Karin opened the package as she listened to Naruto invite her to the temple fair that night. When she saw the kimono inside, her eyes instantly filled with tears, and joy welled up in her heart. Never in her short life had she been so moved.
Has Naruto finally accepted me? Has he realized I like him? That must be it. Why else would he give me a kimono and invite me to the temple fair? I'm so happy!
Just then, Naruto asked, "What do you think, Karin? Do you like it? Want to come along tonight?"
Happy yet shy, Karin replied, "Mm, if you want to go with me, Naruto, I suppose I won't refuse." Her face immediately turned as red as a ripe autumn apple.
Naruto failed to notice the change in her expression and said happily, "Great! Let's hurry up and eat. After dinner, we'll go find Hinata and Neji."
Karin froze. "Find Hinata and Neji?"
"Yeah!" Naruto said cheerfully. "Hanabi finished learning Rotation today, and there happened to be a temple fair, so everyone decided to go together. I thought you wouldn't come because you've been practicing Sealing Jutsu lately. But when I left the Hyuga Clan compound, Hinata gave me this package and asked me to invite you. I was worried you wouldn't want to come, but it turns out you do! That's great. Hinata will be really happy."
At Naruto's words, Karin's mood plunged from the warmth of spring into the depths of winter. "So Hinata told you to invite me," she said coldly. "If she hadn't said anything, you weren't planning to ask me to come with you, were you?"
Still oblivious to the change in her mood, Naruto answered innocently, "Well, I think I would've asked you anyway. But I probably wouldn't