Naruto tossed his book on the coffee table and buried his face in his hands. 'Why do we need to learn all this stuff about geography and geology and animals and plants? ' he groaned loudly, 'It 's so stupid, 'ttebayo! '

Sakura silently finished her notes before she raised her head to address his tantrum, 'There might be instances in the future when we won 't be aware of our exact location. Knowing the morphological features of different regions, their fauna and flora, will make it easier to figure out our whereabouts. For example, Hashirama trees only exist in and around Konoha, right? If you see a urial or a double horned wild sheep, though, you 'll know you 're in or close to Tsuchi no Kuni, because they exist nowhere else. Do you understand? '

'Yes, Saku-chan,

I do

, ' he said, 'but it 's still stupid. '