The Clown Was Me? Don't Run After School If You've Got Guts!

Liuyun had barely finished beating someone up when he nearly collided with Kushina at the classroom door.

"What are you rushing off for? You're so scatterbrained..."

"Ah... I heard from the others that you got into a fight outside. You weren't hurt, were you?" Kushina hurriedly asked.

She looked Liuyun over from head to toe. Her concern made him chuckle. "Are you worried about me? Afraid I got beaten up?"

"Mm... Ah... Of course not!"

Kushina had been about to nod and admit it, but then she suddenly realized how ambiguous the question was. Startled, she hurriedly shook her head in denial.

"Ah... so you weren't worried about me. Fine, I was just flattering myself..."

With a 'despondent' look, Liuyun sidestepped her and slowly walked toward his seat.

His back looked exceptionally lonely, as though he were a soulless walking corpse.

"!!!"

Kushina immediately panicked.

She wanted to go over and explain, but thin-skinned as she was, she simply did not dare admit that she really had been worried about him.

Just as she had no idea what to do, the teacher entered the classroom.

Kushina obediently returned to her seat. Blushing, she looked toward Liuyun, only to see him hanging his head, his long hair concealing his expression.

At a glance, he looked... sad and upset.

Did... did he become sad because of what I said?

So... so I'm that important to him?

At that thought, Kushina's earlier nervousness vanished. Instead, she felt sweet inside, and the corners of her lips unconsciously curled high.

Huh? Why is this girl reacting like that???

He had merely gotten carried away with acting and wanted to tease the little girl, preferably until she became a true 'big red tomato.'

But when he glanced at Kushina from the corner of his eye, he saw that her pretty face was only faintly flushed. She was neither anxious nor nervous—in fact, she was smiling?

Could it be... I'm the one flattering myself?

At that possibility, Liuyun instantly felt like love no longer existed...

He had finally found an adorable little girl suitable for 'raising,' but just as he had begun to enjoy it... it seemed to be over...

The clown was me...

Liuyun let out a lost sigh, then slumped onto his desk like a pile of mush.

He was not slacking off. This was math class, and he was listening seriously.

He lay on the desk so he could massage the soreness in his feet. He had run himself ragged that morning and then walked a long way. His legs were aching badly now.

Due to the blind spot of their parallel seating, Kushina did not see Liuyun rubbing his feet. She only thought that her words had dealt him such a blow that he had gone completely limp.

Kushina tore off a piece of white paper, wrote a message on it, crumpled it into a ball, and covertly tossed it at him.

Liuyun felt something hit his head. He glanced over and saw a paper ball.

He turned to look at Kushina, only to find her sitting upright, staring straight ahead, looking as though she were listening attentively.

She won't even look at me. No need to read this paper ball either...

Liuyun deliberately left it where it was and did not pick it up.

Kushina caught that scene from the corner of her eye and immediately became anxious...

Could he be mad at me? Thinking that, she quickly tossed another one.

This one landed perfectly right in front of Liuyun.

Liuyun found it amusing. The next moment, he simply blew the little paper ball in front of him away in one breath.

You jerk, Liuyun! I only denied being worried about you. Is that really necessary? Don't you know girls are thin-skinned? Stingy brat...

Kushina gritted her teeth in anger. Still unwilling to give up, she threw a larger paper ball, and it struck Liuyun right on the head.

Liuyun acted as if he had not noticed it at all. He even scratched the spot that had been hit with a smug look...

He had absolutely no intention of picking it up!

Seeing this, Kushina was so angry that veins bulged on her forehead, and her face turned crimson.

Crack! Crack! Crack!!!

Liuyun suddenly heard several strange sounds of joints grinding. A chilly breeze also made his hairs stand on end. Unable to resist his curiosity, he looked toward Kushina.

He saw her glaring coldly at him. The two locks of red hair by her temples floated up without wind, and her small fists were clenched tightly, cracking loudly!

Liuyun jolted in fright, then hurriedly picked up the two paper balls from the floor.

An angry Kushina is terrifying!!!

Fine cold sweat appeared on Liuyun's forehead. The legendary 'Red Hot Habanero' truly lived up to her name. Even the original owner of this body had been somewhat traumatized by her; his body was instinctively afraid...

Was that so hard? Did you have to make me angry?

When Kushina saw him hurriedly pick up the paper balls, she inwardly cursed him, though the corners of her mouth rose slightly.

"Are you looking to die? Believe it or not, I'll beat you up?" This was what the large paper ball said, and it was also the second message.

The moment he read it, the sweat on Liuyun's forehead grew even denser... He forced an ugly smile at Kushina.

"Don't be mad. I ran out of the classroom earlier because I wanted to help you, but you finished so quickly... You weren't hurt, were you?"

This was the first paper ball, and every word was full of concern.

Liuyun felt comfortable all over when he read it. His sweat vanished, and the corners of his mouth were harder to suppress than an AK on full auto.

Liuyun wrote a reply and tossed it back.

When Kushina saw the paper ball thrown over, she hesitated for several minutes. In the end, she shot Liuyun a fierce glare before picking it up.

"How could I get hurt? Didn't you already know I was hiding my strength? Big brother is actually very strong. You don't need to worry about me..."

Reading the words on the paper ball, especially the words 'big brother,' made her blush and her heart race.

Enduring her intense embarrassment, Kushina took several deep breaths, then casually stuffed the paper ball into her schoolbag as if nothing had happened.

The conversation on it was too embarrassing. She could not let anyone besides Liuyun see it, or she would experience what it meant to die of social embarrassment...

Tearing off another piece of white paper, Kushina resumed passing notes.

"I've never seen you fight anyone either. How would I know how strong you are? How about... the two of us practice alone after school?"

"..."

Liuyun was speechless when he read those words.

She really is cute, but her heart is way too wild...

She wanted to challenge someone to a one-on-one fight at every turn. Was she really even like a girl?

Before Liuyun could reply, another little paper ball struck him on the head.

"What? Scared? Coward..."

Seeing that line, Liuyun turned and rolled his eyes at her.

This brat was pushing her luck. Did she really think he was still that 'soft-voiced, delicate, easy-to-push-down' Uchiha Liuyun?

Liuyun picked up his pen and wrote a line of bold, forceful characters:

"If you've got guts, don't run after school!"

When Kushina saw the words, she could not help snorting with laughter.

Her commotion instantly caught the teacher's attention.

"Kushina, what are you laughing at? Is my lesson that funny?" the math teacher barked with a stern face.

Kushina: Σ(っﾟДﾟ;)っ