( and as they walked to her shop, the blonde laughed softly. )
yeah, i understand. can’t say my work is as rewarding as yours, but i still love it all the same.
you know, we caught some rogue shinobi at the gate today. they barely got past our guards*. crazy, right?
( wrapping her arm around ino's in return, she leaned her weight against her and let out an exhausted sigh. ) ; rewarding, I'm so grateful for my life. but it's also tiring, but like a good kind of tired.
how about yours?
listen, being old isn’t too bad. it shows experience! the wrinkles and stuff aren’t that great, but i think the wisdom that comes with it totally outweighs all of that.