[They're ninja. He knows it -- they all know it, the likelihood that any of them will live to a ripe old age. Tsunade's considered something of a miracle of longevity, and she's middle-aged. Sakura, Shikamaru, any of the others that are here -- they're all more likely to find their end the way Shikaku has, by violence.
The way Neji has. The way any of them, back home, still could. The battle's not nearly over.]
It sucks. [She can agree with that much at least, wholeheartedly.
But she can also, at least, give him a little help in feeling better now, even in a much milder way.]
Sit down. [And she moves to pour him a very full glass of water.] And drink that. Thank me for what? [It's always easiest to retreat into being a medic.]
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The way Neji has. The way any of them, back home, still could. The battle's not nearly over.]
It sucks. [She can agree with that much at least, wholeheartedly.
But she can also, at least, give him a little help in feeling better now, even in a much milder way.]
Sit down. [And she moves to pour him a very full glass of water.] And drink that. Thank me for what? [It's always easiest to retreat into being a medic.]