[ If Ban had chosen to smack Naruto in the face for literally knocking him over then he probably would have understood; so when Ban clamps a hand on his head only to ruffle his hair in a strange soothingly aggressive kind of way (look, loneliness makes everyone weird, don't judge) Naruto takes a beat or two to pause and gauge the situation. Ban looks kind of happy though, right? Even if it's the slightest bit, and even if it looks kind of unfamiliar on his face.
Because of that, Naruto reaches out to grab his cheek. To make sure he's real, obviously. It kind of garbles Ban's last few words but it's still intelligible. ]
Aah ya did, did ya? [ He's putting on his Jiraiya voice, but it soon drops once he's satisfied Ban isn't an impostor wearing some kind of very convincing flesh-suit. ] Okay. I believe ya. An' I'm glad your friend is okay, but next time ya gotta warn me, y'know? One second you were here and the next you weren't, I didn't know what was goin' on, I thought someone'd kidnapped ya. Or you'd got bored or somethin'.
[ The second seemed more likely and was what Naruto had assumed first, but ultimately the outcome is much more favourable. He only feels slightly bad for assuming the worst, but even that doesn't last.
He retreats, scrambling off of Ban and getting to his feet, scrubbing his hand back through his hair as if he's rearranging it when it's never been anything close to arranged in his entire life. ]
Do ya know how long you've been gone for? And what ya missed? [ He throws a glance at the screen. ] I mean there's this, for starters. Stuff's goin' wrong everywhere an' I dunno how to fix this kinda magic stuff, I only know how to punch stuff, so I'm outta ideas, y'know.
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Because of that, Naruto reaches out to grab his cheek. To make sure he's real, obviously. It kind of garbles Ban's last few words but it's still intelligible. ]
Aah ya did, did ya? [ He's putting on his Jiraiya voice, but it soon drops once he's satisfied Ban isn't an impostor wearing some kind of very convincing flesh-suit. ] Okay. I believe ya. An' I'm glad your friend is okay, but next time ya gotta warn me, y'know? One second you were here and the next you weren't, I didn't know what was goin' on, I thought someone'd kidnapped ya. Or you'd got bored or somethin'.
[ The second seemed more likely and was what Naruto had assumed first, but ultimately the outcome is much more favourable. He only feels slightly bad for assuming the worst, but even that doesn't last.
He retreats, scrambling off of Ban and getting to his feet, scrubbing his hand back through his hair as if he's rearranging it when it's never been anything close to arranged in his entire life. ]
Do ya know how long you've been gone for? And what ya missed? [ He throws a glance at the screen. ] I mean there's this, for starters. Stuff's goin' wrong everywhere an' I dunno how to fix this kinda magic stuff, I only know how to punch stuff, so I'm outta ideas, y'know.