Konoha.
Nara Clan's young jonin, Shikaku, had been feeling restless all day.
Even while eating barbecue with his friends Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza, he seemed distracted.
"Hey, Shikaku, is something on your mind?"
Yamanaka Inoichi, who was good at reading people's hearts, stopped Nara Shikaku just as he was about to dip his barbecue into his alcohol. He asked curiously.
"Mm, mm-mm, mmmmm! (Yeah, tell us about it!)"
Akimichi Choza, whose mouth was stuffed full of barbecue, chimed in as well.
"Heh." Seeing Choza like that, Nara Shikaku could not help but force out a smile. "It's nothing specific. I just don't know why, but since this morning, my eye has been twitching badly, and I've had this constant bad feeling."
At Shikaku's words, Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choji's expressions turned serious as well.
They had originally thought Nara Shikaku was feeling down because he had embarrassed himself in front of Yoshino. They had not expected it to be this.
For a ninja, this kind of sudden premonition could never be taken lightly.
It might truly foretell something.
"A bad feeling..."
Yamanaka Inoichi narrowed his eyes slightly. "Other than those rumors that suddenly appeared targeting Lord White Fang, nothing major has happened in the village lately. Did something happen at your home?"
"I'm not sure about that either, but I was planning to go back and take a look this afternoon."
Nara Shikaku shook his head.
"I see. Then Choza and I will go with you this afternoon! It's not like we have anything to do today anyway."
Yamanaka Inoichi clapped his hands, casually arranging Akimichi Choza's schedule for him as well.
"Isn't that making a mountain out of a molehill?"
Nara Shikaku hesitated. "It's only a feeling, after all."
"Trust yourself, Shikaku!"
Inoichi patted Nara Shikaku on the