Chapter 229: Propitiate
v. to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.
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Kiba spared only a millisecond to glance at Hinata. He could hear her heart hammer and smell her fear. If she didn't calm down and clear her head they'd be found.
Of course the same could be said about him too. If he couldn't stop his heart from pounding in his ears and listen! He needed his senses, it's what made him an Inuzuka.
So with his free hand he gently placed it over her limp one on the ground, and squeezed firmly to give her any comfort he could. Before he let go and did the same to Shino.
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