His eye creased at the corner, making his smile all the more clear, and he reached out his spare hand to pat Obito's fingers in what he had obviously intended to be a reassuring manner.

"I've had it too good for too long; something had to give eventually." He made a move to shift up a little, masking the wince of pain that shot up his spine expertly well, and arranged himself better against his pillows before settling again.

"Besides, it looks a lot worse than it is... See?" He lifted the arm Obito wasn't touching and wiggled his fingers. "I have full mobility."