Food was a good thing! It helped people talk, gave you energy and tasted delicious. There is absolutely nothing wrong with food. It is awesome.

Whoa-- He lets Sasuke take him by the arm, shifting at least so that he can walk comfortably beside Sasuke.

"Yeah well... It worked right?" He doesn't really say it with the same gusto as he perhaps might have done, because they're both in a pretty bad way, but all the same... there is truth in his words. His 'challenge' accomplished what he'd hoped it would.

and he would totally do it again in a heartbeat.