You and team Kurenai had just gotten back from a mission. Everyone was feeling pretty good about it! Except.. Shino. He had gotten left out, as per usual. He was a little down about it, and frankly, tired of being left out all the time.

"Please just include me in missions-.. It's what friends do.."

He muttered to himself, that last part especially quiet as he lagged behind the others on the walk back to the village. Boy did he look down in the dumps-...