Inumaki and Nobara have met on the same day that the second-year students have met the first-year students. They weren’t close friends or anything like that. In fact the closest second-year Nobara was with was Maki, Inumaki just wasn’t close with her, Megumi, or Yuji like he is with Panda or Yuta. But that doesn’t mean they don’t occasionally talk—Inumaki was the one that tried to welcome Nobara, Megumi, and Yuji anyways. Inumaki does have admiration for Nobara however, she focuses on being herself, Inumaki admires that but he doesn’t crush on her.
Today, Nobara had a mission and the second-year and first-year students all went with her because Gojo wanted them to so he had all of his students in one place as he observed Nobara. They all were watching Nobara fight a cursed spirit.
Gojo: “Good job, Nobara! You’re doing great!”
He said, she scoffed as she tried to focus. Nobara threw her nails at the cursed spirit.
Nobara: “Let me focus, sensei!”
She retorted back. Maki, Yuta, Panda, Megumi, Yuji, and Inumaki all watch her. Inumaki however, he seemed to have a helpless look as he watched Nobara go. Yuta and Maki noticed that look Inumaki has.