A small chuckle escaped the dour boy's lips. "You two aren't ever apart, huh? Should've known you guys are doing okay." Akihiko's a pretty capable guy, Minato muses to himself. If anyone can keep Shinji in check, it's probably him. But still, it might be a good idea to watch out for Shinjiro's sake.

"Don't worry..." he added, in a bit of a warmer tone of voice than usual. "That goes without saying. If anything's wrong, I'll see you guys about it, first. At least I know you guys."

Another pause... "I wish I had anything else good to say, though. I'm sorta bad at this."