[The fond exasperation is met with an earnest chuckle, like Itachi prodded him right in his little funnybone.

Unintentionally, of course. ]

Shinobis don't get the sniffles, huh? Or they just explode later from holding it in.

[Oh, but as he starts to drink up the miso soup again—]

Chakra. That's, like... Energy points in your body or whatever, right? I've heard about that kind of thing, but mostly from this girl I dated for a little while; something she used in yoga and meditation and all that fancy stuff.