'Are you excited? ' Toshiro asks.

The morning sun spills into the dining area from open windows, a warm spring breeze following. Yukimura-sensei wanders in from the kitchen and places another batch of scrambled eggs on the table. Gin 's on his third plate, black mask shoved under his chin and steel eyes glazed as his mind wanders.

The morning is a little quieter than usual. Naruto hadn 't stayed the night for the past week, opting to hop between Sasuke and Shikamaru 's homes. Chiasa is away on a mission, and has been for a few days now. She isn 't expected home until next week. It 's probably her twelfth C Rank, but it still makes Toshiro nervous to think about what could happen to her while she 's out of the village. He 's never had so many people to care for ' and them being children only makes it worse.

Even if Chiasa is a chunin now, for about three months and counting.