[He reorganizes that statement in his head. Maybe she does - would she have bothered following him if she hadn't? Or come with him this way?

...] If there's a part of you that does, you need to listen to it.

[He opens his palm, making her release him. Subtle reminder of what his jutsu does, as well as what he said to her earlier.] I don't want to hurt you. If I did, I would've done it already.

[And he could have. He waits to see if she understands that.]