[Is it selfish, to help someone just to be helping anyone? To be focusing on anything but situation, or else she'll end up... crying in the mud again. She doesn't have the time to consider it, really, but.]

This time of year, you want to worry about bears... and wolves, too, of course. Oh, and boars-

[Right? It's... it's still the same season, even though the place is different, surely-]

I can handle smaller ones by myself, so- so don't worry!

[Mud cleaned off her face best she can, Konoha puts on a brave face to try and match, careful where she steps and trying to appear more confident.]

If they're bigger, I can carry you.