Naruto stood on a tree branch, carrying Karin by the collar.
But Karin still seemed to think she was high in the air, clinging desperately to Naruto's arm.
"Get down," Naruto told her.
Karin brought her pretty face close to Naruto's, widening her eyes as she carefully examined him.
Through the blur, Karin made out a handsome, refined face. "Thank you, kind person."
Naruto: "..."
It was fine. He had helped her for his own reasons anyway.
The enormous bear below saw that Naruto could fly and fled the scene in terror.
Karin seemed terrified of falling, so she tightly gripped Naruto's arm with both hands.
She pleaded with Naruto, "Benefactor, I lost my glasses. They should be somewhere around here. Can you help me find them?"
If you saved someone, you might as well see it through to the end.
Naruto lifted Karin closer to the trunk and told her, "Wait here."
Naruto flew down from the tree and began searching.
Before long, Naruto returned with Karin's glasses in hand.
After putting them on, Karin felt much more at ease.
Without her glasses, she was practically blind.
She had also been chased by a monster. That heart-stopping ordeal had made her think she would die here today.
Karin looked at the person who had saved her and saw his face clearly.
The first thing she felt was a flash of amazement.
That face, those eyes, that aura...
Wasn't he the prince she had been searching for?
No!!!
Karin's expression trembled as she said in shock, "Y-you... you're that genin who defeated an Elite Jonin?"
"Not really... He was careless at the time," Naruto said modestly, finding an excuse for Kakashi.
So it really was him!
Just thinking about how he possessed the strength to defeat an Elite Jonin...
Karin