Ever since Qingxi had returned to Konoha, she had been practicing Sealing Jutsu at home. As a member of the Uzumaki Clan, it would have been inexcusable if she could not even use Sealing Jutsu. During that time, she and Karin had become best friends.
Qingxi had just finished training and wanted to discuss Sealing Jutsu with Karin. But when she reached Karin's room, she found her packing. Curious, Qingxi asked, "Karin, are you going away again?"
Karin replied, "Yes. Yakumo and Haku are both in New Konoha now, so I need to head over there. The new village is also really short-handed, so I have to help out. Once things here are settled and the new village's Lord Hokage returns, everything will be much easier. The biggest problem right now is that there's no Hokage overseeing everything."
Qingxi looked a little disappointed. "I see. All right, then. I was going to ask you to come find my brother with me, but if you're leaving, never mind."
When Karin heard that Qingxi wanted her to come find Naruto, she immediately grew nervous. Her face flushed with embarrassment as she stammered, "F-find... find Naruto? Th-then... I'll go with you. I think Naruto went to the Forest of Death to train with Sasuke-kun. It's a little dangerous there, so I-I... I'll take you. That'll be safer."
Seeing Karin stammering and blushing, Qingxi laughed. "Karin, do you like my brother?"
Karin had not expected Qingxi to ask her so bluntly. Flustered and surprised, she hurriedly denied it. "Like... like Naruto-kun? N-no... I don't! Don't go making things up."
Karin's flustered, embarrassed reaction left Qingxi certain that she liked Naruto. When Qingxi had first returned to Konoha and seen Karin at home, she had been very curious about why Karin was living in her