We Can Avoid Hinata

Good grief!

She switched sides just like that??

Naruto looked at Sakura Haruno with a strange expression.

Sakura Haruno pursed her thin lips and feigned shyness. "Naruto-kun~ Don't look at me like that..."

This side of her was truly unfamiliar to Naruto.

"What are you even pretending for?" Naruto complained.

Sakura Haruno stopped acting after hearing that. She took two steps closer to Naruto and stared at him carefully.

Naruto leaned back defensively. "What are you doing? Don't try anything weird, I'm warning you."

"If Hinata finds out, wouldn't I be finished?"

With that, Naruto shoved Sakura Haruno away.

But Sakura Haruno immediately replied, "It's fine. We can avoid Hinata a little."

Naruto: "..."

Damn it!

There was something wrong with this girl!

Naruto turned and left.

Sakura Haruno hurried after him.

She chattered away beside Naruto's ear.

It was all meaningless gossip.

But Naruto caught one particular sentence among it.

"Naruto, did you know I tampered with the little shorts I bought for you?"

"What?!"

Naruto immediately became agitated when he heard that.

That kind of thing was no joke!

What if something went wrong? His whole life would be ruined.

Seeing how shocked Naruto was, Sakura Haruno hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Naruto. I don't have any diseases."

Did I ask about that?

No...

Wait, that's not right!

Why would she say that?

Could it be that she tried them on herself before sending them over...

What the hell?!

This girl was into some seriously wild stuff?

Naruto's expression became hard to describe.

He finally understood why the clothes Sakura Haruno sent him always carried a faint fragrance.

Naruto shot Sakura Haruno a warning look.

Sakura Haruno immediately raised both hands. "Don't worry, Naruto. I'll never dare do it again."

Yeah, right. Hehehe~

She added silently in her heart.

Naruto's eye twitched as he began considering buying his own everyday necessities.

This sort of thing was just too horrifying.

Fortunately, Sakura Haruno became a little more restrained once they arrived in class.

After all, there were so many people watching!

But while Sakura Haruno stopped bothering Naruto, she started fighting with Ino instead.

"Ino Pig, why do you have to like whoever I like?"

"Don't you like Sasuke? I even gave you a photo of Sasuke. What more do you want?"

"I've thought it through. I don't like Sasuke. I only liked him before because you liked him—I just wanted to beat you."

"But now I've realized that the person I truly like is Naruto."

"So you should keep liking Sasuke. Go on, hurry up!"

"You're completely unreasonable!"

"Hmph, Broad Forehead."

"Ino Pig!"

The two of them were behind him.

Naruto sat blankly at his desk.

"Troublesome, isn't it?" Shikamaru's voice came from the row behind him.

Naruto turned around and saw Shikamaru leaning back with his hands behind his head. He nodded in agreement.

Beside Shikamaru,

Kiba Inuzuka stared dumbfoundedly at the battle between the two girls in front of them.

Even Akamaru was frozen in shock, his dog eyes wide.

As for his fangirls switching sides, Sasuke actually found it quite peaceful.

He might even have to thank Naruto.

Sasuke had tried the training method Naruto told him about.

The results were excellent!

For some reason, that posture could rapidly drain one's stamina.

It also tested endurance and could even train areas that were normally difficult to work out afterward.

Sasuke had already decided to challenge Naruto during the practical drill that afternoon.

Because he didn't think he was any worse than Naruto now!

That afternoon.

It was the second-to-last class before the holiday.

Iruka stood at the podium and spoke kindly to the students below. "Everyone, the holiday is almost here, and the final exams are already over."

"Today, we won't talk about studying. Let's help you relax a little."

"I'm assigning some homework. Think carefully about it during this class."

"If the moon in the sky suddenly fell, and there was only one day left before the end of the world..."

"Who would you choose to spend it with?"

Choji muttered softly, "It'd be nice if the moon were made of meat filling..."

That sentence made everyone burst out laughing.

The classroom was filled with cheerful laughter.

Before long, Iruka handed out blank sheets of paper.

Naruto looked at the empty page, and Hinata's face flashed through his mind.

If it were the last day, it would probably be warm and sad.

Rather than that, he might as well do what a ninja should do.

So Naruto wrote on the paper: Find a way to stop the moon as much as possible.

It was only a small assignment. After a noisy round of discussion, everyone finished theirs as well.

Iruka said to Naruto, "Naruto Uzumaki, please collect the homework."

Those words instantly froze the expressions of half the girls in class.

"Okay, Teacher Iruka." Naruto stood up and began collecting the papers.

Let's see what these kids wrote!

Naruto Uzumaki.

Sasuke Uchiha.

Naruto Uzumaki.

Sasuke Uchiha.

Naruto Uzumaki...

What the hell?

Do they have no family besides romance?

Naruto was utterly shocked.

The boys' answers were similarly predictable.

Almost all of them had written down the goddesses in their hearts...

Only a few chose to spend it with their families.

That's more like it. That's normal...

Aside from Naruto, only one person in the class had written something other than a name.

And it was similar to Naruto's answer.

That person was Shikamaru.

Before long, the homework was collected.

Iruka had thought this would help him understand the students better.

But he had been naive.

He couldn't understand these children's answers at all.

Soon, it was time for the final class.

The practical drill.

Sasuke had prepared for this practical drill for a long time.

The moment they arrived at the training field, Sasuke approached Naruto. "Your training method is useful. I challenge you."

Sasuke's words immediately pushed the atmosphere to a climax.

As the first- and second-most popular students in class,

a fight between Naruto and Sasuke would definitely be worth watching.

Of course, the main attraction was their fangirls tearing into each other...

But Sasuke's words left Naruto confused.

My training method...

Was useful?

That Horse Stance Training?

Judging by Sasuke's expression, he wasn't joking.

Maybe... I should try it when I get home?

That thought arose in Naruto's mind.

"This time, I won't lose to you! Naruto Uzumaki!" Sasuke challenged Naruto.

Naruto came back to his senses and silently nodded.

It would be fine to play along with him.

The two stood facing each other, and cheers erupted around them.

The commotion here caught the attention of students from other grades.

Neji Hyuga, still a ninja academy student, walked over from afar to watch.

Rock Lee asked Neji, "Who are those two?"

Neji calmly glanced at the class's dead last and said, "One is a descendant of the Uchiha Clan, and the other is a legendary monster."

A showdown between an Uchiha and a monster?

That sounded interesting.

More and more people gathered, until nearly half the academy's students had come over.

Iruka had no choice but to step forward and maintain order.

In the field, the match between the two officially began.

"Be careful." Sasuke closed his eyes. When he opened them again, his Sharingan glowed an eerie crimson.