"This one would really suit you..."
Shikamaru glanced at Temari's four pineapple-like pigtails.
"Wait, one might not be enough..."
He turned back and kept browsing.
The corners of Temari's lips lifted slightly.
"For someone with no gentlemanly manners on the battlefield, he's actually a pretty decent guy in private!"
Her gaze instinctively flicked to the side, and then she slowly turned her head.
Ino and Tenten wore knowing smiles.
Fū, Gaara, and Neji all looked as though they were rooting for her.
Kankuro and Choji weren't paying attention at all. One was focused on the figurines nearby, while the other's eyes kept drifting toward the snack section in the distance.
Feeling uncomfortable under everyone's stares, she turned away with a haughty air and walked over to Shikamaru.
"This one's pretty nice..."
Seeing how absorbed everyone was in choosing things, Kankuro and Choji headed off to their favorite sections.
With Neji's Byakugan, there was no worry about losing track of them.
He turned to Tenten and raised his eyebrows twice.
"Aren't you going to pick something out?"
"Me? I don't like jewelry."
Neji looked toward Shikamaru, then stood beside him and scanned the selection.
He picked up two hair ties with panda heads on them and offered them to Tenten.
"You could dress up a little, too. You seemed to like these earlier."
"Honestly, are you saying I need to dress up to look good?"
She took the hair ties and walked over beside Shikamaru as well.
After browsing through the selection, she picked up a hair tie engraved with a bamboo design.
With all three hair ties in hand, she hurried to the counter and paid.
She was so quick that Neji didn't even have time to react.
Tenten casually handed the bamboo-patterned hair tie to Neji.
She reached out