Karin watched in astonishment as Hinata simply stood there, a blue-green light flashed in her eyes, and the masked man was sent flying back.
As though he had run into the belly of one of the village's Akimichi uncles, he went flying spectacularly and landed on the ground.
Haku felt intense pain throughout his body. Since he had been moving so fast, being repelled had done considerable damage. He coughed softly, and bright red drops of blood fell from beneath his mask.
"Hey, stop struggling and just give up."
Karin extended a chain, lifted Haku rather gently, then bound his limbs.
Although he looked badly hurt, it was still best to be careful.
Haku had little strength left. He smiled faintly, then lowered his head in frustration.
"Lord Zabuza, I'm sorry. I've disgraced you."
An androgynous voice came from beneath the mask. Karin's sharp ears caught it, and her eyebrows twitched before she removed Haku's mask with another chain.
"Well, holy crap."
Karin stared in surprise at the injured beauty's face before her. She had not expected Haku to be a girl, let alone such a pretty one.
As everyone knew, the world was one giant looks-based screening process, and even the Sage of Six Paths' mother was part of it.
"You're a girl?!"
Hinata also stared at Haku's face in surprise. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and his deathly pale face looked utterly delicate.
"No, he has an Adam's apple."
Karin studied him for a while, then spotted the Adam's apple at his throat, but that only made it even harder to believe.
How could a boy be this pretty?!
No, it wasn't that Sasuke wasn't good-looking, but Sasuke was good-looking in a boy's way, while Haku was clearly pretty in a girl's way.
*But he