[First name basis... Gasps. He's a little flustered, but is this friendship? Could he have a friend here, for real? Is that what this means? He leans a little closer to Naruto in his excitement.]

Though it is strange to hear it spoken in such a tone, no! If Naruto believes it is unnecessary to add the honorific, then as a symbol of our friendship, we can refer to each other just like that!

I feel like I should commemorate this event, somehow.