So I just gotta be worried that you'll melt me instead of makin' my arms fall asleep, huh? [It's a testament to how comfortable he feels around Bolin that he's able to settle back down so easily and touch on the memory of their first fight. Their shoulders knock, and Naruto's legs kick up- ankles crossing over the edge of the boat.]

You know, we really should practice together sometime. You're pretty strong. [Once, all Naruto had wanted was to hear those words himself. For someone to see him, and acknowledge his strength. His worth. When he says it to Bolin he means it, but there's also a genuine warmth to be found. Naruto enjoys the fight- it connects him with his body and it connects him with other people. There are things he will only ever learn about Bolin from one fist to another, and here, he realizes just how much he wants to know them.] Did you fight a lot back home?