Board Thread:Konoha Logs/@comment-25687356-20161221054911/@comment-26021384-20161221194036

As he approached his sensei, he got an update of how Ranta was doing, only to get yanked into a group hug, with his cheek getting mushed up into the crux of an arm as Shinra was left off guard from the sudden embrace. He spoke with a muffled voice thanks to his cheeks being pushed together, "Ish gooj to shee ju too shenshei." When the hug finally ended, Shinra was able to take a breath and fix the sash over his eye.

"Thank you captain.  I am trying out a new style for the trip to Sunagakure.  And I guess I have been training enough to seem stronger." He fixed the emblem on his shoulder and turned around to look at the arrival of their new teammate, Nura. "Oh hi."

With the gang all there, the group would walk into the restaurant and sit down, where Shinra would take some of the pieces of beef and put it onto the grill while waiting for it to cook.

"I've learned how to use the chakra flow technique and have been out on several solo missions while you were recuperating.  The downside is that a lot of people in the village have taken to recognizing me and calling me Little Mountain." He sighed and leaned backwards, looking up at the ceiling of the establishment. "It's really annoying when you don't want to get a lot of publicity.  The same goes for my father.  He's not had to make any new additions," he commented about his scar without motioning to it, "and it seems we are on good terms, but his success-or-utter-failure attitude leads to him always being ready to use some of his interrogation jutsu."

"But I digress. I've started learning how to use the Scythe Weasel technique, and I even developed a list of jutsu I have read about that I want to st