[Her smile's a bit tentative now, given the previous topic, but it's there tugging at the edges of her lips like the sun poking through clouds.]

Of course. [But Kushina won't go into details about that. She'd feel awful for rubbing it in Itachi's face.] I've talked to a few of his friends too, and they seem like a nice bunch. It's surprising how many people from our village are here.