That doodle looked exactly like Uzumaki Naruto himself.
At this point, only a few companions and the village higher-ups cared about Naruto enough to pay attention to him, and none of them would ever doodle his face in a hidden corner like this.
So there was only one possibility left.
"A new… transmigrator…"
Naruto whispered, his insides knotting.
The newcomer was probably already inside the classroom!
And no one said only one person could transmigrate at a time—so strictly speaking, it was at least one.
Naruto wasn't afraid of any fight. Even a group fight was fine. He didn't mind letting people witness the true value of a Nine-Tails jinchūriki.
The problem was that he didn't know who the transmigrator was.
That kind of unknown fear naturally shattered his sense of safety.
Sakura leaned in and whispered, "Next…"
"Next I'll 'perform' canon Naruto—the slightly dumb version. I can't let the transmigrator see through me." Naruto's heart pounded wildly.
"You still remember the beats?"
"…I just know I'm supposed to yell at everyone. You act like canon Sakura too."
"Got it."
Sasuke drifted closer and caught a bit of their dialogue. The more he heard, the weirder it sounded.
Jealous? Jealous of who?
They pushed open the door and stepped in.
The room was packed wall to wall. A sea of genin glared at Team 7 with hostile eyes.
Who is it…?
Naruto swept his gaze around as they entered.
Nothing obvious. If anything, there were too many people to scan properly.
What comes next again? Naruto panicked. He couldn't remember details here.
"Pff!" A sudden rustle of fabric behind him. Naruto snapped his head around; his pupils flashed red for a heartbeat.
"Sasuke-kun! It's been so long. I missed you~"
A blond girl with her hair tied in a ponytail hugged Sasuke from behind. Sasuke looked disgusted.
Naruto instantly remembered the scene. He forced himself back into "canon mode" and whispered to Sakura, "Ino, Ino… ah!"
Sakura pinched his waist hard, then strode over and shouted at Ino, "Ino-pig! Take your hands off him!"
The insult came out like muscle memory.
"Oh? It's Sakura. Your forehead is still huge, ugly girl!"
"Say that again?" Sakura calmly pulled on her gloves. Chakra pressure bloomed around her so sharply that Ino stumbled backward.
"Hey! Sis, rein it in! You're acting!" Naruto hissed. Only then did Sakura stop.
"Sorry. Seeing her grovel like this pisses me off."
Naruto rubbed his forehead. This girl's temper is a live grenade…
Right then, Shikamaru's voice saved them from escalating.
"You guys taking the exam too? What a drag…"
The rest of the Konoha rookies filed in behind him, joking around and greeting each other.
Naruto did his best to mirror canon, throwing out lines like "I'm not gonna lose to any of you!" with arms crossed and eyes full of clean, honest stupidity. Sasuke kept looking at him like Naruto had sprouted horns.
This guy was so steady before. Why does he look like he chugged a gallon of adrenaline?
Then Sasuke thought harder.
Naruto never did meaningless things.
Wait… that's it.
Just like the Gato trap. Naruto was baiting the room—acting arrogant so someone strong would snap and attack. Then Naruto could probe their strength and crush them publicly.
Sasuke felt he'd completely solved the mystery.
Meanwhile, Kabuto approached, irritated by the rookies' noise.
"You're the nine fresh graduates from the academy, right? So loud my head hurts…"
People flocked to Kabuto's Ninja Info Cards. Sasuke, however, kept sneaking glances at Naruto.
Yep—just as he thought. Naruto looked carefree, but his eyes were constantly scanning. He was clearly evaluating opponents.
Kabuto continued, "Anyway, all these are elite genin from different countries—"
But Sasuke wasn't listening anymore.
Why was Naruto shaking?
He was hunched slightly, head lowered, like he was charging up. Sakura even looked like she was about to comfort him.
Then Naruto drew in a huge breath, and roared:
"My name is Uzumaki Naruto! I will not lose to any of you!!"
The entire room snapped to him at once.
There it is. Sasuke's shock turned quickly into a "just as I expected" look—then into a hard frown.
Now someone would bite, Naruto would counter-beat them, and the whole room would get intimidated.
But… why did it feel so damn unpleasant?
In canon, Sasuke was usually the one radiating effortless cool. In Wave Country, in the chunin exam—he always slid perfectly into the spotlight without trying. He never even cared about whether he was showing off well. The swagger was just… natural.
But now, for some reason, he felt like Naruto had taken every stage he'd wanted to stand on first.
In short: Naruto had stolen all the coolness.
Meanwhile Naruto, having finished a public declaration that made his soul crawl out of his body, wanted to melt into the floor. For a second he genuinely admired canon Naruto's shameless circuitry.
A few seconds later, a Sound ninja wrapped like a mummy with a fur collar—Dosu—darted through the crowd.
Here we go, Naruto muttered, stepping back a couple paces.
In canon, Dosu was supposed to smack Kabuto around here.
But at that exact moment, something changed.
A blue figure blurred in like a ghost. Dosu's eyelid twitched; he ripped his sleeve back, exposing the hollowed sound-weapon device.
Sasuke.
He snorted, leapt, planted a foot on Dosu's arm to break his line, and flicked away Zaku's shuriken with a kunai.
He flipped back, landed—Dosu instantly closed in, slashing his right hand at Sasuke's throat.
Bang!
Sasuke yanked a nearly invisible steel wire he'd already pinned into the floor, shifting his angle mid-step, then drove a heavy punch into Dosu's left cheek.
Dosu rolled across the floor, caught by the other two Sound ninjas.
Everyone's eyes went huge.
It all happened too fast. The fight was done before anyone processed the start.
Sasuke alone had traded with the Sound trio and didn't fall behind.
"Sasuke! Are you okay?!" Ino screamed, heart pounding.
He was so cool—
Sasuke ignored her. He just turned coolly to Naruto.
"Naruto. Are you done playing around?"
The room went dead.
"Naruto?"
"Why is he bringing up Naruto?"
"What…?"
Everyone turned to look at Naruto.
Naruto blinked. "Huh?"
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