Stonewalling about why he was in ANBU? That wasn't surprising. He was a Hyuuga, so right off the bat that made him closed-natured. And he was in Intel--unless Ginta very much missed his mark, which he was sure he hadn't--which added to the degree of difficulty of getting anything out of the guy.

He glanced over to him--He's still shorter! Awesome!--and saw what really looked like contrition on Hiro's face. Even the milky Hyuuga eyes, which on most of his clansmen were a cipher, conveyed an apology. Ginta frowned sympathetically.

"Let's see," he said, as he turned onto the path along the canal. "Usually if I can't remember why I know someone, its because I met him in a club. But somehow I'm getting the impression you're not the clubbing type. I know the last Hyuuga I hooked up with--Junpei? Junichiro? It was Jun something--was a lot taller than you. Taller than me, too, obviously." He laughed at what he thought was a tiny flash of irritation in Hiro's eyes. Or was that surprise? Had he just outed a closeted Hyuuga? Oops... If he ever ran into Jun-whatever again, he'd seriously owe the man a drink.

"If it was a mission, it was before I was in ANBU, since obviously you're new. I've been in three years. What were you doing four years ago? Because I definitely get a mission feeling from this."