[Gai stiffened at the look, even though it hurt some muscle groups. He could almost feel the scorn in Sighted. It wasn't like he'd just fallen over or something. He'd fought and been overcome. But Gai agreed that he should be better than that.]

Then tea it shall be. And the dogs are very clean. Bell takes good care of them.

[He filled the pot and lit the stove, prepping cups, before talking from the small kitchen area.]

Our world is a world of ninja. I am sure there must be some who are not ninja in it, but most of us seem to fit the pattern. I am a ninja, so is Bell, so is Samehada. So were Lotus, my son, and Crow. ...And so is Apostle.