[He doesn't consider it a retreat so much as a regrouping, but Naruto has always been quick to take his cues from the people around him. He's had years to learn how to trust the judgement of others and knows how to recognize when he needs to make his own decisions and when he's being given good advice. She barely looks winded at all, and he doesn't have to ask to see that she knows what she's doing.]
My, mana?
[Which is to say he's gotten the same rundown as any other newcomer, but understanding how it applies- what it feels like in his body as the levels fluctuated- is still mostly trial and error. He does feel pretty tired, but he's used to pushing through it. The fall, he remembers. If she hadn't mentioned it, Naruto's sure he would just run himself to empty again.]
Ano... [This is the weird part. It shouldn't be weird, it's just a normal thing here, but. But. They're strangers???? Naruto reaches out with a beat of hesitancy, hand dangling between them even as they keep pace- waiting for her own.]
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My, mana?
[Which is to say he's gotten the same rundown as any other newcomer, but understanding how it applies- what it feels like in his body as the levels fluctuated- is still mostly trial and error. He does feel pretty tired, but he's used to pushing through it. The fall, he remembers. If she hadn't mentioned it, Naruto's sure he would just run himself to empty again.]
Ano... [This is the weird part. It shouldn't be weird, it's just a normal thing here, but. But. They're strangers???? Naruto reaches out with a beat of hesitancy, hand dangling between them even as they keep pace- waiting for her own.]