With his current strength, even if the Sage of Six Paths disapproved, there was nothing he could do to him.
"Alright, stop standing around."
Naruto waved the two of them over to sit, then called out toward the courtyard:
"Karin, Ino, pour some for these two as well!"
The courtyard grew lively again.
After Ino and Karin poured them drinks, they pulled Future Hinata over, and the three of them huddled in a corner, chattering away.
Ino made some idle small talk first, then her tone shifted as she lowered her voice and asked:
"Hinata, um... in your timeline, who did we end up with?"
Future Hinata froze for a moment, then understood what Ino meant.
She looked at Ino, then at Karin, who had leaned closer with her ears perked up, a complicated look flashing through her eyes.
In this timeline, both Ino and Karin liked Naruto.
She fell silent for a few seconds before slowly speaking.
"In my timeline, Ino married Sai."
"They had a son named Inojin."
"Sai?"
Ino's eyes flew wide open, and her mouth fell open.
She did not even know who Sai was, yet she had married him in the future?
"Karin never got married."
Future Hinata glanced at Karin, her tone carrying an indescribable hint of something.
Karin blanked for a moment, then shrugged. "Didn't get married, huh."
"That's fine too. Being alone means freedom."
She said it lightly, but an imperceptible trace of disappointment still flashed in her eyes.
Future Hinata saw through their thoughts and smiled gently, her voice soft.
"That happened in the timeline Naruto and I came from."
"It's different from this timeline."
"Nothing has been decided for you yet."
Ino and Karin looked at each other and let out a sigh of relief at the same time.
Ino