[She sees that shade of confirmation in his eyes and nods, responding to that. She wishes that he didn't have to do this. She doesn't care how good of a fighter he is - he said 'beat people up' and this is killing and that leaves a different sort of stain on the soul even if they come back - she would know. She wants to encourage him to go and stay with the rest of the civilians again - but she can't, because he's not one, and that makes her even more confused.
She hates this. Hates this going out to war, hates the stupid draft and this stupid place and the stupid, stupid way her heart is still aching for someone she never really loved in the first place, because she'd love to go and talk to Chouji about this - or she would have, just last week - and now she can't. Because she doesn't love him it wouldn't be the same.]
I'll do what I can. But I'd rather not have to patch you up.
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She hates this. Hates this going out to war, hates the stupid draft and this stupid place and the stupid, stupid way her heart is still aching for someone she never really loved in the first place, because she'd love to go and talk to Chouji about this - or she would have, just last week - and now she can't. Because she doesn't love him it wouldn't be the same.]
I'll do what I can. But I'd rather not have to patch you up.
[So be careful.]