Chapter 173 Teamwork

Chapter 173 Teamwork
Captain Yamato walked in front and said, "Then, Kakashi's team will leave now." Naruto and the other three followed, following behind Captain Yamato. They walked slowly, and Sakura was not very nervous, and she didn't care much about what happened yesterday. However, this Sai was really good at constantly angering people. Naruto just glanced at him twice, and Sai said, "Don't keep staring at me like that, I just want a position as a member of the team."

Sai may think this kind of words is nothing. But for Sakura and even Naruto, it is somewhat difficult to accept. In Naruto's heart, Sasuke is the best teammate, even though he has been away for so long. Naruto said impartially: "In fact, you are just temporarily arranged to replace Sasuke. Objectively speaking, whether in terms of strength or character, you are not as good as Sasuke. You may not be happy with what I say, but you will understand after meeting Sasuke."

Sai said, "No, I feel relieved when you say that. I betrayed Konoha and joined Orochimaru at all costs. I don't want to be compared with a trash bug like Orochimaru." Even though Naruto was already a jonin and had seen a lot of things, his face darkened when he heard this, and he had the urge to hit someone. Sakura suddenly came over and said, "Sai, Naruto doesn't understand you. He also did something wrong. I hope you can forgive him. After all, we still have to work as a team." Sai smiled falsely and said, "Nothing, I didn't take it to heart."

Sakura walked towards Sai and said with a smile: "Really? That's great." Captain Yamato, who was watching from the side, finally breathed a sigh of relief. Who knew that the next moment, Sakura punched Sai and sent him flying. Because he was caught off guard, Sai was hit directly in the face and a swelled up. Sakura looked at Sai who fell to the ground and said: "You don't need to forgive me for what happened to me." Although Naruto had expected this, seeing it with his own eyes was another matter.

Sai was really a top-notch person, he sat on the ground and said nothing else, but said: "I was fooled by that fake smile just now." Sakura said: "You don't know Sasuke at all, so please don't say bad things about Sasuke in front of me next time, I won't show mercy next time." Sai sat on the ground and said: "I know, I won't mention Sasuke in front of you next time. But, fake smile also has this use, remember it. The book says that to solve troublesome things, smiling is the best way, even if it is a fake smile. But it doesn't seem to work here."

Needless to say, Sai really doesn't know how to get along with others with this way of speaking. Danzo's way of training talents is too extreme, but he doesn't realize that such an approach often makes it more difficult to complete the task. A truly powerful spy must first do one thing, which is to make himself look like a spy. Yamato winked at Naruto and said, "It seems that our current teamwork is very poor. The time to the Sky Bridge is very close, but we still have time to take a detour. Do you want to be locked in a cage for a day? Or do you want to stay in a hot spring hotel. You don't know me yet. Although I usually like to be kind to others, I don't hate the terrifying rule of hunger."

Yamato made a super scary expression while saying this. Although Sakura and Sai did not react violently, they were still intimidated to some extent. Yamato was the captain, and according to Konoha's rules, he had great power in the mission. Moreover, even in terms of strength, he was stronger than Sakura and Sai. In the end, of course, it was a smart choice to stay in a hot spring hotel.

For a jonin like Captain Yamato, the reward for the mission is quite good, and Naruto is not worried that he has no money. It must be said that the hot spring place chosen by Captain Yamato is quite good. As a person from the Anbu, it is not easy for him to find such a place. It is really a pleasure to be able to soak in the hot springs at this time after a long period of intense missions. Although there are many people in the hot spring, there are advantages to having more people. Captain Yamato said: "Sure enough, men can get along better after being honest with each other." Naruto agreed with this statement and nodded, and Sai also nodded slightly, which was regarded as approval.

The middle of the bathhouse was separated by a wooden board, separating men and women. The board was not very thick, and even the voices of people talking next door could be heard clearly. If Jiraiya was there, he would definitely be very happy and might even peek again. Naruto felt that this was completely unnecessary, and even if he really saw Sakura, the consequences would not be as serious as Jiraiya's.
After the hot springs, Captain Yamato prepared a sumptuous dinner with all kinds of delicacies. Naruto had eaten a lot of delicacies before, but it was new to have such a treat during a mission. Naruto and Sakura ate without hesitation. Although Sai was a little annoyed, he couldn't refuse such a thing. Captain Yamato spent so much money, so he had his own purpose. The secret technique of Wood Release was impossible for Sai to discover with his strength.

That night, Naruto and Sakura both slept very comfortably, but I don't know how Sai was doing. As it was a rare relaxation, Naruto slept very deeply and didn't wake up until very late. In contrast, Sakura was much better and woke up earlier. It was because of this that she saw something strange. Sai woke up earlier than her, and Sakura paid close attention to him and watched him quietly to prevent him from doing anything special.

However, what Sakura didn't expect was that Sai was actually sitting there painting. Although she hated Sai before, Sakura suddenly changed her mind. For something like painting, you must be united in mind and heart to have a good work. Moreover, people who have this hobby are usually not too bad in their bones. Sakura walked over and said, "I didn't expect you to have a careful side. Can you let me see what you are painting?" Sai didn't refuse, but Sakura saw a very abstract painting. Sakura said, "In this place, I thought it would be a landscape painting, but it's so abstract. So what is the name of this painting?"

Sai said: "So far, I have drawn thousands of paintings, but they all have no names. This painting is the same, it has no name." Sai's statement made Sakura feel a little strange. The two chatted for a long time, and Sai said something very strange, "I have no thoughts, and no feelings", which made Sakura feel even stranger. Suddenly Sakura saw a painting book with a white-haired boy on it. Sakura said: "It's a painting book, can you lend it to me on the way?" Sai seemed to attach great importance to this painting book, and said to Sakura: "No, because it is not finished yet. Besides, it can't be shown to others, because it's my brother's thing."

(End of this chapter)