He gave another innocent shrug and a sheepish smile at Yue's accusations. Yue, for his part, seemed to be telling the truth. His hair was long again (well, longer anyway), like the first time they'd met and there didn't seem to be any serious injuries so he didn't press further either. Not that it was any of his business. But the bitterness in his voice was strange. Was it a bluff? Was he hiding an injury? Or was he actually annoyed that he was well? Yuuhi found the reaction strange, to say the least.

As for the lie to Sakura, that seemed even stranger. Did he want her to know about what had really happened? If she was happier not knowing, wasn't that for the best?

"It wasn't something she needed to know about," he said, smile never wavering for a moment. "But if you want to tell her different, I won't mind."