She had been through pregnancy and childbirth, and was now going through housework and child care, but for Kiba and Shino and Hinata, she was always their teacher who had been in charge of their Team Eight.
Shino and Kiba had both thought that if they wanted to ask anyone for advice about Team Eight’s last mission, then it would be her. That was why they’d come here. But…
“A present for Hinata, huh…” Kurenai said, leaving the plate –it was mostly full of snacks– on the table and sitting down. “But rather than me, don’t you think it would’ve been better to ask Hanabi?”
“No, well, I mean yeah but…” Kiba mumbled, his hand stopping mid-action as he’d reached out for his favourite snack, beef jerky.
Hanabi was Hinata’s little sister. Compared to the plain and not very fashionable Hinata, Hanabi was a far more fashionable young woman and extravagant in her tastes.
“We thought that it might be best…not to involve her family members…” Kiba awkwardly tried to speak in a polite way he was unaccustomed to.