[Even the way he says it, light as a laugh, Naruto knows it's not a real answer. There would always be things between them- not secrets necessarily, but. From what he's seen of the others that made up the Konoha 11, no one else had really been like Team 7. They lined up differently. They pushed too hard and held on too tight.]
I always thought, that made us kinda like a family, yanno?
[It isn't regret that tinges his voice, just the warmth of familiarity- fondness.]
I'm sorry you miss her so much. But I know this part for sure; even though you're apart, and even though she might not be able to see you, as her mom you're still there for her. It's just in a different way.
Oh... Maybe that doesn't make much sense. I'm always such a poor talker.
I only meant, when I met my mom, that's when I realized that even when I missed her the most she'd been there the whole time. I've got her legacy in me. Back home, Sarada's got yours too.
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[Even the way he says it, light as a laugh, Naruto knows it's not a real answer. There would always be things between them- not secrets necessarily, but. From what he's seen of the others that made up the Konoha 11, no one else had really been like Team 7. They lined up differently. They pushed too hard and held on too tight.]
I always thought, that made us kinda like a family, yanno?
[It isn't regret that tinges his voice, just the warmth of familiarity- fondness.]
I'm sorry you miss her so much. But I know this part for sure; even though you're apart, and even though she might not be able to see you, as her mom you're still there for her. It's just in a different way.
Oh... Maybe that doesn't make much sense. I'm always such a poor talker.
I only meant, when I met my mom, that's when I realized that even when I missed her the most she'd been there the whole time. I've got her legacy in me. Back home, Sarada's got yours too.