The grilling

Hitomi strolled through the woods, thinking about what had just happened. She had probably overreacted, but she hated being bossed around. That reminded her of her ex-boyfriend. And she didn't want to think about him. She shook her head to suppress the images. "I should probably go back ..." She paused for a moment and sniffed the air. She saw smoke far away. So they have already started ... The next moment she was jumping through the forest at high speed.

Lee burst into the middle of the "mourning congregation". "You can NEVER guess who will join us tonight !!!" He stood between Kiba and Shikamaru, beaming with joy. Silence. "Who then? Don't fret us like that! ”Tenten played happily and casually and began to babble. "Gaara, Temari and Kankuro!" "Who is that?" At the sound of her voice, Kiba turned to her. He couldn't help smiling. "Whaaas? You don't know them? ”Tenten waved the barbecue tongs in her direction. "Gaara No Sabaku. Gaara from the desert, he's a Jinchuuriki. He has Shukaku in him. ”Neji explained matter-of-factly. Glad that someone else spoke, Tenten babbled on: "And Temari ... Yeah, you probably have to ask Shikamaru!" She winked conspiratorially at Hitomi. "Oh yeah?" Hitomi turned her full attention to Shikamaru. "Then tell me!" "There is nothing to tell." Without opening his eyes, he answered. But Hitomi couldn't be shaken off so quickly. She stood up in front of him and took the sun away from him. Reluctantly, he opened his eyes now. The blue-haired woman leaned forward. "Tell me now!" Her command tone was weakened by the smile and the flash in her eyes.

Shikamaru sighed heavily and sat up. "How? YOU do you tell everything? But I first had to gain your trust through strange rituals? ”Ino sat down with Shikamaru and Hitomi, playfully jealous. "Strange rituals?" With raised eyebrows Hitomi looked from Ino to Shikamaru. This started to smile nasty. "Well ... I was grateful to you that you tidied up my room and went shopping and so ..." There was a flash of amusement in Hitomi's eyes. "Oh, I see ... you tested their trustworthiness ... Yes, of course, makes sense too. But you know Ino, "with these words she turned to the blonde" Trust is based on getting to know each other and sympathy. Trust must also be able to grow, you cannot force it. ”As he said these words, Hitomi seemed to age. She was not the young girl, she was an old woman marked by life who wanted to share her wisdom with the youth in order to keep them from making mistakes. Her eyes looked sadly past Ino. The whole forest seemed to be silent after these words.