After getting home, Naruto told Karin to take a bath and change into her new clothes.
As for himself, he went straight to bed to rest.
After a while, Karin came out of the bathroom, washed and clean.
"The washing machine's inside. You know how to use it, right?"
"Y-yeah, I do!"
"Wash every day. Extra blankets are in the closet, take one out and spread it on the floor."
"Okay!"
Karin's every move was cautious, even the way she spoke.
Partly because she was under someone else's roof, partly because she was uneasy in an unfamiliar place.
She lay on the floor bedding with a nervous heart, pulled the blanket over herself, holding the edges tightly with both hands, only showing her two eyes as she carefully looked around.
It was pitch dark around her. Only the faint light of geckos passing by the window let her see a bit of the room.
So quiet~
Karin listened closely, and she could hear Naruto's breathing as he slept.
So steady, so calming~
Listening to it, Karin's heart slowly relaxed, and she drifted off to sleep.
The next morning,
Karin woke up before dawn.
Out of habit, she wanted to get up to do chores, but then remembered her situation now was totally different from before, and she let out a breath of relief.
'Good thing I ran into Naruto-kun.'
She thought as she glanced at the bed beside her. Naruto was still asleep, but she couldn't fall back asleep herself.
To avoid waking him, she could only stay lying there!
After a few hours, Naruto got up. In a speed she couldn't even follow, he cleaned up the entire room and washed up neatly.
She just lay there dumbfounded, staring at the refreshed Naruto, her face full of disbelief.
What… just happened?
"If you're awake, then get up."
Naruto noticed that Karin was already awake, then put fifty ryo on the table.
"You know how to cook, right?"
Karin shook her head.
"Then help me sweep the floor and look after the house. If you feel too free, you can also go out and find a job. I can't always be around, understand?"
"Got it!"
Seeing that Karin understood, Naruto turned into a flash of light and left.
He still had his own plans and didn't intend to worry too much about Karin.
After breakfast, he arrived at Training Ground 13.
Sasuke and Sakura had been waiting for a while.
"This fifty thousand is yours."
Naruto handed Sakura fifty thousand ryo, then turned to Sasuke. "You don't get anything. You still owe me two million. After subtracting this fifty thousand, you still owe me one million nine hundred and fifty thousand!"
Sasuke: "..."
He pulled out his wallet and took out five hundred thousand ryo to hand to Naruto.
"I'll give you this much first. I'll pay you the rest after I earn more money from missions."
"That means you still owe me... one million four hundred and fifty thousand!"
Naruto took the money without hesitation and stuffed it into his own wallet.
"There's nothing on the schedule today, so let's all head home."
After splitting and collecting the money, Naruto was ready to go home.
With Kakashi not around, Naruto didn't feel like doing missions every day.
After all, he wasn't short on money now.
But just as he turned around, a figure appeared in front of them.
"Yo! A little black cat got lost today, so I brought it back home~"
"..."
Naruto didn't expect Kakashi to show up just as he was about to leave, even coming to meet them at the training spot.
"Kakashi-sensei!" Sakura lit up with joy when she saw him.
"Long time no see, Sakura, Sasuke, and... Naruto!"
Seeing Sasuke and Naruto weren't too excited, Kakashi didn't mind. "No missions today. I'll take you to see a movie!"
"A movie?"
The three of them froze at that. They had never watched a movie together before.
Naruto had never even watched a movie in the Konoha before!
That actually made him a little interested.
"What are we watching?"
"Hmm... something like The Great Adventure of the Snow Princess~"
...
Inside the theater,
the three of them were upside down on the ceiling like Spider-Man, watching the movie.
In a ruined city, several men lay on the ground, exhausted.
"Looks like our journey ends here."
"It's time to give up....."
After the two spoke, the camera turned to a woman with her back to them.
"We still have hope! I firmly believe we can find it!!"
"But, Princess..."
"Don't give up!"
The Snow Princess turned her head, her eyes full of determination as she looked at the men.
Just then, an old man holding an antler staff appeared on the broken wall, laughing with a harsh "Gah gah gah."
"Gah gah gah gah gah, Snow Princess, you can't move forward any longer!"
Right after his words, a sudden gust of wind blew, making it hard for the Snow Princess and the others to even keep their eyes open.
"The Demon King?!!"
"Don't tell me this storm is your doing?!"
The men looked shocked by the so-called Demon King
The old Demon King grinned wickedly but didn't answer.
The next moment, a faceless armored warrior suddenly attacked Princess Snowstorm from behind!
But it was like Princess Snowstorm had eyes on her back—she spun around, dodged, and pointed her sword forward!
"Ha!!"
With a sharp shout, her sword burst out with energy, blasting the armored warrior into pieces!
But the fight was far from over…
More than a dozen armored figures suddenly appeared behind them. They had no faces, only a pair of blood-red eyes glowing inside their armor!
"Give it up, Princess Snowstorm!!" the old Demon King laughed wildly.
"I will never give up! As long as there's even a sliver of hope, I'll give everything I have! I'll carve out a brand-new path!"
Her eyes were firm, and suddenly a powerful rainbow-colored chakra burst out of her body!
Seeing this, the old Demon King seemed enraged. He swung his antler-shaped staff and whipped up a hurricane, blasting a wave of black energy straight at her.
The very definition of villain colors…
His attack was fierce, but with Princess Snowstorm and her three companions working together, they blocked it easily.
Ironically, the Demon King's big move didn't hurt the heroes at all—instead, it wiped out all of his own armored soldiers.
It was a strike that could shake heaven and earth!
After blocking his full-power attack, Princess Snowstorm shouted and pointed her sword at the Demon King.
A terrifying rainbow chakra shot toward him, blasting him into the pitch-black sky. It tore through the clouds and darkness, bringing light back to the world and painting a seven-colored rainbow across the sky!
Finally, as Princess Snowstorm finished saying, "Alright, let's set out—toward the other side of the rainbow!!"
The movie ended…
Outside the theater—
"So now I finally get why Kakashi didn't watch with us and only gave us three tickets!"
"Why?"
"Because this movie… was terrible!!"
"Agreed!"
"Agreed +1!"
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