"Ah... ah, nothing much has happened lately. I'm bored out of my mind."
"We can't win. Even though we gave it everything we had, this is as far as we could get. Why are there so many monster-like people this year? In previous years, we would have advanced. Why did it have to be us?"
"Did you hear? Those wandering shinobi the village chief took in were killed in battle. What a pity... though I suppose it's for the best. A few fewer of our own people had to die... What's with that look? Wouldn't it be better to have a few more scapegoats like that? What? One of your relatives died too? Well, that's really... If only we had a Kekkei Genkai too. Then we wouldn't have to live this kind of precarious life anymore."
"The department head election is next week, right? Whatever. It has nothing to do with me, and nothing will change anyway!"
"Courage and all that... I'm not the kind of person who can easily get along with everyone. In the end, will I just stand there hesitating, only to be excluded by everyone?"
"What is this...? This won't do at all. If I fall behind here, how am I supposed to catch up to the average level of the pack for the rest of my life?!"
"Damn... I've gotten this old without even realizing it. No matter how hard I try, I probably can't catch up to those energetic young people anymore..."
"Why is this so painful?"
"Can I only remain stuck where I am?"
"Could something..."
"Something that makes people's eyes light up..."
"Even if it's completely illusory, something that makes people feel hopeful about the future would be enough..."
Very well, then. If that is your sincere wish, I shall bring that