[Water sloshes noisily around his knees as Naruto backs up. It feels like his legs are wobbly, but it's probably just because he's been standing so long all hunched over. Actually, he'd cried so hard that his head kinda hurts. One hand lifts to reach for the side of the pool and he uses it to guide himself backwards and down, taking his time with the process.

The question is more or less waved off.]

It was a long time ago, with the Kage summit.

[Naruto sinks back into the water by degrees, his face still feels hot from crying, and he's tired- but at least he doesn't feel like... like that anymore.]

I don't really remember what happened. Yamato-taichou made me stay in bed to recover for awhile after. It's a little embarrassing to think of now.