[ As much as Yukimura wanted to chide his friend and embolden him to lighten up, already soothed by words spoken to him earlier than day by Shingen followed by Masamune hours later... he couldn't exactly fault Sasuke for his answer either. Considering the times they were living in, a war-stricken era when pandemonium could spread throughout the land within a blink of an eye, sometimes it served more beneficial to become more cautious than unaware. Even in blithesome events like these, that seemed so far away but still kindled that flame of his to keep pushing on. ]

Oh, but Sasuke you're missing out on the best part of the evening!

[ One of them, anyway. If that wasn't enough incentive to get Sasuke to look things his way, this certainly would grab his attention. In no less than a few seconds, Yukimura would cant his head slightly to the side and pull Sasuke's head down to recline on his shoulder; grabbing a fistful of his hair and forcing his poor dear friend to look up at the saturated night sky. He was going to make him see the beauty of it all, damn it!

Whether it came down to Sasuke struggling or giving in, Yukimura was relentlessly stubborn and wanted at least share another memory with him that wasn't shrouded with subterfuge or steel clashing against another. Even though, asking Suffersuke might have yielded him easier, less painful results. ]

Come, look at them with me. It is not like the sight is going to kill you.

[ A part of him had hoped that younger boy that looked so much like himself, was able to witness this sight in its entirety as well. Wherever he was. Meanwhile, a recently awakened Benmaru would finally be reunited with his Sasuke and found talking his ear off about his entire day accompanied with hand-drawn pictures. ]