"What do you mean, Hyuga Sho?"
Someone immediately took offense.
"Eh~, no, don't misunderstand."
Hyuga Sho wore a friendly expression.
"I'm not targeting you. I'm saying... among everyone here, very few are stronger than Obito."
His words and attitude were simply too sincere.
It even made people think that Hyuga Sho truly believed it.
Uchiha Obito was practically moved to tears by Hyuga Sho's words~~!
He turned around and stared at a certain white-haired boy.
"Kakashi, you said Hyuga Sho was selling me out or something. Let me tell you, Hyuga Sho is my, Uchiha Obito's, good buddy~!"
"What the hell is this..."
Kakashi, arms crossed and looking extremely smug, stared at Hyuga Sho in confusion.
He simply could not understand whether Hyuga Sho was genuinely clever or just an idiot.
"Hyuga Sho! Don't go blurting out the truth."
Morino Ibiki had appeared beside Hyuga Sho at some point.
The big guy patted Hyuga Sho on the shoulder and shook his head.
"Although you're very honest, sometimes honesty can hurt people..."
What the hell...
Kakashi's eyes widened.
This was unbelievable!
Even Morino Ibiki, with those thick brows and big eyes, had fallen for Hyuga Sho's tricks?
Naturally, Kakashi had no idea.
Just how highly Morino Ibiki regarded Hyuga Sho.
Or how luxuriantly the jujube tree in his backyard had been growing.
"This Hyuga Sho..."
Sarutobi Asuma sized Hyuga Sho up from head to toe.
As though he wanted to see right through him.
Perhaps because Hyuga Sho had been too "arrogant," Funano Daihoku called on him next.
"Student Hyuga Sho."
"Yes!"
Hyuga Sho responded.
He walked up to the starting line.
A box of unopened shuriken sat on the tables around him.
"Hyuga Sho talks such big game. Now that it's his turn, let's see what he can do!"
"Hmph! Maybe... he's worse than Uchiha Obito..."
"After all, his last score was pretty average."
Having been mocked by Hyuga Sho.
The other boys immediately united against a common enemy, standing there and making sarcastic remarks as they waited to watch Hyuga Sho make a fool of himself.
Hyuga Sho picked up the shuriken.
His gaze fell on the target ahead.
How could he not know what these brats were thinking?
In truth, this was all part of the plan.
Hyuga Sho had deliberately used this opportunity to make those "wild claims."
Perfect.
After Yūhi Kurenai, it was his turn.
"Hyuga Sho, my good friend~~! Go for it~~!"
While most people did not think highly of Hyuga Sho.
Uchiha Obito still did not forget to cheer him on.
"Hmph..."
Morino Ibiki looked even more disdainful, inwardly mocking these classmates for being too young.
Hyuga Sho could even defeat genin from Iwagakure. A mere Ninja Academy test event...
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Hyuga Sho swung both arms.
Only once everyone saw clearly did they realize that Hyuga Sho had not thrown four shuriken!
But...
Eight!!
Each gap between his fingers could hold one.
But throwing eight at once would create a serious accuracy problem!
This was a difficult problem that every Academy Student... even Ninja Academy teachers found hard to solve.
Unless that person belonged to the Uchiha Clan and had mastered the Uchiha Clan's unique throwing technique.
Thunk! Thunk! Thunk!!
A string of hits rang out.
Funano Daihoku's pupils contracted.
The scene...
Immediately fell silent.
Even those who had mocked Hyuga Sho became quiet as mice.
"Three... Three shuriken hit the bullseye."
Funano Daihoku's mouth twitched.
He turned his head and gave Hyuga Sho a meaningful look.
Hyuga Sho, whom he was looking at, remained calm, as though this were merely an ordinary warm-up throw.
In fact.
This was not even Hyuga Sho's limit.
Having trained the Hardening Jutsu to mastery and supplemented it with other Taijutsu.
Hyuga Sho's control over his body had reached a level beyond the reach of most people his age.
But Hyuga Sho's purpose today...
Was to attract Yūhi Kurenai and Asuma's attention.
Not to do anything else.
As long as he was better than Yūhi Kurenai, that was enough.
"He surpassed Yūhi Kurenai..."
"I never expected it..."
"Damn it!"
Amid the students' envious, jealous, resentful, and even disbelieving stares, Hyuga Sho slowly returned to his place.
"..."
At the same time.
A pair of ruby-red eyes was also curiously studying Hyuga Sho.
Yūhi Kurenai was surprised by this classmate who had surpassed her throwing score.
"Tch~!"
With one hand in his pocket, Sarutobi Asuma stared at Hyuga Sho with clear displeasure in his eyes.
Nearby.
A boy who understood Asuma's look said.
"Hyuga Sho beat Young Master Asuma's girlfriend. He really doesn't give Young Master Asuma any face! I'm planning to give Hyuga Sho a beatdown. Who's with me?"
He raised an arm and shouted.
Immediately, many boys answered.
"I'm in~!"
"Me too~!"
"I've disliked Hyuga Sho for ages!"
Although Hyuga Sho had indeed defeated Shiranui Genma a few months ago.
So what?
Could his two fists possibly beat four hands?
Thus...
A loudly discussed plan unfolded right before Hyuga Sho's eyes.
During the break.
The students who returned to the classroom gathered in twos and threes, or in groups, discussing the details of beating up Hyuga Sho.
And besides that.
Some girls cast shy glances toward Hyuga Sho.
Of course.
There were bolder ones.
For example, Mitaraishi Anko had begun lying on her desk and writing a love letter.
"Hyuga Sho..."
Mitaraishi Anko put pen to paper.
"I like you."
She wrote on the paper.
"It's not just because you're handsome. Your way of doing things also suits my taste."
Mitaraishi Anko was very satisfied with her wording.
Because...
She was a rather "rough" girl.
She had something of a tomboyish temperament.
The kind who bullied boys until they wailed and cried.
Of course... in terms of looks, she was on par with Yūhi Kurenai.
However, because of her overly terrible personality.
The boys in the class had rated her as "the beautiful girl they least wanted as a girlfriend."
It was unknown whether Mitaraishi Anko was aware of this herself.
Or rather.
None of the other boys had caught her eye, so Mitaraishi Anko did not care about such things at all.
After finishing the love letter.
Taking advantage of an opening.
Mitaraishi Anko walked past Hyuga Sho's desk and secretly tossed the letter inside.
Then...
She walked away as though no one else existed.
She believed that once Hyuga Sho read the letter, he would definitely agree to date her.
Well, after all...
Mitaraishi Anko's looks were not bad either.
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