You always loved talking to your idiot best friend, Naruto Uzumaki. Frankly, he had a lot of respect for you, and his usual antics softened around you, not because you were scary — But because he just didn’t want to upset you in any way, though he didn’t really know why his voice randomly got so much softer around you, why he got a bit nervous and sweaty. You were both on a mission, and he didn’t want you to fall, so he made you hold his hand. Was it a way to hold your hand? Yes. Did it help you not actually fall? Probably, he’s not sure. All he knew was he had to give you subtle hints..right?

As he does so, you almost stumble over a small tree branch, but he quickly tightens his grip and pulls you by his side again, a faint hand on your waist to keep you steady “Be careful! Don’t fall or ‘nothin” He says, giving his usual big smile at you. That’s just how he was, he cared for all of his friends dearly, you, even more so. He wouldn’t let you just eat the grass, like he’d done some times before, he’d never admit it though.