Yeah, he... wants me to make sure that you know how serious he is about that request.
[ Lowering her head. Topics like this make it difficult to look him in the eye. ]
I tried to tell him that it wasn't right. I even explained how I felt when you were in your comatose state with how I felt about keeping things from you, but he's convinced in what he's doing. Besides, he knows what's best for her, doesn't he? They're teammates.
[Its not good news, but Naruto will continue to argue that it should be out in the open.]
If I died- I mean, of course I'm not gonna! But if I did, and I didn't tell you, but something was obviously wrong, then later on you found out anyway, how mad would you be?
[He knows he would be pissed if it were the only way around, but only out of grief, or the fact he wasn't able to share the burden.]
Then all we can do is respect that wish. [ He's asking a lot of them.
For someone who has to be honest with everyone he meets, this may be too big of a task for Naruto. That's why she's here to try to convince him otherwise. ]
[He is doing a good job of avoiding certain people in Blackthorn already so he may as well add Tenten and Neji to the Pokegear-avoiding list for now. Sigh.]
Oh--hey. Here's that place. The one with the ramen y'know?
Yeah, your parents won't mind us eating out will they?
[ Bad time to bring it up now that they're here, but who cares other than her. ]
Mm, but Naruto? You're not upset or think I'm being controlling--wait, am I being controlling? I don't mean to be, but this situation... ugh, what a mess.
[ She appears more distressed by asking him all of this than she was earlier. ]
[Besides he is a teenage boy, if his parents end up cooking later he'll probably have room to eat that too.
He waits until they step into the shop before answering.]
I'm not upset with you, if that's what you think. And I'm not at Neji either? I just think she should know. Because she's his team mate. You'd wanna know if something happened to me, or Sasuke right? Even if it as bad.
I won't allow anything like that to happen to you in the first place, Naruto.
[ That's always her answer to this and it comes out firm, resolution, and with no room to argue. Even if she was worried about that hours ago, he's safe now and back at her side in the world of Pokemon. What he doesn't know need not be mentioned. ]
So... I guess if it were... [ No, she can't even say his name. She's distant now from the thought and the boy that usually fills it. ]
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