Sasuke's question made Naruto look back at his friend once more, as serious as before for a bit before slowly grinning and snickering a little. "What sorta question is that!? Man, you're always so serious..." Ironic considering Naruto was being pretty serious himself over the situation since, well, even the dumbass knew it was a situation that was more somber than usual.

Of course it didn't last long since Sasuke was good at being himself, and being himself was a good way to make Naruto think he was ridiculous. Everybody was too serious -- the entire crew, Sakura-chan, and especially Sasuke. It never really crossed his mind that he was really the ridiculous one considering the way he acted.

"Of course I don't expect the same! You're a lot stronger than you used to be, y'know? You're still a grumpy ass, but you're not the same. Sakura-chan's not the same either, and I'm not the same." That last statement could probably be argued against, but he didn't stop long enough to let Sasuke try.

"We just expect our friend back."