"So Shikamaru, you're supposed to be, like, a genius now?" Ino asked lazily. "That's such a lie…"
"Eh."
"But Neji probably couldn't beat you, anyways, in a battle of wits," she continued, glancing at the white eyed boy who had joined them for ramen.
"Oh, I could."
"Hn, I doubt it," Shikamaru smirked. Neji always seemed to be challenging people these days. He must have caught something from Lee.
"Then, you will accept my challenge?"
How predictable. But it wouldn't be too troublesome…Neji was much better at fighting than thinking.
When Shikamaru nodded his agreement, Neji called Tenten over to the bar where they were eating. (She had been walking by.) "Tenten, you have a knife in that sheath, right?"
"Yeah, I always do. I switch it every day for cleaning."
"Very well. Shikamaru, we will see who can guess what knife is in the sheath without looking at it."
Shikamaru stroked his chin. "Hmm, Tenten prefers a knife with a pointed end rather than a sliced edge, most likely because she enjoys throwing them. Also, it is probably iron, since that sheath is reinforced. In addition to this, I would guess it is fairly small and average since we are unlikely to come upon enemy nin in Konoha."
"Hehe, most astute…but…" He activated Byakugan. "I can see that there is a flock of ducks in the woods about half a mile away. Tenten likes duck and eats it quite often, so she is probably going hunting, particularly since she is wearing her toughest pants and it is far from payday…She must be broke. Therefore, she will be using a smaller knife so that it will be able to hit a smaller target, probably made of aluminum so that it will be light in case the ducks take flight and she needs to throw it high up. In addition, it most likely has a string attached to the end so she can pull the duck in."
"You're being most illogical. Very well then, let's have a look."
The knife was small, aluminum, and had a string tied to the end. Shikamaru raised an eyebrow. "I guess you must know Tenten better than me. How troublesome. I will have to get more data." He strode off with Ino, leaving Neji and Tenten alone.
"Neji?"
"Yes, Tenten?"
"I'm not going duck hunting. I don't even like duck. Pork and chicken and even wild bear meat are better."
"So I got my answer through incorrect reasoning. Ah well, I was right anyways."
"Neji?"
"Yes, Tenten?"
"You just used your Byakugan to look through the sheath, didn't you?"
"…"
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