Chapter 220 - 218: Children Should Be Held When Riding a Carriage

Chapter 220: Chapter 218: Children Should Be Held When Riding a Carriage

"Naruto, Sakura, Karin, let’s get moving."

Sakura and Karin nodded, and Naruto gave a thumbs up.

"The same as usual, right?"

"Exactly."

Kano returned a thumbs up as well.

"It’s my first time on a mission with Kano-chan! Leave the physical labor to me!"

Rock Lee also rushed into the nearby forest with Naruto, full of energy.

Neji stood where he was to act as a guard; he couldn’t just rush out like those two hot-blooded idiots.

Shion didn’t know what they were doing. Didn’t they say they were leaving now? Why were they running off to chop down trees?

"What are they doing?"

Nearby, Kano sat on the back of a Shadow Deer, swinging her small feet while playing a short tune to boost morale. Her hands didn’t stop moving as she spoke to Shion, who had approached:

"Chopping trees. Is it that hard to tell?"

"I know they’re chopping trees, but what’s the tree-chopping for? Aren’t we supposed to hurry up and get going?"

"Chopping trees is for building a carriage, of course. What else would it be for, surfing? Besides, the Sealing Land isn’t close to the Land of Demons. Those Ninjas can rush through the night, but a girl like you who lacks exercise definitely won’t be able to handle it. It’s better to take a carriage for such a long journey."

Building a carriage for travel was a traditional task for Kano’s team. Naruto, Sakura, and Karin, who often worked with Kano, naturally knew what was going on.

Neji and Rock Lee had only heard about it; they had never seen Kano build a carriage before.

Even Shikamaru had learned this carriage-building technique. When their team was on a mission with nothing to do, they would have Shikamaru summon a Shadow Deer to pull the carriage. Although it consumed quite a bit of Chakra, they only dared to play around like that after a mission was over. Because of this frequent training, Shikamaru’s Chakra reserves were already greater than his father Shikaku’s.

"You look quite frail yourself. You’re directing the carriage building just because you can’t handle long-distance travel either, aren’t you?"

"That’s right, I’m just a weak and helpless Idol girl. I definitely wouldn’t be able to stand traveling for long periods."

Even so, Kano sang and danced every day, choreographing and composing. Even if her physical fitness wasn’t as good as her companions’, it certainly wasn’t bad. Moreover, today she had traveled from Amegakure to Moryo’s lair, then to the front lines, and finally to the Land of Demons.

In terms of travel speed, there were few people in the entire Ninja World who could be faster than her.

The reason for building a carriage was to take care of these two ordinary people. If she were just traveling with Naruto and the others, she would have had them get on a Shadow Dragon and fly directly through the high altitude.

"Since you’re so weak, then stay with me. We’re both people who need to be protected."

Shion hadn’t seen how Kano pursued and killed those four Ninjas earlier. She only saw Kano land lightly and then get controlled by Naruto’s Seduction Technique.

So she naturally assumed Kano wasn’t strong, perhaps even weaker than her. Shion had at least learned Sealing Jutsu. Having suddenly found someone like herself, she was finally not the only one being protected. She felt a lot of goodwill toward Kano.

She even puffed out her chest and said, "I will protect you!"

It couldn’t be helped; seeing Kano’s weak appearance, anyone would feel a desire to protect her.

"Then thank you, Shion-neesan. After sealing that troublemaker Moryo, you must come to Konoha to see my concert."

"Definitely, definitely."

When Shion said this, she actually lacked confidence. She didn’t know if she would even survive this trip.

Kano saw Shion’s worry. In fact, what Kano wanted was to slowly wander to the destination; by then, Moryo would likely have been killed by Nagato.

Nagato didn’t believe in the existence of something that couldn’t be killed, and neither did Kano. Moreover, Black Zetsu was also in cahoots with Kano and would surely gather enough intelligence for Nagato to take action.

"Naruto, why are you carrying so many stones?"

"Ahaha, I’ll be using some handy little tools later."

Kano didn’t know what Naruto wanted to do. Of the people present, only Ashiho understood Naruto’s intent, but he also complained about this idiot in his heart, thinking it would have been better to just find them when the time came.

With the assistance of the Shadow Ninjas, plus the two hot-blooded youths Naruto and Rock Lee, they quickly finished cutting the necessary wood. Sakura and Karin also quickly processed the logs into lumber.

Finally, Kano assembled the carriage, and a carriage capable of carrying eight people was completed. The whole process took less than two hours, leaving even Ashiho speechless with shock at the seamless cooperation of the Ninjas.

"Get ready to board. Don’t just stand there in a daze."

Kano took Shion’s hand and led her onto the carriage.

The girls sat on one side, and the boys sat on the other. That was the plan, but while the girls’ side was quite spacious, the boys’ side was indeed a bit cramped.

Sakura and Shion had normal builds, and only Karin and Kano were slightly more petite. On the boys’ side, everyone was strong and sturdy, so they were all pressed tightly together when they sat down.

"I didn’t think it through. I forgot that everyone has grown up. Naruto, why don’t you sit over here?"

"But won’t that make your side very crowded?"

"Listen to me, just sit over here."

Kano stood up to make room (that’s right, only Kano could stand completely upright in the carriage) and let Naruto sit in her spot.

Naruto sat down obediently, and then Kano sat on Naruto’s lap. The sudden intimate gesture made Naruto blush.

"Sorry, Naruto. The original spot was too cramped, so I can only trouble you like this for now."

Kano was self-aware; she was small enough that being held while sitting was sufficient. She wasn’t very familiar with the others, and it wouldn’t be right for girls like Sakura or Karin to hold her, so Naruto was the only one she was close to and who was also a boy.

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