With Their Strength, They Could Have Become Ninja Long Ago

"Ugh~ School's starting soon, I'm so bored~"

Kiba Inuzuka, propping his head up with his hand, walked along the streets of Konoha with a bored expression.

Shino, standing beside him, adjusted his sunglasses, looking at Kiba with a speechless expression.

"So, you were bored and came to see me so early in the morning?"

"Yeah, I don't know where Naruto lives, Sasuke isn't interested in going there," Kiba nodded, a knowing look on his face.

For a fleeting moment, Shino wanted to turn around and go home, but then he caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye and stopped himself.

"Huh?! What's wrong?"

Kiba took a few steps forward, noticed that Shino hadn't followed, and turned around to ask with a puzzled look.

Shino did not respond, her gaze fixed on the distance.

Following Shino's gaze, Kiba narrowed his eyes slightly, then opened his mouth wide.

Naruto and Sasuke were seen walking upside down on the main road of the village, their heads up and their hands supporting them.

"Hey, Sasuke, slow down!" Naruto shouted, turning his head to look at Sasuke's figure ahead while maintaining his balance.

Sasuke, standing beside him, had his lips tightly pressed together, remaining silent, and the bulging veins on his forehead indicated that he was not entirely calm.

I was planning to get up very early, but I never expected there would be so many villagers here so early in the morning.

He had endured those stares the whole way to get here, and he couldn't wait for it to end.

Most importantly, Naruto snatched the mask he was wearing, saying that hiding things made him look like a bad person.

"Hey! Sasuke! Slow down!" Naruto couldn't help but shout again when he saw that Sasuke didn't stop at all.

"Dead Last, you loser! Don't call my name, hurry up and finish what you need to do so we're going to the training ground!" Sasuke spat out the words through gritted teeth.

Naruto really has no sense of propriety; he called his own name so many times along the way.

Just as Naruto and Sasuke were passing by a stall in this bizarre posture, a sound interrupted them.

"Woof!"

The loud bark of the dog made Naruto and Sasuke freeze in their tracks.

That voice... it's so familiar! It can't be someone we know! It can't be someone we know!

"Naruto... Sasuke? What are you doing..." Kiba blinked, recovering from his shock as he asked.

"Waaah~"

Akamaru, perched atop the head, also tilted his head, his dark eyes filled with confusion.

"Judging from the expression on Sasuke's face, you guys don't seem to be training; it looks more like you're being punished."

Like a ghost, Shino appeared behind Kiba, pushed up his sunglasses, and the lenses flashed in the sunlight.

"About 85 percent."

"Shino! Don't just suddenly appear behind me like that." Kiba retreated with a helpless expression.

Naruto and Sasuke's faces instantly turned red. Damn it, they really ran into someone they knew.

It's still that big-mouthed Kiba and that weirdo Shino!

Perhaps, even though Naruto won't be going back to the Ninja Academy after the new semester starts, their legend will definitely shine even brighter.

With Ya's boastful personality, it wouldn't even take a day for the entire Ninja Academy to know.

Thinking this through, Sasuke simply closed his eyes, adopting an attitude of "If I can't see you, you can't see me," preparing to escape reality.

Kiba, not wanting to miss such an opportunity, cheerfully stepped in front of Naruto and Sasuke.

"This is the first time I've ever seen anything like it! The top two students in the class were actually punished by having to do handstands and walk around the village!"

"Akamaru, look! Look!"

"Woof woof!" Akamaru barked excitedly along with Kiba, wagging his tail rapidly.

"Kiba, get out of here!" Naruto had originally intended to threaten Kiba Inuzuka, but then he saw Shino standing to the side.

Thinking of Shino's eccentric personality, she cried out in a tearful voice, "Please, just pretend you didn't see anything, okay?!"

Sasuke, who was standing to the side, finally couldn't hold back any longer. He opened his eyes, his Scarlet Sharingan coldly glancing at Kiba and Shino: "Want to die?"

Unfortunately, Sasuke's upside-down posture and slightly swaying legs rendered his words utterly intimidating.

Kiba laughed even more wildly, patting Shino's shoulder repeatedly, laughing so hard he could barely breathe.

Finally, Shino couldn't stand Kiba patting his shoulder the whole time.

Moreover, more and more villagers gathered around, and they, along with Sasuke and Naruto, became the focus of discussion.

Shino simply stepped across, causing Ya, who was laughing so hard she couldn't stand up straight, to fall to the side.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Naruto and Sasuke, under immense social pressure, sped up their journey to the end of the road.

"Hey! Shino! Why did you let Naruto and Sasuke!"

Kiba got up, dusted himself off, and looked at Shino with a displeased expression.

This was a rare opportunity to see Naruto and Sasuke fools of themselves, and he hadn't finished watching yet.

"I think if you keep laughing, you'll become the one who embarrasses yourself," Shino said casually, glancing at the reluctant-looking Ya.

"What? It's not like I'm the one being punished." Ya curled his lip in disdain.

"Do you think that Naruto and Sasuke, even if they were standing upside down, wouldn't be able to defeat you?"

Shino pushed up his sunglasses and asked a thought-provoking question.

Forehead--

Upon hearing this, Kiba froze on the spot, seemingly... even if Naruto and Sasuke were upside down.

I can't beat them myself!

Thinking of this, Ya couldn't help but shudder. School was starting in a few days.

If there's a chance for real combat, I'm sure Naruto and Sasuke a good beating.

"Don't worry, you'll be fine after school starts."

Shino naturally knew why Kiba was suddenly trembling, but he had already noticed what Naruto and Sasuke were wearing.

The Forehead Protector of Konoha Ninja.

"Huh?! Why?" Kiba was a little confused, given Naruto and Sasuke's personalities.

How could they not contact me?

"Naruto and Sasuke should have graduated by now," Shino said calmly, watching the figures almost disappear at the end of the road.

"What?!"

Kiba was initially shocked, but then he vaguely remembered that Naruto and Sasuke did indeed seem to be wearing Konoha Forehead Protector on their foreheads.

"Wait... how did they graduate so suddenly?"

After a long while, the arrogant look on Ya's face disappeared, and he muttered dejectedly.

"This isn't anything strange. With their skills, they could have become ninjas long ago."

Shino spoke calmly, but the way he pressed his thumb tightly against his index finger revealed his own inner turmoil.

It seems that the gap between Naruto and his friends and me is widening.

"Forget it, I'll just go home and have my older sister train me."

Ya lost interest in continuing shopping and turned to head home.

Shino stood there for a long time, until she calmed down, before turning and leaving.