Uh...
This was the only way?
Call out for someone?
They turned blankly toward Shikamaru Nara, who had shouted, and strange expressions appeared on both Ino Yamanaka's and Akimichi Choji's faces.
"Hey! Is anyone there?!"
Then, after looking at him for two or three seconds, the two of them finally shouted as well.
Right now, it seemed that aside from calling out, there was no better option. In fact, calling out was probably the best option available.
Since Shikamaru had confirmed that someone lived here, if they wanted to investigate this house, the best way was to obtain the owner's permission. As long as the owner agreed, there would be no problem.
What they should do now was call out for someone.
As for whether the owner would agree, whether they would let them investigate freely and ask all sorts of questions about the former owner of this Japanese-style wooden house, that was no longer something they needed to consider.
They could just leave that sort of thing to Shikamaru.
There was no need for them to worry about it.
In fact, since Shikamaru had already called out, he had probably thought of a way to deal with the owner's refusal.
What they should do was call out.
These guys...
Hearing the two of them join in, Shikamaru Nara glanced in surprise at the pair who had begun calling for the house's owner with utterly serious expressions.
Seriously...
Then, amid that surprise, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Is anyone there? Excuse me!"
With that faint smile, Shikamaru Nara called out again.
For a while, the voices of the three rose and fell, echoing across the sea of flowers and the wooden house.
Then, they shouted for half an hour without receiving any response.
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