The Yamanaka household.
"Come on, open it and take a look. This is the super invincibly cool gift Uncle Tonbo prepared for you."
Tobitake Tonbo sat across from little Ino, watching her excited expression.
In front of little Ino was an exquisite palm-sized gift box.
It was the gift Tobitake Tonbo had carefully prepared.
Yamanaka Inoichi and Ino's mother watched the two of them with smiles.
Little Ino rubbed her hands together and glanced at this strange old uncle. She still remembered how Tobitake Tonbo had been able to produce flowers she liked whenever he wanted last time.
"I'm opening it."
With her hands pressed together in silent prayer and a trace of anticipation, Ino slowly opened the gift box.
What greeted her eyes was fluffy gift stuffing.
Her little hands pushed aside the fluff, and the gift finally revealed its true form.
Its true form was revealed, but little Ino's face fell.
She was utterly speechless, because inside was a bamboo-woven figurine in Tobitake Tonbo's likeness.
One hand of the figurine was resting on the head of a little Ino figurine, the two connected together.
It gave off the feeling of an older brother patting someone on the head.
"Uncle Tonbo, this is your super invincibly cool gift?" Little Ino was unhappy.
She had thought it would be some beautiful flowers or something. She had not expected this kind of toy.
She shot Tobitake Tonbo a disdainful look.
Yamanaka Inoichi and Ino's mother laughed beside them. They had not expected Tobitake Tonbo's gift to be so unconventional.
"Ino, you can't speak like that. This is the birthday present Uncle Tonbo gave you, so don't be rude," Ino's mother instructed.
Little Ino pouted. "Hmph, but... but... this gift is way too abstract. I don't like it at all."
"Little Ino,