Oi, Ginta!

I'm startin' to think you really don't care after all. How come I had to hear it from Reiko down at the mission desk that Wednesday was your birthday? How come I didn't get invited? Well, disregarding the fact that I been outta Konoha for the last week.

I'd've thought you'd be holding up the hallway, extorting presents out of everyone trying to get by.


[Private to Kakashi]

I'm...sorry. I haven't been trying to avoid you. Left your apartment about 0600 Saturday morning, and they hauled me up with a mission summons at 1300. I've been in Tea Country for the past six days. Just got back this morning.

Reiko told me Sadao killed himself the day after I left.

Um. Anyway. Hope you're doing well, and, uh... You owe me coffee. Or something.

[/Private to Kakashi]


[Private]

DAMMIT. I was supposed to kill him. And like hell I'm gonna believe he offed himself--you trying to tell me he saw the error of his ways? One day after I left--dammit, that's no coincidence.

So why were they getting me out of the way?

[/Private]