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"They're only going to keep picking at you if you stay quiet."
Sasuke couldn't help but voice the observation as he slowed to a stop, dark eyes watching the backs of some of the village's more ... overzealous of people of their age group. Regular civilian kids, too, which only added insult to injury -- what, was poking fun at others the only way they could feel even a sliver of power? It was pathetic, really.
He looks over towards his former classmate, bag hanging easily by his side as he considers her. They've never spoken -- had no reason to really. All he really knew of her was that she seemed to prefer blending into the background, and that she enjoyed letting her gaze linger on that idiot whenever he was close by.
The genin's head tilted only slightly, giving her a once over. " ... People like that tend to run away with their tail between their legs when you end up speaking up. You know."