cringe a little. Jumping to conclusions and thinking we were being ambushed... that was really childish of me. I have to be more careful and analyse clues properly from now on," he thought to himself as he searched the area.

While he was away hunting, Harumiko kept busy gathering dry firewood and washing their cooking pot so it would be ready to use as soon as he returned.

"It’s getting late. The sky isn’t fully dark yet, but it’s definitely evening. It’s strange though — there isn’t a single animal out foraging. That’s very odd," Hiroshi muttered while searching.

He had checked within a five?metre radius, then extended it to ten metres — absolutely nothing.

"Strange that nothing is moving around at this hour. Still, I need to find something quickly, or we’ll end up eating those rations we bought. They fill you up, sure, but they taste terrible and aren’t nearly as nutritious as fresh wild meat," he said to himself, still searching.

Time passed. He still hadn’t found anything, until faintly, he heard the sounds of a large creature moving nearby. It sounded big — much larger than rabbits or small game.

"Sounds like a big animal out there. Wonder what it is? If it’s a bear... wow, that would be perfect. We’d have enough meat to eat until we’re stuffed, with plenty left over. I’ve never actually tried bear meat before though — I wonder what it tastes like?"

As soon as he heard the noise, Hiroshi leaped silently up into a tree and hid himself. He didn’t want whatever it was to spot him and run away.

"Now let’s see what it is. If it really is a bear, dinner is solved!" he whispered softly, watching from the branches.

He drew his weapon. Taking down a bear would be easy for him — he could probably do it without even using his full power. Though it would depend on exactly how big and strong the animal turned out to be.

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