"I know," He said, and that was it. Where it had gotten that blood, or how Minato had gotten so filthy himself... He didn't ask.

Kazuki just sat quietly, smiling gently to himself as Minato made his way closer. He didn't mind him laying his head against Tir like that. If anything, it lifted his spirits a little. Maybe he could finally come to trust his fellow again.

He put a hand on his friend's back, and let it stay there. And so he would, for as long as it took.