"Shikamaru, are you alright?"
Seeing Shikamaru get up and come over, Ino quickly asked.
"It's nothing, I'm sorry to have worried you all," Shikamaru said, shaking his head.
"Oh dear, Shikamaru, you really scared me." Naruto put his arm around Shikamaru's shoulder and said with great relief.
"Hey hey hey," Shikamaru replied to Naruto with a hint of helplessness.
Was that force meant to send him flying?
"But Sasuke, how exactly did you manage to do that back then?"
Shikamaru seemed to have thought of something and asked Sasuke.
After all, if Sasuke hadn't suddenly used Genjutsu to control Mizuki, Naruto might have actually been in danger.
Sasuke was standing with his arms crossed, was taken aback when he heard this.
She then glanced around at her companions, all of whom wore curious expressions, and a slight blush appeared on her cheeks.
He glanced at Hagoromo, who was standing behind Shikamaru with a warm smile on his face.
He then closed his eyes, explaining, "Because my bloodline awakened at that time."
Sasuke slightly raised his eyes, which turned a bright red, with a Tomoe pattern slowly rotating in each eye.
"So handsome!" Ino exclaimed instinctively from the side.
"Tch, arrogant Sasuke." Naruto thought so too, but he would never admit it.
Standing behind Shikamaru, Hagoromo chuckled and patted Naruto's head.
"Naruto, Sasuke's eyes were opened because of you."
"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Naruto 'Naruto eyes immediately turned into beady pupils as he looked at Hagoromo.
Sasuke, enraged and embarrassed, shouted at Hagoromo, "Sensei! Don't talk nonsense!"
"No, Sasuke. From what I understand, the initial awakening of the Sharingan is usually triggered by strong negative emotions."
Ignoring Sasuke's embarrassment and anger, Hagoromo explained to his other disciples.
"This causes the brain to secrete a special Chakra that stimulates the optic nerve, awakening the One-Tomoe Sharingan."
"So, I think it was because Naruto was in danger that Sasuke."
"Sasuke, I acknowledge you!" Naruto was overjoyed to hear this and ran over to put his arm around Sasuke's shoulder.
"Damn it! Get away from me!" Sasuke yelled at Naruto like a cat in distress.
"Hey, don't be shy!" Naruto said, completely unconcerned about Sasuke's attitude.
After all, his own teacher had said that Sasuke only awakened his Sharingan because he was worried about him.
This was incredibly touching for Naruto.
"Don't talk nonsense! Who's shy! I have Sharingan now! I'm going to beat you up later!"
Sasuke felt like his whole body was on fire, and he wanted nothing more than to beat Naruto to death.
"Tch, arrogant Sasuke, you should at least consider the actual situation before you talk big."
When it comes to strength, Naruto will not back down.
"Not necessarily, Naruto," Hagoromo said with a smile.
"One-Tomoe Sharingan already possesses basic observational abilities, allowing it to see an opponent's movements and simple hand seal formations."
"So, if you don't remove the weight, you might really not be able to beat Sasuke."
Upon hearing this, Naruto turned completely ashen.
"How dare you! All my hard work training is no match for that arrogant Sasuke opening his Sharingan once!"
"Tch, the Dead Last is the Dead Last."
Sasuke felt much better seeing Naruto like this.
He immediately launched into a sarcastic remark.
"Stinky Sasuke!"
"Dead Last!"
"..."
On the sidelines, Ino and Choji helplessly covered their foreheads; it was starting again.
Shikamaru glanced at Hagoromo, who was smiling broadly, and muttered to himself.
"As expected, teacher, you really are awful."
Whether it was what he said to himself a few days ago, or the rekindling of Naruto and Sasuke's love-hate relationship.
Shikamaru realized that his teacher didn't seem to be very mature either.
--
At the Ninja Academy, Hagoromo stood on the podium and addressed the numerous students.
"Tomorrow is the midterm exam for this semester, and it will include a practical project."
"Therefore, I hope students will prepare in advance to avoid their grades and rankings dropping."
"Hey!"
Upon hearing this, the students exclaimed in surprise.
After all, generally speaking, some students only participate in some practical training courses while at the Ninja Academy.
Most of the time, it was still in the classroom, but suddenly there was a practical assessment.
Some students who were usually lazy also started to feel guilty.
"Teacher! Do we choose our own opponents?" Kiba Inuzuka asked, raising his hand.
After all, if you choose your opponents based on your own strength, you can at least get a good ranking.
"No, aside from the regular ninja tool tests, I will arrange your sparring partners."
As a teacher, Hagoromo naturally wouldn't allow any students to sneak around the loopholes.
Otherwise, there would be no need to hold this midterm exam.
"The scoring is done by several teachers together, so your performance in the actual competition is also a factor in awarding you points."
As Hagoromo explained, she put away the documents.
"Alright, get out of class dismissed. I hope everyone gets good grades tomorrow!"
After saying that, Hagoromo slowly walked out of the classroom.
[Lesson completed, lesson evaluation B, reward: Wind Release: Gale.]
It was a very ordinary reward, and the teaching evaluation was a B, probably because the exam was announced just before the end of get out of class.
Hagoromo didn't seem to care about the problem that caused many students' moods to fluctuate.
"Shikamaru, who do you think the teacher will assign me as my opponent?"
Naruto stroked his chin and asked.
Shikamaru, who was about to lean against the wall, glanced at Naruto upon hearing this.
What do you think?
"Right now, Naruto, given your strength, it can only be Sasuke, barring any unforeseen circumstances."
After saying that, Shikamaru closed his eyes again.
"Really? Then wouldn't I be able to defeat Sasuke and become number one?"
Upon hearing this, Naruto immediately became excited.
The thought of defeating the smug Sasuke filled him with immense power!
"Dead Last, you still get bonus points for your grades and exams, and I'm not going to lose to you."
Sasuke, who had just walked over, heard Naruto's arrogant words.
His direct words shattered Naruto's illusions.
Moreover, he has truly enjoyed being the younger brother in the family these past few days.
After all, among all the Uchiha Clan, only Sasuke at the age of seven.
Naturally, Uchiha Fugaku has been paying more attention to Sasuke lately.
Even his brother would give him pointers on how to use the Sharingan after returning from a mission.
Therefore, Sasuke felt that he could absolutely crush Naruto in his current state.
Yes, the wind stopped and the rain stopped, Uchiha Sasuke felt like he was back to normal.
"Stop nagging! I'll beat you to a pulp when the time comes."
After being moved that night, Naruto felt in the days that followed that his emotions had been completely wasted.
Sasuke is still as annoying as ever!