Chapter 3: A Tour of Konoha
After getting dressed, Kiba led Katsumi on a tour of Konoha. Akamaru and Kurami tagged alongside the pair and barked happily. He started with the Ninja Academy and the Hokage's office. Katsumi was impressed by the sheer size of Konoha's buildings. She had grown up in a small village with nothing except a group of huts. As they passed by, Shikamaru and Ino were just coming out of a meeting with Shizune. Shikamaru had a surprised expression on his face when he saw Kiba with Katsumi. However, Ino was ecstatic about the potential gossip that this sighting would generate. She grabbed Shikamaru's hand and said, "Come on! We have to follow them and find out what's happening!" Shikamaru just sighed and said, "Fine. But this is going to be such a drag."
One of the sweet shops caught Katsumi's eye and she peered inside the window. Kiba couldn't help to admire the attractiveness of her body. He kept thinking about what had happened in the bathhouse. Katsumi broke Kiba of his daydream with a question: "Do you know where we could get something to eat?" Kiba replied, "Sure. I know a great place that serves the best barbequed meat." They quickly found the restaurant and sat down in a booth. Shikamaru and Ino came inside and sat in a booth adjacent to them. Ino wanted to eavesdrop on the pair and Shikamaru had no say in the matter.
Kiba began his talk with Katsumi by asking: "Where do you come from? Why did you decide to visit Konoha?" Katsumi nervously twirled the end of her hair before responding. She said, "I come from a small village near the Land of Waterfalls. I decided to come to Konoha because I wanted to meet the Leaf ninja who helped as part of the Shinobi Alliance in the Fourth Great Ninja war." Kiba said, "Well, You're looking at one of them. I helped battle against the white Zetzus with my comrades and battled against the Ten Tails with everyone else."
Katsumi replied, "Wow! I am impressed!" Kiba suddenly grew silent and stood up. He said, "Katsumi, Let's take our food to go. There's one more place that I want to show you." Katsumi was puzzled but agreed to leave. After they left, Naruto and Hinata walked inside with Sakura and Sasuke behind them. Ino beamed when she saw all four of them arrive. She shouted, "Sakura, Hinata, I've got some great gossip!"
While the girls chatted, the guys just hung around the restaurant and ate BBQ meat. Sasuke asked Shikamaru: "Do you know what news has Ino so excited? I bet that it is something trivial." Shikamaru put his hands behind his head and replied, "It has to with Kiba walking around with someone other than Akamaru- a kunoichi from another village."
When Naruto heard Shikamaru's comment, he suddenly spat out his water in surprise. The water landed on Sasuke who was not pleased by this turn of events. Naruto wiped the water off Sasuke's face all the while Sasuke gave him a mean glare. Naruto said, "Sorry, Sasuke. I was just so surprised that Kiba might have a girlfriend."
Ino suddenly popped in the booth where the guys were sitting. She said, "Sakura, Hinata and I have decided to tail Kiba and we want all of you to tag along." The guys would have normally complained, but the chance to see Kiba on a date was too good to pass up. The large group left the restaurant and went to find them.