But Pretending to Be Fierce is So Tiring

"Tsk~" Ino puffed out her small chest confidently. "Just you? If you lose, you have to agree to my terms."

"Who's afraid of who?"

"Hmph, arrogant forehead."

"Ino-pig!"

Aside from these two, everyone else was indifferent to the written exam.

After all, the Ninja World runs on strength.

What everyone truly cared about was always their practical combat performance and ranking.

Iruka lectured while walking over to Naruto.

He quietly admonished him, "Naruto, this written exam is very important, it will affect your final grade, so you must answer seriously~"

"I know, Teacher Iruka," Naruto nodded obediently.

Seeing this, Iruka couldn't help but reach out and pat Naruto's head.

Naruto: "..."

Just then, a system notification sounded in Naruto's mind.

[Ding~ Mission Issued: Achieve first place in the written exam.

Reward: 1 Simulation Opportunity]

A mission was released?

Naruto's eyes sharpened, and he subconsciously looked at the textbook on his desk.

The content of the textbook wasn't complicated for Naruto.

After all, Naruto was just an ordinary college student before he transmigrated.

And what the Ninja Academy taught would naturally include literacy, Ninja World history, mathematics, and such.

Although Naruto was a slacker before, he had the memories of his past life.

In his previous life, Naruto was at least a college student.

Dealing with elementary school level questions like these was simple.

And since Naruto transmigrated from a young age, he naturally had no problem understanding the text.

Soon.

The written exam began.

The written exam ended.

During the last self-study period, Iruka let the students study on their own while he graded the papers and prepared to announce the results.

Below.

Sakura Haruno and Ino, two little lolis, propped their chins with their hands, their eyes fixed on the first test paper in Iruka's hand.

Iruka, standing at the podium, had a strange expression. "Even I am a little surprised, the first place in today's written exam is: Naruto Uzumaki."

[Ding~ System Mission Complete, Simulation Opportunity +1]

[Ding~ System Mission Issued: Achieve first place in the practical combat exercise.

Reward: Simulation Opportunity +1]

Hearing the system's notification.

Naruto, sitting in his seat, was not surprised.

Using college knowledge to take elementary school tests.

If he couldn't get first place like this, wouldn't all his learning have been for nothing?

On the other side.

Ino's sparkling eyes slowly widened, and she turned to look at the calm-looking blond boy.

Sakura Haruno, on the other hand, frowned, her gaze drifting upwards.

This was probably the expression. (￣△￣)

The little girl was frantically searching her mind for memories of Naruto Uzumaki.

As mentioned before, Naruto was practically invisible in class.

Besides Hinata, others barely knew he existed.

In the Ninja Academy, the only person who had interacted with Naruto was Iruka.

So at this moment, Sakura Haruno hadn't even remembered who Naruto was.

Snap snap~

Ino reached out and snapped her fingers twice in front of Sakura Haruno.

Sakura Haruno snapped back to reality, raising her hand to wipe the drool from the corner of her mouth. "Ino, what are you doing?" she asked, confused.

"I thought you zoned out again," Ino replied casually.

Unexpectedly, Sakura Haruno didn't object. Instead, she agreed, "I did zone out, but Ino, do you know who Naruto Uzumaki is?"

Ino: "?"

If you can't find the book by its title, you can try searching for the author. Maybe they just changed their name!

Soon, it was time for school to end.

Naruto Uzumaki couldn't wait to go home and practice.

This time, he could choose four characters.

As long as he wasn't too unlucky, the characters he created would definitely be strong.

After school.

Naruto Uzumaki packed his schoolbag and walked out of the Ninja Academy.

But after only a few steps, he was stopped by two people.

Sakura Haruno, with her pink hair, had her hands in her pockets, leaning against Ino's back.

Ino, on the other hand, had her arms crossed, her body angled, and was looking at Naruto Uzumaki with cruel, unfeeling eyes.

Seeing Naruto Uzumaki stop not far away and say nothing.

Sakura Haruno started to falter.

Her expression trembled slightly, and she whispered to Ino, "Ino, why isn't he talking yet? Are we going to stay cold like this forever?"

Ino kicked Sakura Haruno with her heel, reminding her, "Be patient. Only by making him understand how formidable we are can we get him to tell us the truth."

"But pretending to be tough is so tiring, Ino," Sakura Haruno's voice carried a hint of a sob.

Ino also began to doubt, "Could it be that we're not ruthless enough?"

Just as Sakura Haruno was about to break character.

Naruto Uzumaki finally sighed and asked them, "Are you tired?"

Sakura Haruno immediately froze, then responded pitifully, "I'm really tired. I wish I hadn't made that bet with Ino."

After speaking, Sakura Haruno's body relaxed, and she stretched her slightly stiff limbs.

The bet between her and Ino was known only to them.

Sakura Haruno had lost to Ino by one point. Ino was one point away from a perfect score, and she had lost to Naruto Uzumaki.

Ino was very curious.

Why did Naruto Uzumaki, such an under-the-radar student whose grades were barely passing, suddenly get a perfect score?

So Ino wanted to investigate the truth.

But the thought of the rumors about Naruto Uzumaki being a monster made Ino a little scared.

Therefore, Ino dragged Sakura Haruno, who had lost to her, along to bolster her courage.

In the end, to brace themselves, they even struck poses they thought were fierce and cool.

But to Naruto Uzumaki, they looked a bit silly.

This was because Naruto Uzumaki had seen them standing there for quite a while from a distance.

And when Naruto Uzumaki tried to walk around them, these two little sprites had deliberately moved to block his path...

Ino cleared her throat and asked Naruto Uzumaki, "Never mind whether we're tired or not, just tell us if you cheated!"

As she spoke.

Ino pulled Sakura Haruno and surrounded Naruto Uzumaki.

Anyone who had read the original data knew that.

Ino and Sakura Haruno were even shorter than Naruto Uzumaki when they were children.

So, at this moment, Ino and Sakura Haruno surrounding Naruto Uzumaki looked exactly like a scene of school bullying.

Naruto Uzumaki's mouth twitched as he looked at the two girls.

One with pink hair, one with blonde hair.

Both were forcing themselves to put on a 'I'm not scared' expression.

It was clear that Naruto Uzumaki's reputation as a 'monster' outside made them a little afraid.

But their curiosity couldn't be suppressed, so they came to ask about his grades.

Naruto Uzumaki said seriously, "I didn't cheat."

Seeing that Naruto Uzumaki wasn't going to eat her, Sakura Haruno's courage grew.

Sakura Haruno grabbed Ino's arm, "See, Ino? He said he didn't cheat, so stop doubting him! Maybe he just didn't want to fight for first place before?"

Ino felt a little unconvinced. She glared at Naruto and declared, "I won't lose to you next time! If you've got the guts, keep getting perfect scores!"

Kids and their competitive streaks...

Naruto stared at Ino with amusement.

"Wh-what are you looking at?"

Their eyes met.

Ino flusteredly averted Naruto's gaze.

Sakura Haruno giggled and poked Ino's arm with her finger. "Maybe Naruto-kun has a crush on you."

Ino retaliated with a slap.