"Exactly," she murmurs shifting a little and patting his hand. She understood in her own how he felt, she and Sasuke were fairly close and in a lot of ways he's like a brother to her.

She smiles, her expression brightening considerably. It's about time that he's come around to how his actions have played a role in Sasuke's development. Granted, they both knew that it was entirely up to the ninja to work out such hang ups in order to grow, but being a child of a prominent clan sort of left you a little behind the eight ball in that department it seemed. Or maybe that was just her peer group.

"He'll be fine, you'll see. Have faith."