"Hey, Karin, get up!!!"
After Hashirama woke him, Naruto washed up and left his room, only to discover that the light in his instant little sister's room wasn't even on!
Oh no, don't tell me she's still asleep?!
Inside the room, Karin lay on her bed, her blanket twisted into a heap, with only a small part covering her stomach.
Her pajamas were in disarray too, exposing her fair little belly, and a glistening trickle of drool hung from the corner of her mouth.
"Mmph, so noisy!"
Her consciousness gradually stirred. She still wasn't quite used to not having Grandma Mito's wake-up service.
What was it? That guy, my instant big brother, what was his name again? Oh, Naruto.
School?
School!!!
Karin's eyes, which had been narrowed to slits, flew open, and she sprang up from the bed.
Pink curtains blocked out the faint morning sunlight outside, leaving the whole room dim, with just one slightly panicked red head.
Oh no! I overslept!
Karin scrambled into her clothes, skipped breakfast, splashed some water on her face, and headed out.
The corner of Naruto's mouth twitched as he looked at Karin's tangled mess of hair.
She definitely overslept.
"Come on, come on, let's hurry to school."
Karin scratched her messy hair and pushed Naruto toward the door.
Judging by the time, they should still have enough.
After all, Naruto was practically an old hand at being late, though he had gotten up fairly early this time.
The reason was that Hashirama had won a round last night and then gotten worked up.
Hashirama: "Woohoo! Kurama, keep going, keep going!"
Kurama: "No! I want to sleep!"
Kushina: "Sleep, my ass! Get hyped!"
Minato: "I'd better go check on Naruto's tree climbing. Sorry, Kurama."
Faced with Kurama's pleading gaze, Minato suppressed the