After arriving a few km away from the village, Hiroto dropped Hinata and the duo started to travel on foot. Hiroto didn't remove his Sage Mode and kept on sensing the area from any potential enemy.
"So, where are we going?" Hinata asked as she traveled with Hiroto freely.
"Don't know. We will have to travel from one town to another and then if we are lucky, we will hear about her."
"You mean you don't know where Tsunade Sama is?"
"Hei? How would I know? I don't travel around nor do I have any spies under me."
Hinata nodded. She was a bit disappointed but that disappeared as she started to look at the beauty of her surroundings.
"It's beautiful, isn't it? The scenery, The freedom to jump around and do anything." Hiroto said while looking around.
"Indeed. Even though I felt free in the village, I feel freer here while traveling. Is this why people travel? To look for new things and enjoy the adventure?"
"Yeah, they do! But not everyone returns back from the adventure. Only when you have strength, you can travel around freely."
"And you have the strength to keep both of us safe?" Hinata asked while pondering his words.
"Yeah, I can keep both of us safe. That's why I came outside the village. But You really have huge trust in me. Otherwise, you wouldn't come with me, even after knowing the dangers."
"Yeah, I trust you. Or should I say I only trust you? You know, I used Tranformation Technique and moved around the Hyuga Clan. In it, I heard a few rumors about me."
"Rumours? Still, they are speaking, you have already left the Hyuga Clan for more than a month and they are still talking about it."
"Haha! Yeah, they are. In fact, One of the rumors was about me leaving the clan on my own and burning the letter my sister sent me. Except for father and sister, no one else knew about the letter in Hyuga Clan and now there is news about me burning it, just how low has father gotten to sever my relationship with my sister?"
"Huh? Something like that happened? You should have told me sooner, I wouldn't have sent the letter about us leaving to him."
"What! Did you send him the letter? Why?"
"I thought he is still a good father but now hearing you, it seems he hasn't changed at all. Besides, does it matter? We are going to travel for a year or two and I am sure he would think we had died outside."
"Maybe, he will."
The duo remained silent and then kept on traveling. A few minutes later, Hiroto spoke, "I can sense people ahead. It seems there is a town ahead. Let's take a stop there, you should be tired now."
"No, I am---"
"Listen to me, we will take a break. I need to collect information there." Hiroto spoke and then two clones appeared at the place. With Sage Mode, it was easy for him to sneak into some clans' libraries and look for the Shadow Clone Technique.
The Two clones then used the transformation Technique. One of the transformed into a Handsome Man while the other became a beautiful woman, and they rushed ahead.
"At what places, you are going to look for information?" Hinata asked with narrowed eyes as she saw the handsome man and woman.
"Oh My! It seems little Hinata has grown up after reading my books." Hiroto spoke while wiping an imaginary tear from his eyes.
"You bastard! Stop trying to tease me all the time. You are going to use a beauty trap for information."
"Haha! I am going for the trap. We have reached the village, change yourself." Hiroto spoke and transformed into an average-looking man. It was the same for Hinata, who transformed into a woman and the duo entered the town as a couple.
"Let's go and eat at the restaurant here. We will eat the food we packed later in the journey."
Hinata said while looking around with curious eyes. It was the first time she had gone outside the Konoha and she was excited about everything.
While the duo traveled around the town and looked for a good place to eat, the clones traveled to different places. The duo entered the casino and the male clone went to the females' table while the female one went to the males.
After a bit of flattery and different poses, the duo acquired the necessary information and stood up.
"Everyone! Surprise!" The clones shouted and the Puff. They disappeared with a smoke, leaving a few man and woman, who were thinking banging, scared shitless.
Hiroto, who was eating the food with Hinata got the memories back. Luckily, he wasn't drinking water or he would have to spit it out as he got the memories of the stunt he pulled.
Seeing his expression, Hinata asked, "What happened?"
"Ah! Nothing! Next time, remind me to not send Shadow Clones for Beauty Trap. They pulled a stunt in the casino."
"Eh? What did they do?"
"After getting the information, the duo stood up and shouted, 'Everyone, surprise' and then they dispersed themselves in front of them."
"Pfff! Hahahaha! The civilians there must be scared after this." Hinata said while laughing, which attracted the attention of other people in the restaurant but they backed down under Hiroto's glare.
"Still, I got a piece of information. Tsunade passed from this place two months and one of them said they found her in the Capital city, a week ago. Maybe, she will still be in the city."
"So we are increasing our pace and going to the capital?" Hinata asked excitedly and Hiroto looked outside and said, "Hmm! It's midday now, If we travel at your max speed, we could reach the capital by night."
"Huh? How is this possible? I am not that fast."
"I know, we will travel at your max speed and when you will get tired, I will pick you up and travel at my max speed till you will be recovered and keep on doing it."
"But then when will you rest and recover Chakra?"
"When we will travel at your max speed, I will rest while my clone will--- No wait, let's do it another way."
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