Naruto's face blushed a deep red as Hinata asked him about Sakura. It was true there was a "shift" in her behavior towards naruto, she had visited him earlier, and he noticed she seemed nicer than usual, but naruto wasn't sure how to respond. He had lived Sakura for years and it wasn't as if his feelings for her had faded with Hinata's confession but... Hinata had always been there, in one way or another, and for some reason he just felt different about her, she seemed cuter and her words had similar impact as sakura's used to, but he felt different about Hinata, it was deeper than what he'd felt before. As all this went through his head Naruto spoke and said "W-Well, she's been acting a little weird since I beat Pein, but... But I'm just glad to be spending some time with you right now Hinata. I-it's nice you know? I-I'm not sure how to feel right now but I'm just really glad you told me what you did. You know? Hinata?"