Whether or not it meant anything it needed to be said. After all these years he was still bad with understanding that whole human interaction thing. He knew how he felt about specific friends and he acted on those feelings the best he could, the fear of losing it always at the back of his mind. When a situation like this happened, as rarely as it did, he wanted nothing more than to tell her it would be alright. That there was no reason to fear because he was going nowhere without her.
It was with good intentions that he grabbed that other hand once it fell away, too. Holding it there in his as Sakura spoke, not gently, not tightly. Just held it. For his own insecure reasons he didn't want to feel like she could walk away at any moment, his eyes trained on her face and never looking away. Not even when her common sense slapped him in the face. He was human. That much he could accept for now.
While that seeped in his listened, nodded, sighed. All things that let Sakura know that he was paying attention and that he had already gone over these things in his head quite a lot already. Sure, Neji wasn't a stranger. He was a friend. Naruto knew that part of the equation. There was however... another piece he wasn't quite placing yet and wasn't at all ready to face. So he put it as easily as he could, "It's different."
"Neji... is different." A pause. "That's as far as I get with it. How do you tell someone about that? I can't even figure it out for myself." Again, it was a sad sort of funny that made him laugh. "Don't be stupid and think you're not one of my people 'cause I didn't say anything this time. You've always been my people, Sakura. And... and I could have tons of people but you'll always be one of the closest. It's. Just... different. This time... Ok?"
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