Yeah, sometimes I want that scratch while waiting. [ Hence the Vector attacks, though that's not the entire reason. Ibuki takes the strange soda and wastes no time on opening it up to drink. Gulp, gulp, down it goes.

He doesn't frown at the taste, but it's sure...mysterious. It's far from terrible, but he also would never rank it as high as a DD refresher. In a way, it's amazing how much it toes the line and lingers around.

He drinks a little more before replying. ]

Hmm...that aftertaste was more interesting than I thought. [ He'll leave it at that for now with a small laugh. ] Sounds good to me; it'd be a fun stage reward. And you might as well have a test run before a big gathering.

[ Not that it's needed, but the image of sneaking taste tests of Hyuuga-cooked dinner did come to mind when he said "test run". ]