#32 - Chapter 32: Poor Wave Country I am not Spider-Man

"Get paid to do things?"

Kakashi looked at Naruto, somewhat puzzled.

Does getting beaten up require payment these days?

Because Kakashi had to guard against Zabuza's sneak attacks, he didn't peek at Naruto and Sasuke's training, so he wasn't clear about the content of their training.

He thought their training was a one-sided, crushing battle.

"Literal meaning," Naruto said.

Kakashi scratched his head, "Forget it. Today, Mr. Tazuna is going to repair the bridge, and I'll take Sakura to protect Mr. Tazuna. You and Sasuke stay here to protect Miss Tsunami and Inari. We'll switch tomorrow, okay?"

To prevent Tazuna and his family from being targeted, Kakashi decided to adopt a shift system.

Kakashi and Sakura are a group, Naruto and Sasuke are a group.

Judging from pure strength, Kakashi felt that Naruto's strength would not be weaker than his own, and might even be stronger.

However, Naruto lacked combat experience and mission experience, and Kakashi was worried that Naruto would not be able to protect his teammates in special situations.

So he assigned Sakura to his group and Sasuke to Naruto's group.

Sasuke's strength is stronger than Sakura's, and he can better protect himself in many cases, so Naruto's pressure will be much less.

As Naruto's Jonin instructor, Kakashi decided to bear more pressure.

Once a teammate is sacrificed, he can take all the responsibility on himself.

Kakashi didn't want Naruto to face the pain of sacrificing teammates, and even more didn't want him to blame himself for the sacrifice of his teammates.

It was enough for him to experience that kind of pain alone.

Naruto didn't know Kakashi's little plan, gave him an ok sign, and was about to go to rest.

But he suddenly thought of something, paused, and said, "Kakashi, that guy might have companions. If you encounter trouble, you can let Pakkun come to me."

"Is that so? I know, go and rest." Kakashi smiled at Naruto and imitated his gesture with an ok sign.

In fact, he had already anticipated this, and even if Naruto didn't say it, he had a solution.

When it comes to missions and the lives of teammates, he is never careless.

Well... except for that time with Naruto and Zabuza.

Seeing that Kakashi had listened, Naruto didn't say anything more, turned around and went up to the second floor, and lay down directly!

Even if his physical fitness was good, he would still be a little tired after not resting all night.

He slept until noon.

When Naruto got up, he found that Sasuke was no longer in his room.

Coming downstairs, he found Tsunami cleaning the house.

She always seemed to have endless housework.

As for Inari... he was crying by the window again.

His old man died, but instead of thinking about avenging him, he denied his old man's achievements and feared the father's killer... not a bit of manliness.

Naruto was too lazy to care about him, and he wouldn't bother if he fell from the window sill again next time.

He came outside and saw Sasuke training not far away.

Charging again and again, and falling again and again... it looked no different from last night.

But Naruto could see that Sasuke was charging higher, and the posture of falling was not so embarrassing.

He is improving...

"You're awake?"

"Lunch is ready for you, come and eat?"

Tsunami said to Naruto after discovering him.

"Thank you."

Naruto thanked her and sat down at the table.

"Inari and I have already eaten, and your friend has also eaten, so there is only your share of food." Tsunami brought a small portion of food to him and said.

"Okay."

Naruto nodded, picked up a rice ball and bit into it directly.

Since Sasuke had eaten it, he wasn't worried about being poisoned.

As for last night, with Kakashi around, Naruto was even less worried about being poisoned.

Besides, he saw Kakashi eat before he ate.

"Where are you going today?" Naruto asked intentionally or unintentionally.

"Well... I might go to the market to buy some ingredients in the afternoon, there is not much food at home," Tsunami thought for a while and said.

"Tell me when you go, I'll go with you," Naruto said lightly.

"Yes, I'm really troubling you," Tsunami said politely.

Naruto ate a rice ball and said, "It's just work."

Tsunami was not within the scope of their mission protection. The reason why Kakashi asked them to protect Tsunami and Inari was also so that Tazuna could build the bridge with peace of mind.

The bridge will be built a day earlier, and they can go back a day earlier.

However, Naruto had one more reason to protect Tsunami.

Food!

Tsunami provides him with three meals a day, and Naruto feels that protecting her safety is nothing.

Still that sentence - get paid to do things!

Five o'clock in the afternoon,

Tsunami was finally ready to go out.

"Um... I'm going to the market, I'm going to trouble you!"

"No trouble, and... you can just call me Naruto in the future."

Naruto said, coming outside and asking Sasuke to pause his training, rest for a while, and stay alert!

He didn't want to come back and see the house in a mess and Sasuke gone.

"Let's go."

"Yes, Nar... Naruto."

......

The street scenes of the Land of Waves are mostly old wooden houses.

When Naruto followed Tsunami through these streets, he saw mostly poor people.

Because of poverty,

There were men holding signs saying 'willing to do anything' looking for work.

There were children who were pickpockets, teenage beggars, and a group of adults with no light in their eyes.

"It's here."

Tsunami found a store to buy ingredients and walked in.

Naruto followed closely behind, looking around the store.

One or two carrots, a cabbage, a green pepper... the species and quantity are pitifully small.

It's hard to imagine that monetary transactions still exist in such a country.

In a place where resources are so scarce, what is the difference between money and waste paper?

"Naruto, the things have been bought, let's go back."

Tsunami's voice brought Naruto back to his senses, stopping his wild thoughts.

"Okay, let's go."

Naruto felt sorry for the people here, but had no intention of being a savior.

After all, he is also a poor ghost.

He couldn't possibly kill Gato and divide all his money among the people of this country, right?

Naruto didn't think he was Spider-Man, with the awareness that with great power comes great responsibility.

Nor did he think he was a bully who could arbitrarily plunder other people's property.

But by protecting Tazuna, if that bridge is built, the situation in this country should really change, right?

Naruto didn't know if the Land of Waves became rich in the original plot because of the construction of the bridge, or the death of Gato, or both.

But that's all he can do.

"Brother."

Naruto was following Tsunami to leave when he suddenly felt someone pull the clothes behind him.

He turned his head and saw a cute-looking but scruffily dressed child reaching out his hands, looking at him expectantly.

"Brother, can you give me something to eat? Anything is fine..."