Naruto's Confession

By the stream.

Hinata and Naruto awkwardly made their way to the stream.

Naruto had lived on his own since childhood, so washing pots and bowls was naturally no problem for him.

Although Hinata was the young lady of the main family and had servants at home,

she could do anything when they were away from home.

One washed the bowls while the other washed the pot.

They finished in two minutes.

After placing the pots and bowls together, both of them hesitated to speak.

But Naruto spoke first. "Hinata, I have something I want to tell you."

Hinata blushed, then said, "I also have something I want to tell you."

Naruto scratched his head. "Then you go first, Hinata."

Hinata bit her lip, thinking of what had happened today.

Her face flushed bright red. "Naruto-kun, what kind of girls do you like!?"

"Huh?" Hinata's question left Naruto completely stunned.

"Girls? What kind of girls?"

After saying it, Hinata felt a little less pressure. Seeing Naruto's bewildered expression,

she couldn't help adding, "Do you like girls like Haku, or Ino, or Sakura?"

Naruto's pupils widened. "Ha... Haku!?"

Hinata thought Naruto's answer was Haku and immediately felt disheartened. "Do you like girls like Haku?"

It was like thunder exploding in Naruto's mind as Teacher Natsuki's words from earlier suddenly resurfaced.

"The same goes for everything else. You keep it bottled up and say nothing, then something happens later, good things turn into bad things, and you regret it too late."

Naruto was truly frightened. He hurriedly blurted out:

"No, no, you misunderstood! Haku isn't a girl!"

"Ah...!?" Hinata had just been about to feel sad, but in less than a second, her mind completely crashed.

"Haku isn't a girl?"

Naruto nodded vigorously. "That's right, he's a boy."

Haku's image surfaced in