On the road, Hinata ran into Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame, but naturally, she had no interest in greeting them.
Instead, she turned around and left.
Kiba Inuzuka, who had been about to greet her with a smile, immediately froze with that smile still on his face.
Kiba Inuzuka immediately sensed that something was strange about Hinata and wanted to catch up to ask her about it.
Shino Aburame said nothing.
He followed as well, though he was one step behind Kiba Inuzuka.
What Hinata had displayed just then seemed to be something they had never seen before.
They could naturally tell that Hinata was in a very bad mood.
That only made them want to find out what had happened even more.
As her companions, they felt it would be better to comfort Hinata at a time like this. If something had happened, they could face it together.
They were not far apart. With a few leaps, Kiba Inuzuka and Akamaru arrived in front of Hinata and blocked her path.
Then, there was no then.
Hinata was in a terrible mood, and at that moment, she truly only wanted to verify a few things.
So she said nothing, merely casting a glance over Kiba Inuzuka.
Yet that single glance made Kiba Inuzuka immediately retreat several steps.
The words he had wanted to say never left his mouth.
Hinata then walked straight past Kiba Inuzuka.
Shino Aburame, who had also intended to do something, saw Kiba Inuzuka's condition.
He immediately did not step forward any further.
At that moment, Akamaru, standing beside Kiba Inuzuka, suddenly let out a whimper.
The two of them stood silently where they were, without moving.
Only after Hinata's figure had disappeared did Shino Aburame seem to come back to his senses.
He immediately said, "Kiba