"Kiba, why are you dragging me?!" Naruto said irritably as he shook off Kiba's hand.
Kiba's facial muscles twitched. If he hadn't known Naruto so well, he would have thought the guy was doing it on purpose. How could he fail to notice Hinata's feelings when they were so obvious? "Idiot!"
"What did you sa—"
A vein bulged on Sakura's forehead. She clenched her hand into a fist and drilled it into Naruto's head, forcing him back into his seat. "Naruto, be quiet!"
"Ow... ow..." Naruto's tone immediately weakened as he looked at Sakura, his expression aggrieved. Kiba had been the one to call him an idiot first.
"..." Everyone understood without saying anything. Aside from Naruto—and, well, Rock Lee—everyone basically knew that Hinata liked Naruto.
From their earlier conversation, although Naruto hadn't revealed most of the truth, it wasn't hard to see that the mission they had gone through this time had been extremely dangerous. After all, Naruto and the others had actually faced the Akatsuki head-on.
Well... although they had mostly just stood by, being able to observe powerful fighters battling at close range was already a huge gain for Naruto and the others.
Shino adjusted his sunglasses. "Naruto, aren't you going to introduce the new member to us?"
"Ah, right, sorry, sorry! I forgot just now. This is Karin, um—" Naruto was so excited that he didn't know how to phrase it for a moment.
Sakura sighed at the sight. "Let me do it. Everyone, this is Uzumaki Karin, a descendant of the Uzumaki Clan. She suffered a lot before coming to Konoha, so none of you are allowed to bully her, got it?"
Karin's cheeks immediately reddened. She gave a soft cough, composed herself, and said gently to everyone, "Nice to meet you. I'm Uzumaki Karin.