"Fair enough," he replied with a shrug. He knew his own ability and that it was easy for him to cut ties with others -he'd done it with Orochimaru and from what he knew, not only had he done it with Naruto, but with all of Konoha. If something bad came of his actions, he'd sever the ties and back out like it had never happened.
"I hope you don't mind that I didn't get you a present, and unless you'd want a sword, which I wouldn't let go of anyway, or a really long purple rope, which would force me to have to figure out another way to keep my clothes on, I don't have anything I could give you..." Dark eyes lit up suddenly and he started rummaging through his pockets, searching for something he could give the girl. "...or maybe I do."