"And yet, you adore him. In return, he admires you." Having never been forced to experience the pressure of an older sibling, let alone a 'better' sibling, Mikoto was disgruntled at the fact that she couldn't exactly relate to either of her sons on such topics. Still, she loved them, so still she tried.

"Ah..." She wrinkles her nose slightly at his forward admission, laughter almost leaving her lips, "At least your Father's and my own fears of Sasuke being sent out much too early would be quelled, wouldn't it?"