With that in mind, Baki turned his attention back to his students, Temari and Naruto.
He waited for Temari to become friends with Naruto. Then perhaps Gaara would become Naruto's friend too. Once all three of his students were friends with Naruto, he could take them back and report in.
Baki had never imagined that Naruto did not merely want to be friends with his students—he wanted to be friends with Baki himself as well.
If Baki had known, he probably would not have watched the battle so casually.
Temari and Naruto's battle was on the verge of erupting. As the atmosphere steadily heated up, Shino and the others felt a faint stir of excitement. Before long, they would have another kindred spirit among them.
Sasuke even walked over to Kurama, sat beside him, and casually reached into the bag of sunflower seeds in Kurama's hand. He grabbed a handful and began cracking them.
Seeing someone stealing his sunflower seeds, Kurama was immediately a little annoyed. But when he saw that it was Sasuke, he decided not to argue with him. There was no need to fuss over a mere Rank-Two ninja.
"Temari of the Sand Hidden Ninja Village. Please enlighten me!" Temari raised the Three-Star Fan, her face filled with seriousness as she addressed Naruto across from her.
"Naruto Uzumaki of the Leaf Hidden Ninja Village. Please enlighten me!" Naruto straightened his expression as well and returned Temari's greeting.
Temari looked at the Three-Star Fan in her hand, then at Naruto standing empty-handed across from her. "Draw your ninja tools, Naruto."
"My ninja tools are my fists and my body. Every part of me is a ninja tool," Naruto said confidently.
Temari nodded at his words. She had only been polite in asking. Naruto's strength had already left her