Kiba was thankful that Adela hadn't noticed his blush, and was equally thankful that by the time she'd finished speaking it had almost died down (aside from the faint trace of pink on the tips of his ears).

Food was probably a good plan and, following Adela's suit, Kiba called Akamaru over so he could retrieve their lunches from the pack strapped to the back of the large dog. Iruka-sensei was probably only just settling the class down and taking a roll-call, so Kiba didn't spare much mind to spending just a little longer outside.

He wandered over to a mound of formed wood that acted as a bench, and parked himself down to tuck into what his mother had packed for him. He was probably too old to be still getting packed lunches, but Tsume insisted and when she insisted Kiba knew there wouldn't be room for argument.