The shift in Sasuke's voice makes Naruto scowl like he's being made fun of, even though he's sure that he actually isn't, for once. When he's sure Sasuke is making fun of him, he responds with blind fury and slings his fists around like a child. Or, that's what he used to do, when they actually were children.
But nonetheless he notices Sasuke's voice soften at the edges, like he has more time for the path their conversation is going down when he confirms Naruto's theory about the clan symbol. Naruto doesn't have the capacity to consider if Sasuke is proud he managed to reach a conclusion alone, because Naruto is a lot more than the kid who couldn't get through an exam without copying from someone or the kid who thought that heroes can't die, and has been coming to his own conclusions for some time now.
As it is, though, he'll take it. There's a part of him that knows he should be dealing with this; criminal still makes him feel uncomfortable when applying it to Sasuke, but he knows he should be at least asking him about everything that happened. But somehow Naruto makes no effort to do so, instead soothing the louder part of him that feels like somehow this is familiar. Even though he has never experienced Sasuke with bird wings before and he has never been to this weird place where bugs can be exchanged for money and his chakra doesn't work so he keeps falling out of trees into the muddy forest below.. he feels like he's falling into a rhythm with Sasuke that he hasn't felt with anyone for a long time, and he's loathe to let it dissipate so fast.
"Everyone? So you.. went someplace else?" He's putting two and two together, kind of. He might come out with five at the end, but it's better than only having two in the first place. Or something. "Somewhere like this, that isn't home, an'... an' it gave you wings?"
He scrunches up his face, some mud flecks fall onto his shoulders. "That sounds dumb."
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But nonetheless he notices Sasuke's voice soften at the edges, like he has more time for the path their conversation is going down when he confirms Naruto's theory about the clan symbol. Naruto doesn't have the capacity to consider if Sasuke is proud he managed to reach a conclusion alone, because Naruto is a lot more than the kid who couldn't get through an exam without copying from someone or the kid who thought that heroes can't die, and has been coming to his own conclusions for some time now.
As it is, though, he'll take it. There's a part of him that knows he should be dealing with this; criminal still makes him feel uncomfortable when applying it to Sasuke, but he knows he should be at least asking him about everything that happened. But somehow Naruto makes no effort to do so, instead soothing the louder part of him that feels like somehow this is familiar. Even though he has never experienced Sasuke with bird wings before and he has never been to this weird place where bugs can be exchanged for money and his chakra doesn't work so he keeps falling out of trees into the muddy forest below.. he feels like he's falling into a rhythm with Sasuke that he hasn't felt with anyone for a long time, and he's loathe to let it dissipate so fast.
"Everyone? So you.. went someplace else?" He's putting two and two together, kind of. He might come out with five at the end, but it's better than only having two in the first place. Or something. "Somewhere like this, that isn't home, an'... an' it gave you wings?"
He scrunches up his face, some mud flecks fall onto his shoulders. "That sounds dumb."