She smiled at the response. It was so like him to get caught up in the moment and not even think about how improbable it all was.

"That's great. I talked with Shikamaru earlier. He's going to try to help us with a plan for what to do. Ah- with the institute I mean," she said, correcting the last part. He wasn't going to help them with Sasuke, that much was pretty obvious. She'd nearly clocked him for talking badly about their estranged teammate.