The images on the Sky Screen shifted rapidly, scene after scene from the past flashing by.
In the days that followed, Karin devoted everything she had to Sasuke.
She traveled far and wide with Sasuke, accompanied him on his adventures, helped him provoke the major shinobi villages and capture tailed beasts, and joined him in wreaking havoc at the Five Kage Summit, stirring up turmoil across the entire Shinobi World.
No matter how dangerous the road ahead, how powerful the enemy, or how hopeless their circumstances, she never abandoned him. She held nothing back, supporting Sasuke with every ounce of her strength, her loyalty never wavering in the slightest.
Everyone could see that Karin had staked her life, her future, and everything she had on Sasuke.
Watching her pure yet obsessive loyalty, people across the Shinobi World could not help but sigh.
"Karin really is hopelessly in love with Sasuke. She gives him everything and follows him with her whole heart."
"What a shame. It was one-sided from beginning to end. Sasuke only ever cared about revenge. There was never any room for her in his heart."
Just as countless people were sighing over her plight, the image on the Sky Screen abruptly froze!
The scene shifted to a broad bridge spanning a river. Cold winds howled, murderous intent hung in the air, and the atmosphere was unbearably oppressive.
Fresh from the chaos at the Five Kage Summit, Sasuke Uchiha faced Shimura Danzō alone.
Danzo seized an opening and darted forward in a sudden attack, grabbing the unsuspecting Karin beside him and pinning her firmly in front of him as a hostage!
A sharp kunai pressed against the artery in Karin's neck, its deadly threat instantly bringing the entire scene to a standstill.
Danzo fixed his lone eye coldly on