[Whether that implied she died in the war before arriving here or not isn't certain. It might, but it also might be an expression of her distress over the news of a fourth war.

While her observation is not directly a question, he still nods.] The five great nations were already allies before this war, however. [Of course the peace had been tenuous at best. It truly had required a dire threat to unite them as they were now.

Rin Nohara? Neither her first nor last name sounds familiar to him. If Nohara is a clan, it's one small enough he's never noticed it before. If instead it's a family, it's possible the line was wiped out completely in the war. Or...it might be that no one from it chose to join the academy in the years he attended.]

You're correct. However, I was born after the Third war concluded. [Which is to say: he doesn't expect her to recognize him.]