[ Kakashi's smile slowly segues from his face at that, as his hand slides from Naruto's shoulder. For once, he doesn't have a witty comeback at the tip of his tongue or an easy way out to deflect. And he's honestly a little stunned that Naruto would say this at all. He never seemed to notice before...

Or maybe it was just that he never wanted to say anything. ]

I just didn't want you to needlessly worry.

[ Well, that much is true. ]