Idly, the kunoichi poked and prodded at the fish bits in the boiling oil, shifting and rearranging things around in the vat to see if she could nudge in one more piece or not. With some luck and effort, she was able to slip in the last bit, smiling in triumph and satisfaction. And quickly went into the process of cleaning up after herself while the last of the batch cooked and sizzled to perfection. The sooner she finished with the after care, the sooner Tenten could help Lee with his part of the bento.

And the sooner they could move on to working on the deserts.

"I would expect no less of Gai-sensei, at least." He was a man with a lot of love to give, after all. And for as far back as she could remember, the boisterous and exuberant man's heart had only belonged to all of two people (their team, aside). It only made sense. "And with Temari in town, I would hope that a genius like Neji would take advantage of the opportunity."