Outside the Sky Screen, the entire Shinobi World was stunned into silence, then erupted in an instant!
"Oh my god!! Hinata actually charged in!"
"She's usually such a gentle, shy girl, so sweet and soft, but when it mattered, she was this brave!"
"She knew it was certain death, but she still took the blow for Naruto and risked her life to save him! She even confessed before she died!"
"Is this what it means to truly love someone? That's the power of love!"
"I'm so jealous. I want a Hinata who'd risk her life for me, too!"
"Oh no, oh no! Naruto's completely lost it! Who could take that?! The person who loved him most was killed right in front of him!"
"The Nine-Tails has gone completely berserk!! Naruto's definitely going to unleash everything and kill Pain!"
Everyone was shocked and heartbroken, deeply moved by Hinata's courage.
Meanwhile, in the real-world Konoha Ninja Academy, Hinata froze where she stood as she watched the live broadcast on the Sky Screen.
Seeing her future self confess to Naruto in public and die fighting for him, right in front of all her classmates, turned her little face scarlet. The blush spread from her cheeks to her ears, and even her neck flushed pink and burned.
Her head buzzed as though it were steaming. Flustered and mortified, she felt her heart pound so fast it might burst.
Amid her classmates' overlapping gasps, teasing cries, and astonished looks, Hinata's head spun and her vision went black. She fainted from sheer embarrassment on the spot, slumping limply into her seat.
Beside her, Naruto stared at Hinata's sudden collapse in bewilderment.
He scratched the back of his head and blinked, completely unable to make sense of what had happened. He stared blankly at the unconscious Hinata,