He laughed a little. "Well, usually people think I'm the one needs mentoring. But even if I was aces at it, he's pretty, uh... defensive? Don't wanna listen to anybody."

Yeah, he could try. The problem was that Sasuke was such a teenager. "So I could give it a shot, but I think if I did, I'd have to be real careful not to let him in on it. Even then, I'm not sure it'd work. He's real muleheaded. And he's too old to go to Redbright full-time."