Naruto was sure she would get a heat stroke very, very soon, because her cheeks felt so aflame that she thought they will fall apart from heat. She didn't expect to get such a compliment. No one exactly called her beautiful. It was mostly strong, clumsy and slightly idiotic, but beautiful- she hears it for the first time from him.

But she didn't break the eye contact- she didn't want him to think that she was feeling insecure about what she said because that's not true. With her other free hand, she moved her bangs behind her ear, giving him bright smile:"Mmm. It would be cruel to call this anything but date, dattebane." It really would be.