He flushed under both their reactions, just a hint of color across the cheeks. "We learned the teamwork lesson rather harshly a bare two months before that Obito-nii, that's -why- we had a revolving teammate." It was a murmur that wasn't a true attempt to return to the former topic.

"I was small for my age as a child, it's not my fault if that made me particularly grabable. That -did- stop happening." He paused to make sure. "Yes, only the twice. After that it was me keeping Naruto from being Kidnapped, then straight to clan politics and hokage." He nodded once crisply. "If someone kidnapped me -now-..."

He trailed off, looking around where they were. "...I'm suddenly not certain if the recent months away from home count as a kidnapping."