Chapter 40: CH 40
Due to the fact that everyone here was an active ninja, they took to jumping through the trees as their method of travel. Naruto, being bored as all get out, decided to make some small talk as they made their way out of the country, "So how'd Konoha treat you guys? You all look fine if you ask me."
Kankuro grumbled somewhat, "We wouldn't have had to stay at all if someone didn't jump us after the fight with Gaara."
Naruto let a smirk play on his lips, "Well I told you all exactly what I was going to do. You weren't going to just leave so I had to knock you all out. It's not my fault that you didn't watch your backs."
Kankuro still kept his eyes narrowed at him, "I still can't believe we lost so easily. You just clubbed us over the back of the head without us even noticing."
Grinning back at the paint-wearing ninja, Naruto responded, "I am very sneaky sir." He dropped the grin from his face, "How far is it to Suna? I've never been before." This was a lie. He had been to Suna before, but he really wanted to cover up the stuff he did in Ne around the people that didn't need to know about it unless the knowledge was necessary. Temari moved closer in their formation to speak to him, "From Konoha, Suna is about three days away if we keep at this speed."
Naruto nodded and turned to face them, "Alright, we'll go for as long as you can all stand to travel. Don't worry about me, just yourselves, I might be capable of getting all the way to Suna without sleep myself."
Kankuro and Temari blinked blankly at that. Gaara didn't have energy to burn like that. Though this kid did beat Gaara in his full-transformation after all... it couldn't really be that farfetched. Kankuro glanced back at Gaara and whispered to Naruto, "Hey. Gaara says that you're like him. What exactly does that mean?"
Naruto looked back at him in a nonchalant manner, "Oh that? I have a biju sealed inside of me like him." Naruto took not of the looks of shock on their faces, minus Gaara, "What? Did he not elaborate on what he meant when he said that?"
The two stunned siblings shook their heads. Temari looked back at Gaara who nodded in affirmation. She looked up at Naruto in confusion, "Wait? Why don't you have any powers or transformations like Gaara? We probably wouldn't have even known if you two hadn't said anything."