What Does Yesterday's Me Have to Do with Today's Me?

Madara Uchiha: That's right, kid! In the Ninja World, strength is all that matters! Everything else is bullshit!

Minato Namikaze: I truly never expected someone your age to have such insight!

Tobirama Senju: But I've noticed a problem! Didn't you just arbitrarily gain a generation in seniority? You were calling me Grandpa before, so why are you calling me your adoptive father now?

Makoto Ito: None of that is important! What's important is that I respect you! My dear Second Hokage!

Madara Uchiha: Didn't I say this kid has the face of a dog? When there's something to gain, it's Grandpa this, adoptive father that, dear sir this! When there's nothing to gain, it's bastard this, old fossil that, damn it this! A complete dog face!

And just like that, the big shots started idly chatting in the group again, tossing out one remark after another. In truth, they rather enjoyed chatting like this. When they had been alive, they had all been ninjas, fighting and killing nonstop. After death, they had instead found some peace, able to chat with predecessors and juniors...

Early the next morning, when Makoto Ito entered the classroom again, he received the attention of everyone present.

After all, the old Makoto Ito had been an absolute Dead Last. In class, he had been the kind of guy who competed with Naruto for last place. Yet yesterday, he had actually defeated the class's Top Student, Sasuke Uchiha, with a single explosive move!

In the past, aside from Hinata and Ino, probably no one in the class had paid much attention to Makoto Ito. But today, when he entered the classroom, the girls looked as though they had spotted some top-tier idol, their eyes sparkling with stars!

After all, he was handsome and even stronger than Sasuke. What girl wouldn't like him?

When Makoto Ito entered the classroom, he saw several girls shooting flirtatious looks his way...

Of course, accompanying those looks were the jealous gazes of the boys, especially Naruto Uzumaki!

After all, they had both once been Dead Lasts, but Makoto Ito had suddenly become the center of attention. Naruto felt more or less unbalanced inside.

The ones most jealous of Makoto Ito were Sasuke and Kiba. One had been the former top student of the grade and had been effortlessly defeated by Makoto Ito yesterday. Even after using his Sharingan, he had still been easily beaten by Makoto Ito!

Although Sasuke believed he still had the strength to fight yesterday, since he had learned ninjutsu! So Sasuke had always believed that if he were given another chance to compete against Makoto Ito, he would definitely be able to defeat him with ease!

Meanwhile, Kiba's eyes were practically spitting fire from jealousy! Yesterday, he had thought Makoto Ito would challenge him, but Makoto Ito had not even spared him a proper glance and had instead chosen to challenge Sasuke Uchiha. That made Kiba extremely unhappy!

What shocked Kiba most was that Makoto Ito had even defeated Sasuke Uchiha! It made Kiba feel like a clown!

When Makoto Ito reached his seat, he discovered that it was piled with all sorts of strange things: love letters, snacks, and even boxed lunches...

Makoto Ito did not stand on ceremony with any of it. He picked everything up and began eating heartily, even asking Hinata beside him whether she wanted to eat with him.

Naturally, Hinata lowered her head shyly and shook it.

Makoto Ito had no other thoughts about it. After all, they had all been given to him by his female classmates. If he did not eat them, wouldn't he be rejecting their goodwill?

He even shared the snacks with Shikamaru, Choji, Ino, and Naruto...

Ino looked at the snacks in her hands in a daze, because she had been the one who put them on Makoto Ito's desk. Yet Makoto Ito thought they had been given to him by another girl and had shared them back with her. Still, Makoto Ito's gesture made Ino feel a little sweetness in her heart.

Shikamaru also accepted the snacks. Seeing the angry looks on the other girls' faces, he could only sigh inwardly. What a drag...

Choji, on the other hand, did not have so many thoughts. Seeing that Makoto Ito was willing to share snacks with him, he was instantly overjoyed!

"Arigato!!!!!"

Then he hugged two huge bags of chips and started eating!

Naruto was somewhat touched as well. He did not have many friends to begin with, and there were even fewer people willing to share snacks with him!

Now, even though Makoto Ito had become first in the grade, he was still willing to share snacks with him! What was a good friend? This was a good friend!

At that moment, Naruto thought to himself, I'm just a boy. If I were a girl, I'd definitely let Makoto Ito have a really good time!!!

Madara Uchiha: Hey, hey, hey, kid, you've really got some nerve!

Makoto Ito: What do you mean, I've got some nerve? Madara, I don't like hearing that! This is the heartfelt kindness of my female classmates! If I didn't eat it, wouldn't I be rejecting their goodwill? What does it mean when kindness is hard to refuse? This is exactly what it means!

Tobirama Senju: What a face of petty triumph.

Makoto Ito: I'm petty? You're calling me petty? Fine, fine, fine! Then go find someone else to revive the Senju Clan! This petty person can't do it!

Tobirama Senju: ???? Good heavens, that's not what you said yesterday!

Makoto Ito: Yesterday was yesterday, and today is today. Yesterday's me and today's me are completely different people! Go find yesterday's me about what he said. What does it have to do with today's me?

Minato Namikaze: Good heavens, I can only say good heavens! You can actually pull something like that?

Madara Uchiha: Although I've said it several times already, I still want to say it again! When it comes to shamelessness, I, Madara Uchiha, acknowledge you as the strongest!

Tobirama Senju: Good heavens, I've really broadened my horizons! I have never seen such a brazenly shameless person!

Makoto Ito: Well, now you have!

Inside the classroom, Ino turned around and saw Makoto Ito sitting beside Hinata, and she felt somewhat uncomfortable.

So she packed up her things and moved beside Makoto Ito as well, even giving him a flower.

Ino had already noticed Makoto Ito before. Added to that, Makoto Ito was so outstandingly strong and had even defeated Sasuke Uchiha. It could be said that Ino's eyes could no longer hold anyone else!

After Ino gave Makoto Ito the flower, she cast a proud glance at Hinata...

Seeing this, Shikamaru Nara, who was nearby, immediately sighed.

"Women really are troublesome..."