The next day, when Naruto went to see Hinata again, he could clearly tell that something was troubling her. She kept spacing out for no apparent reason, so he asked curiously, "Did something happen, Hinata? You seem to have something on your mind."
Hinata snapped out of her daze and said worriedly, "Well, um, Naruto-kun, I think Hanabi is hiding something from me. Ever since she was little, she always told me everything that happened when she was out. But yesterday, she actually didn't tell me. Sob... Naruto-kun, does Hanabi hate me now?"
Naruto was speechless. Seeing how upset Hinata was, he thought helplessly, Oh, Hinata is usually so smart. Why does she turn into an idiot whenever Hanabi is involved?
Naruto smiled at Hinata. "All right, all right, don't worry. Hanabi doesn't hate you."
Hinata looked at Naruto in surprise and asked anxiously, "Really? Naruto-kun, she really doesn't hate me or dislike having me as her sister? Then why wouldn't she tell me what happened when I asked her yesterday?"
Naruto smiled. "Come on, silly. Think about it. Wasn't Hanabi a complete mess when we saw her yesterday? With how proud she is, why would she tell you?"
Hinata thought for a moment and said, "That's true. She really was a mess when she came home yesterday. But what happened to her? Why wouldn't she tell me?"
"What else could have happened? She must have lost a fight with Uchiha Mie," Naruto replied.
Hinata asked doubtfully, "Really? Naruto-kun, you're saying Hanabi lost a fight with Mie? But Hanabi isn't any weaker than Mie."
Naruto froze. "You're right. Hanabi isn't any weaker than Mie. Then what happened to her?" As he spoke, he began to worry too.
After a moment of silence, Naruto said to Hinata, "Hinata, let's go find