Chapter Twenty-Three: Grilled Fish!
Quiet nights slipped by quickly.
When the sky was just bright on the second day, with a creak, the tall and thick village gate of Konoha Village opened.
Immediately afterwards, the figures of Kakashi, Naruto, Sakura Haruno, Sasuke, and Uncle Chimi appeared at the door.
"Alright, let's go!"
The moment he walked out of the village gate, Naruto shouted excitedly.
"What are you excited about?"
Regarding Naruto's excitement, Sakura Haruno, who was next to him, said speechlessly.
Naruto looked around and said excitedly, "Because I haven't left the village since I was a kid." ”
"It's a day's journey from here to the border, so let's hurry up."
Not caring about Naruto's excitement, Kakashi said lightly, and then walked forward.
Sasuke, Sakura Haruno, and Uncle Chimi quickly followed.
"Hey, wait for me!"
Kakashi's words just now, the careless Naruto didn't hear, and when everyone else was already far away, Naruto, who was looking around, realized that he was alone, so he yelled and quickly chased after him.
"Uncle Qianwei, as a master of grilled fish, the fish you grilled must be delicious!"
Walking on the road, Sakura Haruno felt bored, so she asked softly.
"No matter what the taste is, you have to be evaluated by others, and your own evaluation is meaningless."
Uncle Chimi smiled kindly at Sakura Haruno.
Thinking that Chimi's words made sense, Sasuke also joined the chat and asked lightly, "It is said that the country of Takanoo is made up of many waterfalls, and Uncle Chimi-sama, you also live in the waterfalls?" ”
"Well, the waterfall is just a barrier, and through the waterfall, it's our village."
Nodding, Chimi smiled.
"Wow, there is such a magical place, when we get to the country of Taki, Uncle will take us to see it!"
Sakura Haruno, who was listening, was looking forward to it.
"No problem, as long as you have time, you can stay at my house for a few more days, I can take you on a tour, and there are rich foods for you to taste."
Chimi is a very enthusiastic person, so she responds.
"Got good food? That's great! If only I could get to Uncle Chimi's house sooner......"
Hearing that there was food, Naruto's eyes suddenly jumped with excitement.
"Naruto, you're a foodie!"
Sakura Haruno said with some disdain.
However, Sakura Haruno's other personality in her mind was the same as Naruto's, laughing excitedly, looking forward to eating food as soon as possible.
"Haha, don't worry, food is absolutely indispensable."
Staring at the impatient Naruto, Uncle Chimi smiled.
Pleasant communication can make strangers closer, and after some chatting, Naruto and the others know a lot about Uncle Chiwei, and there are more and more laughter on the road.
……
Kakashi and the others walked on the road all morning, and everything was relatively peaceful, and nothing happened.
Seeing that it was time for lunch, Kakashi chose a place to stop.
"You can eat some of the food you have prepared, and then continue on your way."
Glancing at Sasuke and the others behind him, Kakashi said softly.
The pace of progress paused slightly, and Sasuke and the others all stopped in unison.
Sitting on the ground, Sasuke exhaled slowly, and was about to take out the bento to enjoy when he heard Naruto's grumbling.
"It's cold, it's not delicious at all!"
Naruto's bento is packaged Ichiraku ramen, but after a few hours, even the best noodles taste worse.
"Naruto, you're such a nuisance!"
Sakura Haruno immediately got angry at Naruto, she could barely eat her bento, but when she heard Naruto say that, Sakura Haruno lost her appetite.
"If you want to be a good ninja, you have to overcome all problems during the mission, and it's good that you can carry a bento with you now, in the past, in the world war, I ate the Soldier Food Pill for a few weeks."
Looking at Naruto, who was in a hurry, Kakashi persuaded.
"Humph!"
Unable to listen to Kakashi's words, Naruto snorted coldly with a twist of his head.
"Naruto!"
Seeing Naruto being so vexatious, Sakura Haruno shouted, and immediately wanted to beat him up.
"Naruto, let's eat something first, wait for us to hit the road and see if we can meet the river, then we will catch some fish, and I will get you grilled fish to eat in the evening."
At this moment, Uncle Chimi smiled at Naruto.
"Really?"
Thinking of having grilled fish to eat at night, Naruto's mouth almost flowed.
"Of course it's true, you see these conditionings on my shoulders, as long as I can catch a few live fish, I can do it immediately."
Qianwei smiled and said surely.
"That's great!"
Naruto's eyes lit up violently, and he hurriedly said, "Kakashi-sensei, leave after eating!" ”
In order to be able to eat delicious grilled fish early, after saying that, Naruto didn't care whether the ramen was good or not, and just gobbled it up.
"There's really no way to take him!"
Hearing this, Kakashi shook his head helplessly.
I have to say that Kakashi and the others were very lucky, after lunch, they walked for a few hours, and they really found a river that was not too big or small.
Maybe because there were no villagers around, there were a lot of fish in the river, and the excited Naruto, with the help of Chimi and Sasuke, caught more than a dozen big fish in a while.
After catching the fish, at Naruto's strong request, Kakashi had to find a more suitable place to camp and prepare to stay overnight.
……
The night finally came, and the visibility of the camp at night became very low, even if there was firelight, it was still limited to a certain range.
On the camp, there is the crackling sound of flames splashing from the fire racks, and the smell of grilled fish in your face.
"Uncle Qianwei, is the fish ready?"
Looking at the fish placed on the firestand, Naruto surrounded the firestand, his eyes lit up green.
"Don't worry, you're one last step!"
Uncle Senwei is worthy of being a master of grilled fish, and in order to pursue the best taste of grilled fish, regardless of the temperature of the flame, he still carefully puts the seasoning.
"It's ready to eat!"
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Uncle Chimi took out three grilled fish and put them in the hands of Kakashi and the others in turn before chuckling.
Tearing off a small piece of fish, Sasuke chewed it slowly and savored the taste of the grilled fish.
"Wow, that's delicious!"
Compared to the others, Naruto ate quickly, tearing off the last piece of fish, Naruto shouted excitedly.
"Uncle Qianwei, you are amazing, the grilled fish is delicious!"
Sakura Haruno, who had only eaten a few bites, also immediately praised.
"It's really good!"
Giving Chimi a thumbs up, Kakashi was very pleased with the taste of the grilled fish.
In fact, Kakashi himself used to grill fish while doing tasks outside, but the taste was far from that.
"It seems that along the way, we have a good mouth."
Sasuke also liked the taste of this grilled fish, and then smiled slightly.
"Haha, if you like to eat, eat more."
Seeing that Kakashi and the others were eating so happily, Chimi responded with a laugh. However, in the midst of laughter, a hint of imperceptible gloom flashed in the corners of Chimi's eyes.
Maybe because they were eating grilled fish, Kakashi, Sasuke and the others didn't notice it in the end.