Upon turning nine they found themselves entering their fourth year at the academy, a whole year after the incident and on Inoichi's suggestion both Sasuke and Sakura had continued therapy sessions once a month to help them with any problems.
Today however the moment the lot of them had sat down in class their sensei spoke up "We'll be going on a field trip tomorrow so I'm passing around permission forms to have your parents sign" Iruka announced not sure how to feel about this.
When the idea hadn't been his, mainly the principals so he couldn't object "Field trip where, why because why else have us get permission forms signed" Shino questioned in that usual way of his participating for the moment as he'd gotten into the habit of.
Iruka grimaced "Out of the village to a tourist hot-spot called Tanzaku Town, it's only a couple days away, we'd be there for a couple days and be back Sunday evening at the latest" the brunet explained carefully.
Eyeing his students and watching their expressions closely, some of them were excited but the two he was most worried about shifted until they were sitting shoulder to shoulder looking uncomfortable, though Sakura did have a veiled look of excitement it was suppressed with worry.
Of course they'd be afraid to leave the village for any amount of time "Surely it won't just be you taking us Iruka-sensei" Kiba questioned with a frown, one teacher and a class full of students was bound to attract trouble from the wrong sorts.
"Fortunately no, there will be others going on, Jonin class Shinobi that have been assigned to escort us and protect us safely on our field trip, here's the permission forms and now I'll begin class" Iruka admitted passing around the papers.
Until each of his students had a form in front of them and he did roll-call making sure none of them were skipping, then pulled out his lesson book and got started with a history lecture going deeper into detail than ever before.
Then it was time for lunch "What do you think Sakura, should we ask if we can opt out, you know what he's capable of if he decides that our field trip is the perfect time to get at me" Sasuke scowled as they lagged behind their other friends for the moment.
It was a legitimate fear to have, always wondering if Itachi was going to come back to finish him off in case the teenager changed his mind about leaving him alive "Don't know Sasuke and yes I know, but it could be fun as well, just think it over alright" Sakura patted his hand gently.
As they joined the others on the roof "Geez did you take long enough Sakura, Sasuke" Ino huffed at them a little put out that they were going so slow that day unlike how they were usually the first ones up on the roof.
"Come off it Ino, if Sakura-chan and Sasuke want to go slow let them" Naruto rolled his eyes lightly they were still getting use to another girl's constant presence on the roof with them during lunch but at least Ino had kept to her promise of keeping Ami from bullying Sakura to much.
Kiba shook his head with a snort as the duo sat down and the five tiered lunch box was cracked open "So what do you all think of the field trip that we were told about" Shikamaru piped in wanting to know if it would be worth the trouble going on.
Some of them were clearly torn on the idea such as Sasuke and Sakura, who must have been talking about it on the way up to their usual spot, while Naruto and Kiba looked excited about the field trip, Ino looked uncomfortable and Shino was as stoic faced as ever.
"Might be informative why because it will teach us the necessary skills to survive outside the village" Shino finally said relenting to the stare being directed at him and Shikamaru nodded in understanding, Shino was odd.
And if he felt that way then perhaps nothing really would happen on the trip "At the very least they should give us more than a day to decide if we want to go on a field trip like this" the Uchiha complained suddenly having been opening up more and more to them.
Even if he hadn't ever said what had happened, he didn't keep his thoughts bottled up anymore "Right because it feels like we're being rushed to make a decision that could end badly" the pinkette sat next to him nodded seriously.
Shikamaru creased his forehead "Troublesome you heard Iruka-sensei, Jonin will be escorting us, how many I don't know and that's bound to keep bandits away at the very least" the Nara Heir reminded carefully.
Not sure why the duo were so reluctant, then again they hadn't been the same after that week of absence "Is there a point to debating on this topic" the Inuzuka Heir sighed realizing what was about to happen as the trio were pulled into a debate over the issue of their safety outside the village.
Head to and froing as the two nine year old's and one eight year old made their points on the subject "No use telling them that Kiba, it's what they like to do for fun" the slightly older blonde in their midst snorted with a roll of her eyes.
"Yikes Sakura-chan is in rare form this morning" the younger blonde on the roof shuddered when fire lit up in her vibrant green eyes going so far as to stand and put her hands on her hips until the debate came to a swift halt as they finally agreed on something.
To Sasuke's eternal frustration because he'd hoped that he could skip out on the field trip but now he was dragged into it "Don't worry so much, why because everything will be fine" the Aburame Heir soothed understanding for whatever reason his two friends were scared of leaving the village.
But they were at least willing to try going on the field trip at that point as they finished up eating lunch, sitting around yacking to one another like the friends they were, Shikamaru even going so far as to pull out his shogi board.
Like expected no matter how he planned out his moves, Sakura tied with him three consecutive games in a row "Gah I don't know how you do that, what a drag" Shikamaru groaned still beyond frustrated that he couldn't beat Sakura.
"Shame on you Shikamaru, you should know by this point that Sakura isn't your average girl" Ino snickered unsympathetic of the boy's plight as he packed up his shogi board, there was only ten minutes left of lunch after all and lay on his back to stare up at the sky cloud watching.
He sighed and nodded "Is it just me or did my eyes deceive me I could have sworn I saw Sakura about to win her first game against you" Sasuke piped in suddenly and Shikamaru sulked even more at that.
Prompting laughter from the two girls "Even if that's true I'm sure it was just luck this time around" Sakura smiled able to enjoy being surrounded by her friends, trauma for once a thousand miles away and not bothering her.
"Well we should probably get going so we're not almost late to class" Kiba added as the minutes ticked down to almost nothing and with that they started their way down the steps, reaching their classroom right as the bell rang.
And they all took their usual seats and before they knew it the rest of the day was over "See you guys tomorrow" Naruto waved taking off first headed in a different direction than usual, to see the Hokage he'd told them to get his field trip form signed since he didn't have parents.
"Make sure you pack, packs why in case you intend on really going" Shino piped in when they were getting ready to split up, both Sasuke and Sakura nodded, with that the two were gone heading to the Haruno house.
Getting home in record time "Ugh I forgot that today's one of those days they keep their stall open longer than usual" the ebony haired boy sighed when he found the two adults missing from the house after entering the living room.
"Yeah I forgot for a moment to, only thing we can do is wait and work on our homework in the mean….Iruka-sensei and the other teachers didn't assign us homework" the pinkette trailed off in realization that they didn't have homework for once.
Of course why would they have any when they'd be gone from the village for practically a week "Want to go to the library" Sasuke asked a couple minutes later when the boredom got to him, having homework to do every day had kept him busy.
His friend looked at him from her position on the couch "Yeah, let me a write a note real quick so they don't wonder where we are" Sakura popped up, scribbling a note for her parents then together they left the house again.
Walking down the streets to the library where they sat and read for an hour and a half "Think their home yet" the ebony haired boy questioned flipping through a book on lightning nature jutsu's lazily, interested but figuring that learning would be extremely difficult.
Sakura peeked at him over the edge of her book "Probably Sasuke, let me grab a couple books then we can go okay" the rosette shrugged lightly closing the book she was reading on the mystical palm again then disappeared for a few minutes to pick out a couple new books.
Then once they were checked out, the two of them left the library heading back to the house where they found Mebuki and Kizashi waiting for them "Back from the library I see" Mebuki smiled greeting both children with a hug.
"Right how was the academy today you two didn't get into any fights did you" Kizashi laughed boisterously until Mebuki whacked him over the back of the head to Sakura and Sasuke's amusement as they sat down.
Before pulling out the permission slips "It was fine and no, but apparently we're having a field trip" Sasuke pushed his form forward and Mebuki picked it up to read, concern flashed in expressive green eyes before she passed it over to Kizashi.
Allowing him to read the information on the form as well "And how do you feel about this field trip idea" the blonde inquired gently having gotten in the habit of asking how the children felt about certain things when she felt it would upset them.
"Mm I'd like to at least give it a try, could be fun, informative like Shino said, it is a little worrisome but Iruka-sensei made a valid point to tell us that we'd be escorted by a few Jonin class shinobi all the way there and back" Sakura announced.
Not afraid to do so, Sasuke nodding along with her "What are your feelings on this Sasuke-kun" the pink haired male questioned placing the permission form down, he wouldn't send the two children off unless he was absolutely certain they were okay with going and that they'd be safe.
Sasuke crinkled his nose thinking long and hard about his answer "I'm scared that he'll find out and that he'll change his mind about letting me live, however I think I'd like to give it a go as well, see how things turn out, if I have fun" the little Uchiha finally said.
Sakura patting his hand gently in that familiar reassuring way "So may we go please Mom, Dad" the fuscia haired girl pouted adorably in that way that had her parents saying yes to nearly everything that she asked them.
As they smiled in amusement "Of course you two can go, so long as you listen to your sensei" Mebuki nodded signing her name on the line of both children's field trip permission forms then passed it over to her husband.
Who did the same "There you go you two, better start packing" Kizashi chuckled ruffling their hair after setting the forms on the living room table, upon saying that both children scrambled up the stairs to their rooms.
When they came back down Mebuki and Kizashi knew who was the neatest between the two kids "Honestly Sasuke, all your stuff is going to come out if you leave it that way" Sakura shook her head eyeing his pack that was practically bursting at the seams.
Making him sulk "Could you help me fix it then" Sasuke huffed lightly to the adult's eternal amusement as Sakura emptied his entire pack and then grabbed a few blank scrolls that she drew a familiar seal on, organizing things all nice and neat.
Smiling in triumph when she was done, the permission forms were stuffed gently in a side pocket and the packs were set by the door to take the following morning "That reminds me if your going off on a field trip…." the blonde woman stood suddenly.
Before vanishing from the living room for several minutes "Ah of course" the pink haired male laughed when his wife returned carrying two boxes that she set down in front of each child and gestured for them to open the boxes.
Viridian and ebony eyes lit up in excitement "Really Momma, our very own camera's to take pictures" the rosette squealed the most excited she'd been in awhile taking the camera out of the box with careful hands.
"Thank you so much Mrs. Haruno and I promise we'll take lots and lots of pictures from beginning to end, and everything in between" the ebony haired boy chattered as equally as excited as his friend was because he'd never gotten a gift like this before.
It was clear both children liked the sudden gift and Mebuki nodded in satisfaction pleased to have been able to lift their spirits for awhile at least until they were burdened down by more worries whatever they might be.
"Now before I forget, since you have that lovely colony of yours Sakura-chan, and you'll be gone what needs to be done to make sure their taken care of" Mebuki questioned suddenly remembering the bug habitat filled with an entire colony of panda ants.
After she'd found a mate for her original female, they'd bred like crazy, needless to say the insect was no longer on the verge of extinction the Hokage had even given her a little reward for saving the entire species of wingless wasps.
"Oh just give them water every couple of days along with a handful of leaves or dried grass that's all Momma" Sakura explained even going so far as to write down the instructions and pin it to the fridge with a magnet.
Sitting in his chair the older male shook his head in amusement "Still don't know how you manage to keep the whole colony going Sakura-chan" Kizashi chuckled amused at his daughters interests and wondering what the next big thing would be for her.
"Me either Mr. Haruno but if anyone can do it, it's either her or Shino" Sasuke shrugged fiddling with his camera to get accustomed to all it's buttons so that right off the bat he could start taking pictures to remember for years after.
Sakura rolled her eyes lightly at them, doing the same, even going so far as to take a couple of experimental pictures of random objects around the living room until it was time for dinner only then did she seal the camera in a separate storage scroll and place it in her pack.
Doing the same for Sasuke when he asked before they sat down to eat supper, then after taking individual baths, dressed for bed and got some early shut eye so they could wake up nice and early for the following day.
~Next Morning~
The first to awaken was not so surprisingly Sakura and because she didn't want to leave the cooking always up to her mom, squared her shoulders in determination, then got started on breakfast for everyone in the house.
By the time the others were awake she had quite a pile of bacon and eggs along with pancakes from a box "Goodness" the blonde woman put a hand over her heart at the shock of seeing breakfast on the table waiting for them along with a nice pitcher of orange juice.
Her daughter ducked her head sheepishly "I couldn't wait so I thought I'd cook this morning" the pinkette offered apologetically as she made up her plate and grabbed her already poured glass of orange juice before sitting at the table.
Sasuke simply stared at her in confusion "Since when could you cook" the little Uchiha asked clearly not fully awake yet even as a plate and a cup of orange juice was pushed into his hands and he was made to sit at the table.
"Ah Sakura-chan's been practicing for a long while, you know all those times she followed Mebuki into the kitchen that's when" the pink haired male explained with an amused smile digging right in after giving his thanks for the meal.
It was utterly delicious proving his daughter had gotten her mothers talent at cooking "Well either way if you ever feel like cooking you can Sakura-chan, now better hurry up so your not late" Mebuki smiled and gave the duo a light warning.
They both glanced to the clock and cleared their plates in record time "Guess we'll see you when we get back six days from now on Sunday hopefully" Sasuke shouldered his pre-packed bag and gripped the straps in a white knuckled grip waiting for Sakura to do the same.
"You two have fun and remember listen to your sensei" Kizashi called hoping that things went well on the field trip and didn't strip away anymore innocence from the already traumatized children, they needed to experience good things after all.
With Sasuke in the lead they made it to the academy a little before their usual time "Oh good morning Sakura-chan, Sasuke-kun" Iruka greeted kindly when his two best students entered the classroom carrying packs.
That was a good sign along with the signed permission forms that they handed over "Yes good morning Iruka-sensei" Sakura beamed allowing herself to feel excited over the worry for once as she took her usual seat.
Iruka chuckled at her politeness and continued checking off a list to make sure he hadn't forgotten anything, only looking up when more of his students appeared and dropped off their permission forms "My parents said no" Ami Himekari scowled unhappily.
As she roughly threw down her unsigned permission form to go on the field trip, her two friends in the same boat "How about you guys did your parents sign" Ino asked as she slid into her now normal seat in the row below Sakura, Sasuke and Shino.
Funny how their names all began with s though their last names differed, both nine year old's nodded "At least your giving this a try" Kiba snorted plopping down next to Ino a couple seconds later, glad that his own Mother had signed.
Otherwise he'd be stuck at home without nothing to do "Old Man Hokage signed for me" Naruto grinned excited that he wasn't being made to suffer through not experiencing something all children should experience.
Taking his spot on the other side of Ino, who kept him and Kiba separated since they couldn't behave themselves sometimes "This will be an interesting field trip, why because we're going outside the village" Shino commented in his usual way.
Before they knew it, they were rounded up to trek across the village to the gates, where their escorts were waiting "Right this is important to remember kids, any funny business we'll turn around and the field trip will be canceled" their brunet sensei faced them.
A stern frown on his face hoping to make his point as all but three of his students nodded sagely in understanding "Now on a lighter note these are our escorts, Kakashi Hatake, Genma Shiranui, and Asuma Sarutobi" Iruka introduced the three Jonin to his students.
Some of whom stared in awe while a couple were wary "Man what a drag this is going to be troublesome I just know it" Shikamaru groaned as they were made to sign out one by one and wait next to their sensei when they were done, in the meantime Sasuke and Sakura took a chance to snap a photo remembering what they'd promised.
The whole process of signing out took at least fifteen minutes, then they were grouped together and led from the village when they got past a certain point Sakura tensed and gripped Sasuke's hand tightly, drawing attention onto them.
"Is that who I think" Asuma who was stood next to his old classmate and fellow Jonin pointed out the two kids wondering if they were the ones who'd been involved in that incident the year before where all the Uchiha except for two had been killed.
At the question a lone onyx iris focused on the duo holding hands "Sasuke Uchiha and the girl that was found with him, from what I've heard they've been having therapy sessions with Inoichi Yamanaka since in the incident" Kakashi nodded confirming Asuma's suspicions.
The little girl's involvement was suspicious as well "Now, now Kakashi this is supposed to be a field trip for fun not serious crap like that" Genma chided not wanting to hear about that again, it was much to soon after all.
Kakashi nodded and fell silent even going so far as to pull out his favorite book to read as they walked, keeping on his guard of course like the others and peering around surreptitiously every once in awhile to ensure no one had strayed from the group.
Until it was practically noon and some of the kids were complaining about being hungry "Since we're out here, might as well teach you and give you lot a lesson in survival, everyone in groups of three and go with one of our Jonin escorts" the brunet chunin clapped.
Taking the chance that presented itself to teach his students about the world outside their village Kakashi wanted to throw his book at the man as excitement rose in the air before he had three way to excitable kids in front of him.
Naruto Uzumaki, Kiba Inuzuka and Ino Yamanaka none of the three children who seemed to be the calmest out of the entire class of academy students "Right then I'm going to teach you how to catch fish then" the silver haired man grimaced behind his mask.
Leading the trio towards the river a short distance away "Oh boy I can't wait believe it" the blonde Uzumaki cheered bursting with boundless energy watching closely as the man before them took out a kunai, attached it to ninja wire and then threw it into the river.
Making a fish jump out of the water, where he quickly threw a shuriken and reeled his catch in "Wow that looks hard if your not a good shot" the Inuzuka Heir gaped realizing that he had crappy aim and probably wouldn't be able to catch a fish.
Beside him Ino shook her head "Even if you don't Kiba, I'll help you get one" the Yamanaka heiress offered kindly, having learned the importance of having true friends and creating bonds over the last year being around Sakura.
~In the meantime~
Genma had led his own group towards the river as well "We're collecting clean water, next time I'll show you how it's done catching fish and all that" the hazel eyed brunet chuckled thoroughly amused at the situation.
The three that had gathered around him were Shikamaru Nara, Choji Akimichi and Hinata Hyuga, Asuma was a lucky bastard getting the most interesting kids out of the bunch "O..Oh th..that doesn't se..seem to hard" the pale eyed heiress stuttered fidgeting with her fingers.
"Yeah and lunch will be done soon right cause I'm hungry" the Akimichi heir complained stomach growling loudly from said hunger as the three of them were handed empty pales to collect water in them.
It was an easy task and soon they were on their way back to camp "This is such a drag" the Nara heir groaned when they had to go back to the river and get a couple more pales of water to accommodate the large group that they were.
Just then a shriek sounded through the air and everyone turned to spy Ino Yamanaka who'd accidentally fallen into the river, then a flash went off through the air "Ahaha that's a good one" the lone Uchiha laughed hurriedly stowing away his camera.
Her eye twitched but with Kiba's help she was pulled out of the river "Now, now Sasuke it's not nice to make fun of people" the rosette chided lightly having done the same without her only female friend knowing and carrying a stack of sticks in her arms.
While on either side of her the two boys carried pales of either herbs or berries "How on earth did you two get camera's anyway" the raven haired Jonin asked curiously having noticed them taking pictures intermittently while in the forest.
"Sakura's parents gave the camera's to them, why to take pictures of course" the little Aburame Heir piped in with an answer having already received the explanation as the lot of them gathered around and their lunch was made up.
Fish slathered with ground up herbs with wild chamomile flowers boiled down and berries to help fill them was quickly eaten before camp was broken down and the lot of them were on their way again making haste so they arrived in Tanzaku on time.
Before they knew it the sun was going down on them and once again two of the Jonin noted how two of the kids gravitated towards one another, holding hands tightly as they reached an outpost town and found an inn to stay at for the night.
"Do you have a large enough room to accommodate everyone in this group" Iruka asked the hostess when it was their turn and gestured towards nine of his students, plus the three Jonin and himself which equaled thirteen people in total.
The woman stared at him in shock, then flipped through a book that held the available rooms "Yes we do Sir and how long will you be staying" the woman finally found what she was looking for and directed a kind smile at the ninja.
"Just for tonight Ma'am thank you" the brunet smiled back as he rented the room big enough for all of them, relieved that they'd been given a budget for the field trip as they were led to the room where futons were set up and dinner was ordered.
He also cleared his throat to get their attention "Also if any of you would like, you can take a bath in the hotspring of this inn" Iruka called knowing that some of his students were probably itching to clean themselves of the grim that had built up over the course of the day.
That got them definitely excited as a couple more flashes went off from Sasuke and Sakura's camera's "Bath time, bath time" Ino cheered grabbing one of the inn's yukata's as it was held out to her just happy to bathe even if she didn't have her usual bathing stuff.
Beside her Sakura rolled her eyes lightly in exasperation doing the same but grabbing a scroll from her pack "Fortunately I was of the mind to pack my bathing supplies and I'll share Ino don't worry" Sakura grinned taking a yukata as well.
A few steps behind them was the shyest girl of their class "W..Would you m..mind sha..sharing with m..me as we..well S..Sakura-san" Hinata stuttered also without her bathing supplies and Sakura nodded as the three of them traipsed down to the bathing hotsprings ahead of the boys.
"Yeesh looks like their eager" Kiba snorted in amusement feeling stupid for not thinking that this would be a possible situation and so he was without his own bathing supplies, thankfully Sasuke was in a sharing mood much like Sakura.
As the lot of them traipsed down to the bathing hotsprings like the girls already had and undressed "So how is it you know the use of the storage scroll, in fact where did you even get them" Genma questioned curiously.
Ebony orbs flashed in his direction "Long time ago, Naruto's godfather Jiraiya came and taught us the fundamentals of fuinjutsu, Sakura's been practicing all this time and drew these" Sasuke explained unsealing his bathing things.
While wrapping a towel around his waist "Yep, yep and whenever I ask cause Sakura-chan's really good at it she helps me practice believe it" Naruto nodded his head eagerly doing as his friend had then they headed for the hotspring.
Carefully easing themselves into the water before relaxing for a moment enjoying the heated water "When do you think dinner will be ready" Choji asked thinking with his stomach again after a long day of walking.
"Probably by the time we get out Choji-kun so don't worry about it so much, just enjoy your bath okay" Kakashi chuckled lightly also taking the chance that presented itself to take a much needed break after staying alert all day.
The others weren't long in following "Ah this is perfect" Asuma sighed letting the heat relax the tension that had built up over a long day of keeping an eye on nine curious academy students, just thankful he'd gotten the calmest out of the bunch to teach survival to.
Kakashi rolled his eyes at him "I guess this isn't as troublesome as I thought it would be" Shikamaru admitted already on the verge of falling asleep but to hungry to think about going to bed right yet.
Very familiar girlish laughter from Ino floated towards them from the other side and Naruto that little idiot had a sudden dangerous idea but before Iruka could stop him "Naruto I wouldn't if I were you, why because Sakura is also over there" Shino warned.
Naruto went as pale as a ghost and took his spot next to Sasuke again, Sakura was one girl he wouldn't mess with on a regular day and Iruka smiled in amusement that just the mention of the nine year old kept the boy in line.
As they finished up with their baths and went back to the room, a few minutes later they were joined by the girls and soon they were enjoying a very delicious dinner and snuggling down on the futons for some shut eye.
It was sometime during the night, having felt no need to keep an eye out after setting various traps two of the Jonin were woken by a noise and after a quick look around found the source of the noise, they weren't the only ones awake, Shino and Sasuke were as well.
"You think it would be okay if we plugged in a nightlight" the ebony haired boy gestured to the socket they were right by knowing that the nightmare his friend was having wouldn't abate until a little light was shining on her.
"If you think it will help" the silver haired Jonin shrugged not seeing how it would help until the thing was plugged in and the whimpering instantly died down and Sakura rolled in her sleep where she was practically in Shino's futon.
He didn't seem to care though merely making room to accommodate her and pulling the blanket up around their shoulders as he snuggled back down on the futon, wondering since when did Sakura have nightmares and why she'd never told him before drifting off into sleep again.
Before they knew it, it was morning and the smell of breakfast woke the nine academy students up from their slumber "Oh boy we get breakfast to that's awesome you know" the blonde Uzumaki cheered already bursting with energy after a good night sleep.
Shino was quick in unplugging the nightlight and stuffing it gently in his friend's pack "Did you sleep well, why because you still look tired" the little Aburame Heir questioned after getting a plate set in his hands along with a flask of green tea.
Sakura paused mid stretch "Had a nightmare but I can't remember what it was about" the pinkette admitted to his relief, though he did scrutinize her expression to make sure she wasn't lying about forgetting what her nightmare had been about.
Thankfully he saw no lie in her vibrant colored orbs and relaxed "So what exactly are we going to be doing when we reach that Tanzaku Town place" the Nara heir questioned one of the first ones done eating his breakfast and just sitting there waiting for everyone else.
Iruka looked up "Going on a tour of the town, seeing the attractions, I think there's suppose to be a festival going on around this time to, so participating in that and generally having fun" the brunet explained.
Wanting the kids to have as much fun as possible "How long did you say it was going to take us to get to that Tanzaku Town place" the Akimichi Heir asked curiously, not looking forward to the long trek they were about to endure again.
"A couple days kids and make sure you don't accidentally forget anything" the raven haired Jonin reminded and the nine academy students after folding up their futons scrambled around the room looking for anything that might be missing.
Even going so far as to hurried run back to the hotspring of the inn and look in baskets only to come up empty handed and return to the room to dress in normal clothes "Ready to go then I see" the hazel eyed Jonin noted seeing how all the kids were shouldering their packs now.
Just like that they were leaving the inn behind after Iruka had paid the rent and were once again on their way to Tanzaku Town "Ugh my feet hurt" the Inuzuka heir complained when it was nearing lunch time on their second day of the field trip.
Understanding that much Iruka decided to call it and had camp set up rather quickly this time as they all worked together to make lunch "Holy wow that was fast" the Yamanaka Heiress gaped at how quickly lunch was set up.
"Y..Yeah th..that wa..was k..kind of fast" Hinata nodded in agreement joining the other two girls on a log as they waited for their fish to finish cooking so they could eat and fifteen minutes later they were on the road again.
More flashes went off before they left though from Sasuke and Sakura's acquired camera's and before the lot of them knew it, it was practically dinner time and they'd reached their destination Tanzaku Town.
Knowing the kids were probably starving at that point Iruka was quick in finding an inn that had affordable prices for the next three nights rented a large enough room for all thirteen of them and sent the kids off to bathe in the hotsprings while he ordered dinner for them.
Only joining the others in the hotspring when he was sure that their meal would be waiting for them by the time they all got out, he was right and soon every last bite had been devoured and the kids were settling down to get some sleep.