[RIGHT. MINDREADING. th-that was... kind of embarrassing... but Ryuutaro already learned about what he thought about himself during truth week. So there really wasn't any harm in it... Gokudera knew he didn't have many secrets with him any more. Nothing that he would think about often at least.
Hayato gently reached forward and moved a tussled stray lock of hair out of Ryuutaro's face. The teen's face betrayed none of his worry. This was hardly different than the time he had nearly killed himself trying to train for the ring battles. He vividly remembered just looking at his burned and bloody body, nearly broken from how hard he had pushed himself, and discovering that he hadn't seen the value of his own life. This may not have been life or death but he almost felt something click in him for a moment. This is what the Tenth meant when he made Gokudera follow that promise. This is what he meant when he asked-]
What are you fighting for?
[Hayato's worry had faded and replaced with a stern resolution. He had finally come to an understanding of something very important, rather than just following an order blindly.]
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Hayato gently reached forward and moved a tussled stray lock of hair out of Ryuutaro's face. The teen's face betrayed none of his worry. This was hardly different than the time he had nearly killed himself trying to train for the ring battles. He vividly remembered just looking at his burned and bloody body, nearly broken from how hard he had pushed himself, and discovering that he hadn't seen the value of his own life. This may not have been life or death but he almost felt something click in him for a moment. This is what the Tenth meant when he made Gokudera follow that promise. This is what he meant when he asked-]
What are you fighting for?
[Hayato's worry had faded and replaced with a stern resolution. He had finally come to an understanding of something very important, rather than just following an order blindly.]