Chapter 11: The Bear Necklace & The Classroom Chaos
After buying breakfast, Naruto walked and ate as usual. Without surprise, he "coincidentally" ran into Sakura on the way, and the three of them headed to school together.
The feeling of walking to school with two people gave Naruto a very nostalgic sensation.
Ah~ That was the youth he lost in his previous life~
"Naruto, here's today's rations."
As per the usual routine: if you want to get close to someone, you have to bribe the people around them, right?
Sakura handed Naruto a carefully prepared bento as usual. Naruto accepted it without any hesitation and gave an insincere thanks:
"Thank you, Miss Haruno Sakura. If you ever encounter danger, I, Uzumaki Naruto, will rush to your rescue without a second thought. The first one to take a blade for you will definitely be me!"
While Sasuke wasn't paying attention, Sakura whispered to Naruto: "I don't need you to take a blade for me. I just want to know… did Sasuke really accept that little bear necklace from yesterday? What method did you use?"
Today, the little bear necklace was still hanging around Sasuke's fair neck.
Though it was very cheap in value, it was clear Sasuke cherished it.
Sakura's body trembled with shock, and her sense of crisis skyrocketed.
Naruto grinned slyly: "Of course I used the method you suggested~ What did you say was the way to deal with a tsundere again?"
Hearing this, Sakura's pupils shrank in shock. Her mind reeled, feeling like she'd missed something huge.
"Nani?! You really… kissed Sasuke?!"
"But you're a guy! Aren't you supposed to be chasing Hinata?"
"And both of you are guys… How could you… how could you just kiss him without even giving me a heads-up?!"
Sakura seemed to imagine some stimulating scene; Naruto even saw her swallow hard.
Naruto looked at Sakura with a faint smile, a mysterious glint in his eyes.
Sakura, oh Sakura… you were the one who gave me the idea and even helped me wingman. If I didn't take the chance, would I still be a man?
And how are you so sure that Sasuke is a guy?
Along the way, accompanied by Sakura and Naruto's hushed whispers, they arrived at school.
As soon as they entered the classroom, Sasuke took a seat near the front.
Sakura naturally sat next to him, occasionally saying something to Sasuke.
But from Sasuke's perfunctory expression, it was obvious he had a well-practiced way of dealing with "annoying" Sakura.
As for Naruto… well, of course he~
"Hinata, long time no see, I've missed you so much~ Did you miss me?"
Naruto deliberately leaned closer to Hinata, inhaling her faint, enchanting scent, and said words that made her imagination run wild.
Sure enough, Hinata's face instantly turned beet red. She lowered her head, her small hands torturing the hem of her shirt, stammering:
"U-um… y-yes…"
Naruto: "Huh? Hinata, what did you say? I didn't hear you. Could you say it again?"
Now Hinata was even more embarrassed and didn't dare look at him.
Behind them, three stunned boys—Inuzuka Kiba, Akimichi Choji, and Nara Shikamaru—watched in slack-jawed disbelief as Naruto unleashed his full arsenal on Hinata.
Up front, Sakura cautiously asked Sasuke: "Sasuke-kun~ yesterday you and Naruto…"
Suddenly, Sasuke clenched his fists tightly, lips pursed, teeth grinding.
She slightly turned her head, glancing at Naruto and Hinata from the corner of her eye, feeling aggrieved: Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!
Yesterday he took my first kiss when I wasn't paying attention.
This morning, he even… saw me completely naked.
And he even touched me all over—I didn't seriously resist…
But as soon as we got to school, that big pervert Naruto went to tease Hinata again!
Hmph~ Uzumaki Naruto? Nothing special. Just a dead-last deadbeat playboy. No need to care.
Yeah… no need to care at all!!!
Sakura clearly sensed Sasuke's mood shift. She didn't understand why Sasuke looked like she was about to cry, but that didn't stop her from comforting her.
Sakura cleared her throat and said kindly: "Sasuke-kun~ if you have something bothering you, you can tell me. We can face it together~~"
Hearing this, Sasuke subconsciously wondered how to respond.
Just then, a girl's heavy panting came from the doorway, followed by—
Yamanaka Ino appeared at the classroom entrance, panting furiously. She pointed at Sakura and immediately exploded:
"You jerk!!!"
"We agreed to go to school together, but you big-forehead traitor snuck off to find Sasuke-kun! You're so sneaky!"
Sakura just curled her lips into a victorious smile, as if mocking Ino's naivety.
Ino nearly exploded on the spot from that mocking smile. She'd been so gullible, believing Sakura's nonsense. Thinking back, she felt like a total clown being toyed with!
After a while, more students arrived and the classroom grew lively.
In the back, Naruto saw that Hinata was about at her limit, so he stopped teasing her to avoid her fainting in class.
If Hinata passed out, he'd embarrass himself again.
Wait—why did I say "again"?
There was still some time before Iruka arrived, so Naruto got bored and thought of something fun.
He gently elbowed Hinata's arm twice and asked: "Hinata, can you use Byakugan now?"
After the initial nervousness, Hinata could already answer some of Naruto's questions.
She said softly: "Y-yes… I can… Naruto-kun~"
Suddenly, Naruto remembered his promise to Sasuke.
Not to reveal her gender…
Phew, cold sweat dripped down Naruto's forehead. He thought: That was close! I almost had Hinata use Byakugan to look at Sasuke!
Yep, I'm still very reliable.
I said I wouldn't expose someone's gender, so I won't.
Since Naruto had been quiet for a while, Hinata timidly looked up at the thinking Naruto and asked curiously: "Naruto-kun?"
Naruto snapped back and made up an excuse: "Hinata is so amazing. You'll definitely become a great ninja in the future."
Hinata didn't suspect a thing. She lowered her head again like an ostrich, incredibly adorable and tempting to tease more.
Finally, Iruka arrived late. Everyone sat up straight, showing respect.
Time passed slowly. While Naruto was dozing off, the system chimed.
"Ding~ Mission issued: The Fifth Hokage Inauguration Ceremony (007 Ninja World) is about to begin. Please attend, host.
Reward: Shadow Clone Technique."
"Ding~ System, you call this a reward? You think I can't learn Shadow Clone Technique myself in minutes?"
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