"How could that be? Kiba, do you think the Night Duke is someone you can meet whenever you want? I don't believe it!" Ino was the first to voice her doubts about Kiba's claim.
The others wore equally disbelieving expressions.
"What I said is true! Akamaru saw him too. If you don't believe me, ask Akamaru!" Seeing the doubtful looks from his friends, Kiba immediately grew anxious.
After saying that, he gestured toward Akamaru, who was lying atop his head.
"Woof woof! (It's true!)"
Everyone: "..."
Unfortunately, none of them understood dog language.
Afterward, Kiba did his best to explain where and how he had encountered the Night Duke.
Unfortunately, no matter how much he talked, his friends remained half-convinced and half-skeptical.
It left Kiba, who had wanted to share his secret with everyone, thoroughly frustrated.
"Alright, alright, Kiba. Let's set aside whether it's true or not. So, you gathered us here today just for this?" In the end, Shikamaru stepped in to smooth things over.
In fact, among everyone present, only Sakura and Ino had been arguing with Kiba from beginning to end.
Naruto remained silent, looking like he had something on his mind.
Sasuke had his hands in his pockets, staring coolly at Naruto the entire time.
Shikamaru looked indifferent and had been yawning off to the side. He only spoke now because the noise had started to annoy him.
As for Choji, there was no need to mention him.
He had been stuffing food into his mouth the entire time. There were already at least two or three empty snack bags on the ground.
Hinata had also kept her head lowered in silence. But if one looked closely, they would notice that she occasionally raised her head, glanced shyly at Naruto with a flushed face, then lowered