[When she sinks down he follows suit- though this is less a conscious decision than it is something that just happens. Naruto is used to taking cues from others, and now that the outright panic is fading out into something a little more manageable (if still mortifying)- she isn't the only one that's self-conscious. He sinks just as deeply into the water, until it's pooling around his collar, and Naruto tucks his legs up. The very tops of his bruised knees visible in the pool.]

It's okay it's okay. [The shakey quality of his voice is starting to become a little more confident. The worst has happened, and there's nothing he can do about it now except find a way to deal with it. Naruto's head shakes, almost hiding the helpless smile.] I probably would've done the same thing. But I'm always doing embarrassing stuff. I'm really not cool at all.

What's your name?