When only Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura remained in the classroom, Sakura struggled to hold back her laughter.
"Hahaha, as expected, I'm the wife destined for Sasuke! Naruto is just too much of an eyesore. He's always squeezing himself between Sasuke and me. So annoying!"
While secretly casting flirtatious glances at Sasuke, Sakura couldn't help inwardly looking down on Naruto, who sat between her and Sasuke.
Naruto looked left and right, his face lighting up with joy. "Sasuke, Sakura, it's just the three of us! This is great! Looks like we've been assigned to the same team!"
Sakura first shot Naruto a glare, then gently said to Sasuke, "Sasuke, you're the 'top rookie' of our class. Please take care of us from now on!"
Sasuke coolly replied, "I'm warning you two—don't hold me back!"
Sakura hurriedly nodded. "Yes, I'll definitely work hard!"
Naruto clasped his hands behind his head and muttered, "What's the big deal? I was just careless during the graduation exam. Otherwise, I wouldn't have lost to you at all!"
Sasuke's eye twitched, and he guiltily turned his head aside. "Hmph, loser!"
Naruto snapped, "Hey, who are you calling a loser?!"
Thud...
Sakura heavily smacked Naruto on the head. "Naruto, Sasuke is the 'top rookie' of our class. Can you stop being so unreasonable?"
Naruto pursed his lips. "We're obviously all classmates. Sakura, why do you always take his side?"
Unlike the Naruto of the original timeline, who was unpopular and had to pull pranks every day—even painting Hokage Rock—to win attention from others, Naruto in this timeline had not only learned Senjutsu, but also the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and Rasengan, both of which he could use whenever he wanted. He had also become the disciple of Hyuga Kagami, the Hokage. As a result, he was far more