[She eyes him curiously, not quite sure what to say. That's the kind of declaration she likes instinctively; in an obscure sense, it promises both autonomy and support. But that sense is obscure because this is a guy who she doesn't really know. Coming from Minato, it would be a welcome balance, and she can't help but think he must be pretty perceptive to have said something like that.
Or maybe it's a coincidence; or maybe it was the natural thing to say. It's not exactly the words or the sentiment, but the tone that he adopted, too, that convinces her that he doesn't doubt that she does take care of herself, and yet that he's also sincere about... offering help? Not that she needs any help now. In any case, she can't be quite sure, but she's decidedly struck by it.
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Or maybe it's a coincidence; or maybe it was the natural thing to say. It's not exactly the words or the sentiment, but the tone that he adopted, too, that convinces her that he doesn't doubt that she does take care of herself, and yet that he's also sincere about... offering help? Not that she needs any help now. In any case, she can't be quite sure, but she's decidedly struck by it.
So she laughs again, and then says, seriously:]
Then, neither will you.