As Hinata recounted how Naruto had saved her back then,
and how she had come to like Naruto,
Karin and Haku learned that Hinata had liked Naruto for so many years.
Fortunately, Hinata and Naruto had later been assigned to the same class.
That gave them the chance to nurture their feelings and get together.
"Hinata, it must have been hard when you had a crush on Naruto, right?"
Karin had never had a secret crush herself, so she was quite curious about Hinata's experience.
Hinata shook her head, a hint of shyness on her face. "The outcome was good, so I no longer remember the hardships from before."
"What about you, Haku? When did you start liking Lord Natsuki?"
Karin could not hold back her curiosity.
Haku thought for a while, then shook his head.
"I don't remember. I don't know when it started either."
Hinata and Karin were both somewhat puzzled. "Do you not remember anything?"
Haku considered it. "I like being with Lord Natsuki. I like it when Lord Natsuki pats my head."
Hinata and Karin exchanged a glance. They both felt that something was strange, but they could not put their finger on it.
After thinking about it, Hinata realized that Haku's state was somewhat like hers when she had first begun to like Naruto.
It did not seem appropriate for Haku to confess at a time like this, so Hinata asked, "Then... Haku, why did you want to confess?"
At that, Haku recalled what Kyoko had told him that day.
"Big Sister Kyoko told me that she fought for her own happiness."
"So I wanted to try fighting for it too."
Then Haku told them about how Kyoko and Kisame had met, leaving Karin and Hinata both surprised.
So that was how they had met.