Karin started her day by helping the villagers with medical problems. She found herself growing used to diagnosing the people of the village and prescribing the right herb to help them. Lately the village was getting ready for winter. Fall was coming to a close soon and soon cold winds and snow would destroy life. Karin knew she too had to prepare for winter. She still had yet to gather things on her list to stock up on. Karin worked on the last few patients she had and by that time it was long into the afternoon. Karin went into the market to gather supplies. As Karin looked around for specific items she found herself thinking about her past. As she thought of her past, her mind drifted to the image of Naruto. His chakra had left a lasting impression on her. She remembered the sweet warmth that seemed to brightly glow from him. It was like the sun. Loving and warm. Pure and good natured. Then she remembered that other chakra. It sparked emotions from her as well. It was her chakra. The woman with pink hair. She remembered the flow of her chakra that gave away her emotions. She remembered barely able to look at the girl as she lay on the floor covered in a puddle of her own blood. Then Sakura stood over her and that's when she saw it. Sakura's chakra was strong but deeply conflicted. Karin knew Sakura had feelings for Sasuke. Just as she had. That's when it hit Karin that she felt like Sakura shared her pain. Sasuke had hurt her as bad as he'd hurt Karin during his attack on Danzo. Those two people from the leaf village had forever imprinted themselves in Karin's memory. No matter how hard she tried to forget her past, bits and pieces still found a way into her conscious mind, just as they were doing now. Karin brought her items into her small home and began to put them away. Just as she put most of her things away she heard a vigorous banging on her door. The noise startled her and a few seconds later a voice accompanied the knocks. The manly voice was shouting for Karin and obviously in a panic. Karin quickly opened the door to reveal a tall, dark haired, burly man towering over her.
"What's going on?" Karin asked concerned
"Please come! My wife is giving birth now and she needs your help!" the man said
"I…of course. Let's go" Karin replied. What am I saying? I don't know how to deliver babies…but no one else can help her. I have to try and most importantly keep them calm. I'll try to seem like I know what I'm doing so I won't alarm the mother and father…this is going to be a difficult night..
Karin ran off to help the family hoping that all would be fine but in her gut she felt an immense pang in her. It could only be labeled as fear. Karin gathered up all her fear and killed it. She knew fear would be her demise and with lives hanging in the balance she couldn't afford to have her own fear consume her.