"You're lucky we're going easy on you, or you'd be regretting skipping way more than you are right now, brat." Kiba commented as he dismounted Akamaru, his look firm but his grin still resolutely in place.

The grin twitched a touch wider at Adela's praise, Kiba bristling like a proud dog getting a pat on the head, and nudged her side with his elbow. "You too, Adela. Wanna let him down? If he runs fast he might make it back before Sensei spots he's gone."