"Sorry," he said, a little sheepish. He was simply curious, and he hadn't been sure if asking that was okay or not -- it wasn't exactly something he'd been taught.
He nodded as she spoke, thankful that she'd chosen to answer his question despite it. He gave her a surprised look when she mentioned him, but he knew by now not to hope that Sakura liked him that way, too.
He smiled a little nonetheless, especially when she mentioned wanting him happy. He couldn't disagree with that. Part of why he wanted Sasuke back in Konoha was because he had been happy there, when they were a team, because it was safe and Sasuke had smiled a little sometimes. Now he never did, never had any facial expression except for a blank one and annoyance.
"I want him to be happy, too," he said. Remembering those days as a team made him sad, because Sasuke had become almost an entirely different person. He'd been...despite being frustrating and always beating him at everything he'd been fun to be with, had, in his own little ways, shown he cared for both of them. Things weren't like that anymore, so Naruto could only wish they would return to it eventually.
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He nodded as she spoke, thankful that she'd chosen to answer his question despite it. He gave her a surprised look when she mentioned him, but he knew by now not to hope that Sakura liked him that way, too.
He smiled a little nonetheless, especially when she mentioned wanting him happy. He couldn't disagree with that. Part of why he wanted Sasuke back in Konoha was because he had been happy there, when they were a team, because it was safe and Sasuke had smiled a little sometimes. Now he never did, never had any facial expression except for a blank one and annoyance.
"I want him to be happy, too," he said. Remembering those days as a team made him sad, because Sasuke had become almost an entirely different person. He'd been...despite being frustrating and always beating him at everything he'd been fun to be with, had, in his own little ways, shown he cared for both of them. Things weren't like that anymore, so Naruto could only wish they would return to it eventually.