"I hope you're right, but... I guess I kind of have my own reasion for not liking the rumor mill, you know?" Her smile disappeared then, and Adela glanced away from Iruka with her fingers touching the skin beneath her blinded eye. Rumors were part of the lifeblood of a Shinobi, because how else were they supposed to get tips for important missions? But, considering what it had done to her...