[ He needs it, in a purely logical sense. It's why they came here at all. Naruto is a tactile person in a way Sasuke has never been, but he isn't close to people. It's easy for him to reach out to people that need help, but not to reach out when it's him who needs it. Sasuke has known this about him for years, now. Right now, his body needs the replenishment. Sasuke brought him here because that is an easy hurt to fix. The rest of it...
Both of them, they try to do everything on their own. Sasuke knows Naruto is struggling with what happened. He's trying to do that on his own, too. After so many years of loneliness, that isn't an easy habit to break.
Sasuke makes the conscious decision to close the space between them and reaches out to put his hand on Naruto's stiff shoulder. With gentle pressure, he coaxes him to turn around. ]
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Both of them, they try to do everything on their own. Sasuke knows Naruto is struggling with what happened. He's trying to do that on his own, too. After so many years of loneliness, that isn't an easy habit to break.
Sasuke makes the conscious decision to close the space between them and reaches out to put his hand on Naruto's stiff shoulder. With gentle pressure, he coaxes him to turn around. ]