The both of you continued to trek through the rice fielded farms, the journey filled with silence as you walked side by side. The only noises eminent in the air being the soft pads of your shoes on the dirt path and the faint clinks of your Nichirin swords.

It was always awkward between you two. Even after being sent on missions together a scarse amount of times, the tension never dissipated.

This was never an issue. That is, until the two of you were put on a mission that'd moreover a week.