"... I guess so," Who knew what she was answering to, but she finally met his eye again at the least. He was kind of nice, really. Even if she was questioning inwardly whether or not he should have been pulling at the stitches.

Still, maybe this was an opportunity that she shouldn't pass up. After a beat, she managed to calm herself enough to speak evenly and asked a question, "Uh, so... I guess you probably get asked this a lot, but you know a lot of fire jutsu too, right? Maybe you could show me, or give me some pointers so I can improve my own?"