The pair took their time reaching the springs. A group of students pestered Chaz as they walked. Kenta would've help shoo them away but that wouldn't have been any fun. In fact, he egged them on, telling them about how he'd single-handedly stopped an invasion. Once the heckling became more boring than anything, he directed them to the training grounds where he'd called down lightning and scorched the whole place. The kids scrambled excitedly toward the training grounds. He gave Chaz a smug look as they walked "Being a celebrity must be glamorous," he jabbed as he walked through the entrance to the Konoha Springs.<br/><br/>It was a ghost town, no one save for the woman at the reception desk. The lights were on and the building had a warm luster as if freshly cleaned. He retrieved his wallet and placed the ryo on the table "Morning, Asano, where's the old man?" she took the coins and retrieved a set of towels and hand cloths for him "Hello there Kenta-Kun," she greeted him warmly "He's resting today," she added brightly.<br/><br/>"Everything alright?" his tone was wary.<br/><br/>"He's fine, just got a bit carried away at a party, it was his eighty-seventh birthday yesterday, y'know," she giggled and Kenta smiled at her warmly.<br/><br/>"Oh I'm well aware, did you get the gift?" he was practically beaming<br/><br/>The girl nodded, her eyes were welling up and she looked at him with such a pained happiness to her expression. "I haven't seen him that happy since..." her words cut off but she mouthed a "thank you" before walking to a back room. She quickly returned with a small white shower caddy in one hand and a basket in another. The cheeriness had returned to her face as if nothing had happened.<br/><br/>"Here you go," she said as she placed the caddy at the desk, a small pearly slab of soap sat in one of the compartments. She pointed at his pack "hand it over," Kenta's face burned as he slowly removed the pack and handed it over.<br/><br/>"You don't have to-"<br/><br/>"Yes I do," she interrupted before tossing the bag into the basket "Get washed up, I'll tell granddad you stopped by"<br/><br/>The shower room was just as deserted as the front room had indicated. Kenta cleaned himself thoroughly, taking pleasure in the gentle feeling of bubbles and warm water on his skin. Kenta looked over at Chaz, a picture of happiness as he beamed over at him "I'd offer to wash your hair but I probably wouldn't be able to reach" he joked. They sat on stools, but their height difference was still quite obvious.