It seemed that Niji understood the seriousness of this news as she just stood and nodded, perhaps she didn’t want to interrupt and miss any information or perhaps she just didn’t know what to say at that moment. Shinichi grinned rather noticeably as Niji obviously asked sarcastically as to what should never get out. ”Just so you know, this also includes Kamiria. I’ll tell her when the time seems right but right now I just don’t think it’s a good time” and with that the duo continued walking towards town.
“Did I say new team member? I guess I might have misspoken but it looks like you already knew who I meant. Yes, Kamiria is being transferred back to our team. I know it’s been a long time since the team has been together but I think that we can bounce back and become even stronger than we’ve ever been.” Once again the jounin looked over to the chunin as he spoke. Instead of prolonging the discussion he thought it’d be best to not keep their old teammate waiting. ”Race you!” he assumed that she knew where Kamiria lived so the race
Already, Shinichi was feeling better, as if this whole ordeal never happened. Maybe it was the fact that Niji and Kamiria just brightened him up, they made this whole lie feel like a reality, perhaps Niji was really on to something, maybe his lie was irrelevant, maybe this is his new reality.
“Come on Kiddo! I thought chunin were supposed to be as fast as lightning!” he shouted, already a few seconds ahead of her. He did a back flip as he shouted then and then continued to race downhill. ”I’m sure Kamiria is missing you anyway! You’re gonna make her wait even longer!?” he looked back for a brief second to shout towards the chunin although as he did this his feet his a patch of loose dirt causing him to slide for a few seconds, leaving Niji the perfect opportunity to catch up or even pass him.