The Wandering Ronin N

chapter 27

Last time

Sakura:training, and I'll be meeting up with my teammates today, well at least Kakashi and Sasuke, my other teammate is still on a training journey with his grandfather. Your welcomed to come if you want, we'll be heading to a training ground, might give you space to do some more training

Now

Naruto:We are Fighting Dreamers Takami wo mezashite Fighting Dreamers Narifuri kamawazu Fighting Dreamers Shinjiru ga mama ni Oli Oli Oli Oh-! Just go my way

*Naruto and Sakura were walking do the training ground. Sakura had to admit she was enjoying Naruto's company, especially that little quirk of his to sing softly when there's silence. Sakura would occasionally glance at Naruto his face wouldn't change it expression always having this calm serious expression*

Sakura"he's got this aura around him that I can't get my finger on. I feel like he reminds me of someone but I just can't make the connection. This is gonna drive me crazy "

Sakura:so n,ah!

*Sakura yelped when Naruto suddenly grabbed her wrist and pulled her close. Sakura eyes widen and quickly her temper got the better of her*

Sakura:hey what's the big....!!

*They heard something crash, Sakura turned her head and where she was standing was now a broken crate filled with apples. Both looked up and saw the workers looking down at them*

Worker:sorry!!

Naruto:yeah.....

*Naruto let go of Sakura and grabbed 2 of the clean apples. He tossed one to Sakura who caught it*

Naruto:maybe next time concentrate a bit more on your surrounding and less on me

Sakura:I..I have no idea what your talking about

*Sakura said with a small blush of embarrassment, she saw Naruto leave a few coins on the wood and walk away, she followed him both eating there apples*

Naruto: right, like you haven't been glancing him 27 times and counting

Sakura: you've been keeping count?

Naruto:28 now

*Naruto said snickering, Sakura rolled her eyes and pushed him playfully. Naruto kept glancing around just taking in Konoha, and more importantly looking for libraries*

Sakura:so, what's iron country like?

Naruto:a paradise with little to no corruption, a place where you can sleep easy, since you'll always be protected under the emperor's gaze

*Naruto and Sakura kept walking while eating there snack, both got looks when they ate the apple core seeds and all. Sakura smiled a little when she finally saw someone else do that*

Sakura:You think that highly of your leader?

Naruto:the emperor's strength is beyond contradiction. There's a reason why he's the longest serving emperor of iron country. He singlehandedly stopped the invasion from the land of snow when he was in his late 20's. He is incredible, I could train for a thousand years and still never reach even half of his strength

*Naruto said his tone, his expressions, his overall showing, showed nothing short of admiration for his leader. In a weird way Sakura was envious of Naruto for that. Naruto noticed this and looked at her with a raised expression*

Naruto:Do you not have the same outlook on your leader? How do you people call him ....bitkage ?

Sakura:Hokage actually, and well....