"Thank you," she said softly, trying to will herself to not break down in light of his understanding. Of course her cousin would understand what she was going through and not want to hurt her. "I...I would appreciate that greatly."

"No, Haruno Sakura-san ended up with Kiba-kun and Shino-kun. I am on friendly terms with Kurenai-sensei's team, but when Jiraiya-sama took Sasuke-san and Naruto-kun away, I spent a lot of time training with your team and with Kakashi-sensei one on one. Although, I understand that your Hinata is close to Kiba-kun."

It was so strange to refer to another girl who shared so much with her but was still so very different.