Chapter 830

Otherwise, he might as well just get some sleep.

These past few days, sleeping with Sasuke and Naruto, he hadn't fallen into a comfortable sleep in a long time.

Once they set off, it would be time to meet Orochimaru. He hoped that guy hadn't really let things fall apart — he really didn't like doing things like rescuing people.

"Gaara, you should head back about now. You don't need to keep seeing us off — if you send us off any further, you won't make it back tonight."

Naruto looked at Gaara beside him with a conflicted expression. When they left Sand Village, that guy said he wanted to see them off before heading back.

But they set out in the morning, and now they've even had lunch — what on earth is this guy trying to do?!

"When I came out, I said I'd go with you to visit the other three ninja villages, to get familiar with the surrounding environment. By the time I come back, I'll be about ready to take over as Kazekage."

Gaara looked at the wide-eyed Naruto, scratched his hair a little awkwardly, then told the truth.

He just wanted to tag along to mooch a meal, and take the chance to see the situation in the other few countries and ninja villages~.

After all, if you wanted to go gather intel, there was no team safer than this one.

"Then what about her?"

Naruto, his face flushed red with anger, turned and pointed at Temari as he asked again.

"I'm Shikamaru's girlfriend. On this whole trip, to keep Shikamaru from being taken a fancy to by some young girl, I'm following him all the way until you return to Konoha, then going to meet the Nara family's elders, and I still have to hand over the marriage letter — we're getting engaged!"

Temari puffed out her chest and lifted her head as she looked at Naruto; she now had sufficient reason to keep following along.

"Then what about him?"

Naruto, in a conflicted mood, pointed at the last one — Kankuro.

"I'm the one responsible for bringing the marriage letter to Konoha to exchange with the Nara family, and I'm already a Chunin now, so this mission is something I can completely handle."

Kankuro wore a helpless expression at his older sister and younger brother's performance, but he had so much face paint on that no one could tell his face was blushing.

What marriage letter, what observation?

In reality, it was all for the sake of a bite to eat!

That bastard Gaara was clinging to people and wouldn't let go. To prevent Gaara and Shukaku from both ending up belonging to Konoha, they had no choice but to come along!

"Tch! If you want to mooch a meal, just say so!"

Sasuke gave a disdainful snort, walked up to Lin Cheng's side, set down the cut fruit, and didn't spare another glance at the embarrassed siblings whose true motives had been exposed.