"You don't need to say it like it's a curse." He smirked, shaking his head. "I've been dealing with her since before you were alive, remember? She's calmed down. It's not like when she was in the habit of popping out of nowhere when I was a new genin."

He threw it out intentionally, fully intending to ruffle Naruto's feathers. "Besides, you probably wouldn't see much of her in Uzu, it's a new village you know, they could probably use the help."