Hearing Hotaru's response, Shin tilts his head slightly, thinking to himself for a moment. She was right, it did seem a bit odd that they had so many Shinobi on one team. Then again, Kakashi had his reasons for sending them on this particular mission. "Well, the Hokage did say something about how our client hand picked each of the people coming on the mission...Or at least, you, Rin, and Sakumo."<br/><br/>As they walked at a decent pace, Shin was surprised when Hotaru patted him on the back. Apparently she could tell that he was feeling a bit nervous about this whole thing, that his mind was overwhelmed with paranoid and anxious thoughts about what the others thought of him, or just in general. He supposed it was because of the way he was walking as well, in an almost introvert way, how he clutched at himself, seeming to shut himself away from everything around himself.<br/><br/>"I...thank you..." He murmurs, giving her a small smile in response to her kinds words. He falls quiet, though the tiny smile on his lips did not disappear as it usually did, and instead remained that way until they both arrived to the gate, where it seemed their leader had finally arrived.<br/><br/>When he was greeted by Ayame, Shin blushes, and, for the second time that day she hugged him. "Th-that's alright..." He stutters in a mumbled voice when she apologized that she couldn't walk with him. "I...yeah, it was nice, that Hotaru...walked with me..." His voice trails off, as he she walks away from him, over to Genji, who had been watching the whole thing quietly.<br/><br/>Genji saw just how...pathetic...Shin was, and it was such a shame too. He saw potential in the blind male, but he was never going to get anywhere acting like this. But enough of that. Shin was not his problem right now.<br/><br/>"Yeah, let's go." He disappears with her, and as they scouted ahead, he glances to the side at her. "What's your issue with that Aiji guy anyway?" He asks, all the while keeping sure to pay attention to what was going on around him. "He gives off a prick vibe, but is that reason to hate him?" Genji was only asking to get information, not that he actually CARED about how Ayame felt for Aiji.<br/><br/>Aiji, however, did not care if Ayame gave him dirty looks, or said things in a rather scowling manner. He didn't even recognize her, and yet she said they trained together? Aiji was the type that didn't bother with remembering others whom he saw no connection with, and sadly, that meant he hardly remembered ANYONE.<br/><br/>She was gone soon enough, and Aiji turns his face to Sakumo, who had come over to him. At first things were pleasant, until Sakumo went as far as to call him a Pretty Boy. His laid back expression turns sour, his eyes becoming like icy steel as he glares at Sakumo. "Don't call me 'Pretty'."<br/><br/>Turning away, he heads to the gate. "Let's go." He says bluntly, before exiting the village. Shin 'glances' to the side in the direction he knew Hotaru was, and gives her a gentle smile. "So, time to go then?" He says, following Aiji's lead and heads out, though lags a bit behind once they had all exited the village.