As evening approached, more and more couples appeared on the streets. Kano wore the Fox Mask Naruto chose on the side of her head, holding a Chocolate Banana. Naruto wore the Frog Mask Kano chose, holding an Apple Candy.
"It's getting late, let's head back."
"Eh? I haven't had enough fun yet."
"Pervy Sage hasn't been playing all day like us; he's been gathering information. Besides, I'm a bit tired."
"Alright then, let's buy some more delicious food to take back for Pervy Sage."
"Mhm, just pick out whatever you think is good for him."
The two walked together to find Jiraiya. Because of the Shadow Deer's positional sense, Kano led Naruto in the direction where Jiraiya was located.
"Was this date fun?"
"It was! Can we go on more dates in the future?"
"Depends on your performance."
"I know many of the things we did today are things only intimate couples do. I really like Luna-chan, so doing these things made me very happy. But Luna-chan doesn't like me, so doing this must have been very tiring, right?"
Kano stood on her tiptoes and flicked Naruto's forehead.
"Who said I don't like you? It's just that when it comes to romance, I only consider girls. As a friend, I like you very much."
"Besides, if I'm tired, it's because my feet hurt from walking so much in Geta; usually, I ride Shadow Deer. Don't be unhappy. If you're unhappy, I won't go on dates with you anymore. I only accompanied you to make you happy."
"I am happy! I'm really happy that Luna-chan could go on a date with me."
"As long as you're happy."
Following Jiraiya's location, the two found an inn and saw Jiraiya at the front desk booking a room.
"Only one room left? But there are three of us. I'll go look for another inn."
"It's a major holiday right now; other inns were full long ago. My shop only has one vacant room left. If you go look around and come back empty-handed, even this last room might be gone."
The Innkeeper kindly advised Jiraiya, as if this sort of thing were commonplace.
"Then... then what should I do?"
Just then, he turned around and saw Kano and Naruto coming to find him.
"Yo, you're back. Did you have fun?"
"It was fun! Pervy Sage, here's some delicious food we brought for you."
"Thanks, Naruto. I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful. I just happened to find an inn here, but there's only one room left. Since you brought me food, I'll let you two have this room!"
"You and Kano are both children; it's not like you can't squeeze into one room together."
"What about you? If there's only one room, where will you sleep?"
"I'll go look again. If I really can't find anything, I'll just find a tree to lie under. After all, I'm a reliable adult; it's only right for me to take care of you!"
Jiraiya laughed heartily, trying to show off his cool side, which made Kano's face drop.
"Stop acting. I can see right through the play you and the Innkeeper are putting on. Your acting is terrible; you might fool Naruto, but there's no way you're fooling me."
"If you really want to save money, just get two rooms: one for me and one for you two. I'm a girl, after all. Letting Naruto sleep with me—are you really not afraid of something happening?"
Jiraiya's mischievous scheme was exposed on the spot. Kano glared at the Innkeeper, who immediately stopped acting with Jiraiya and honestly opened two rooms.
Although Naruto also really wanted to sleep with Kano, he wouldn't do such a thing and joined in despising Jiraiya.
Jiraiya shook his head helplessly. I tried so hard to help you, kid, but you didn't seize the opportunity yourself. You deserve to be single!
Starting the next day, Jiraiya carried a large bag of Water Balloons and took Naruto to a deserted hilltop, choosing a good spot.
"Naruto, your training begins today!"
"Great! I'm ready!"
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