Naruto was not someone Sasuke felt he could handle right now. Even with all the problems he faced, the blond somehow managed to smile, laugh and joke around in class. Him though? The Uchiha boy spent every day now in a somber silence, unable to so much as crack a sincere smile anymore. It was difficult to say exactly what it was what made him uneasy around Naruto. Was it envy, envy that the other boy could somehow be happy? Or maybe it was disdain at that fact, that he should be every bit as miserable as Sasuke, as both their situations were grim. He didn't know, and whether he felt any discontent or not he couldn't shake the sympathy he also felt, wondering why it was that Naruto was treated so poorly.

"Do you think we should...? I mean..." Did he really want Naruto coming over his house? When everyone looked down on him so badly, what might bringing the other boy home do to his clan and its name? He was the only surviving member save for Yura, Sasuke felt he had to preserve what honor his clan might have left. Was bringing such a despised kid over his house going to tarnish that? Yet at the same time the young Uchiha felt a desire to try and help, or at the very least reach out to Naruto; they had been almost friends before, and while they were never terribly close maybe now they could try changing that. 

"I think I'll go get him... Uh... See you at the house," Sasuke mumbled, handing off his bag to Yura before turning and hurrying back to where they had been. Naruto wasn't in the same spot, no surprise, yet it only took a bit of searching to track down the blond. Spotting Naruto walking towards the downtown district, Sasuke hurried after him and reached out to grab his hand to stop him, forcing a small smile as he did so. "Wait! I uh... I wanted to ask you something..." he explained, letting go of the other boy and rubbing at his arm awkwardly. "Uh... We're going to have lunch soon... Do you... Want to join us? We have enough for one more person."