Sunny and cheerful Konoha Genin

"It's so dark outside."

Karin was standing in front of the window, looking out curiously, blinking her eyes.

"It gets dark very early in this season."

Ito Toru answered smoothly, while lowering his head to put the washed bowls and plates aside and stack them up.

He brought all of these himself, and usually sealed them inside scrolls using sealing techniques.

After all, when you are out, there is no guarantee that you will always have suitable tableware.

Tsunade said she didn't quite understand this, but she supported it.

"To be able to seal the scroll to this extent...your sealing technique is also amazing, Ito."

"Haha, I just did some research and did it for fun."

"You're still so humble."

Tsunade withdrew her gaze and sat down to concentrate her chakra.

Kimimaro stayed quietly by the side, practicing silently.

This boy is the type who can calm down...

Tsunade only looked at him for a few seconds and then looked away.

But she still liked Karin who was looking outside curiously.

The curiosity of a little girl of this age about the world allows her to feel the vitality of life.

Tsunade liked this feeling.

"Hu~ha~"

Karin blew hot air toward the window glass, then stretched out her fingers to draw little people on it.

"Um... this is me, this is Ito-san, this is Master Tsunade, and this is Kimimaro..."

She drew a simple stick figure with a smile on her little face.

"Oh yes, and Lord Orochimaru..."

Karin thought about it and added another little man next to it.

After Toru Ito finished cleaning up the dishes, he turned around and saw this scene and couldn't help but laugh.

It was a quiet dark night outside, but the house was filled with warm light.

Crack crack crack.

The sound of the burning bonfire makes people drowsy.

Kimimaro and Tsunade had closed their eyes without them noticing, their breathing steady, and they were obviously fast asleep.

But Karin couldn't sleep.

Because the Uzumaki clan is full of energy, she is not sleepy at all now.

"Brother Ito, what are you doing..."

Out of boredom, she noticed that Toru Ito came to the window and opened it a little, so she asked curiously in a low voice.

"Well, this is to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning caused by incomplete combustion."

Ito Toru glanced at Tsunade and Kimimaro who were still sleeping, and explained in a low voice.

"Eh? What is that?"

Karin looked confused.

She had never heard of it before.

"Well, let me think about how to explain it..."

"Uh-huh!"

Karin's eyes sparkled, and she looked very interested.

"Let's sit down and talk slowly."

"it is good!"

So Toru Ito started by explaining the conditions for oxygen combustion. When he just talked about the production of carbon dioxide, Karin had already fallen into a deep dream.

"..."

Toru Ito looked at the sleeping little face and couldn't help but laugh.

Is the hypnotic effect of knowledge so good?

It reminded him of the time when he dozed off in class.

But that's fine too.

Ito Tetsuya leaned against the wall, closed his eyes, and slowly fell asleep.

The night passed.

……

"call……"

Ito Toru opened his eyes and woke up slowly.

I feel a little sore all over because I didn't sleep very well yesterday.

The floor is too hard.

"woke up?"

Tsunade's voice came from the side, she was sitting next to the campfire.

"Good morning, Lady Tsunade."

Ito Toru stretched and turned to see Karin and Kimimaro still sleeping.

Normally, people would be arranged to keep watch at night, but there was no one here, and the windy and snowy environment outside did not require special observation.

Moreover, the other three people except Karin are all powerful fighters, and Karin's perception will be particularly sharp in such an environment.

So there was no one watching over me last night and I slept well as well.

"Good morning, Ito."

Tsunade had a relaxed smile on her face, "Would you like something to eat? I threw a few potatoes into the fire, they should be cooked by now."

"Ok."

Toru Ito came to the campfire. The flickering flames made his body warm and comfortable.

"Hoo! Hoo! It's still a little hot."

Tsunade found a thick branch and dug the potatoes out of the fire. She patted the ashes on them and handed them to Ito Toru: "Try it."

The baked potatoes were delicious, but a little dry and choking. Ito Toru cooked some miso soup for breakfast and ate it with the baked potatoes. Tsunade found it particularly delicious.

Karin and Kimimaro were also awakened by the smell of food.

"What a nice smell! What's that smell?"

Karin sniffed and drooled.

"It's baked potatoes and miso soup. Karin, come and have breakfast. Kimimaro, you too, you're welcome."

Tsunade greeted like a warm older sister.

"..."

Kimimaro took a deep breath, stretched his muscles and bones, and then slowly walked over.

The four of them sat around the campfire and had breakfast together.

"What do you say today?"

Tsunade asked.

"Let's start by searching in the snowy forest where we found the traces yesterday."

Ito Toru suggested, deciding to finish this mission quickly.

This snow village is isolated from the world, so it's no problem to stay there for one day, but if you stay there for one or two more days, it will be a bit of a problem.

It’s better to finish it early and go back early.

"it is good."

Everyone was busy eating. Ito Toru finished first, put his bowl aside, and stood up and walked around to digest his food.

He walked to the window and saw a thin layer of ice on the glass, so he reached out to wipe it away.

There was another thick layer of snow outside and it looked very cold.

It seemed that a lot of snow fell last night while they were asleep.

Ito Toru pushed the door and felt a little resistance.

Wouldn't the door be frozen?

He exerted a little force, and with the sound of ice breaking, the door was finally pushed open.

"grumble--"

The moment he opened the door, accompanied by a scream, Toru Ito saw a squirrel running away in a panic.

?

Isn’t this the squirrel that threw the pine cone yesterday?

If he wasn't in the woods, why would he be outside the door?

Ito Toru's heart moved, and he suddenly thought of Chougo's ability to communicate with small animals.

Could it be that--

has a problem!

He followed the direction the little squirrel ran.

"Chi chi chi chi chi!"

The little squirrel ran away madly with its short legs.

It just woke up this morning and wanted to go and see what the group of people who came last night looked like.

Unexpectedly, the door opened as soon as I arrived!

A scary looking person came out!

It was so frightened that its short legs left a shadow as it ran, fearing that it would be caught if it was a step late.

The little squirrel's physical strength is limited. After running a few hundred meters, it felt a little tired, so it stopped and turned around to see if the man was catching up.

Then he saw the man standing behind him and stretched out a hand!

"Why did you stop? Run!"

Ito Toru flicked the little squirrel's tail lightly with his finger.

"grumble!!!"

The little squirrel ran like crazy, raising a small string of snow dust!