"Yeees~~"
This time, Shisui blushed. He gave an awkward laugh and scratched his head vigorously, hoping Ronglin would not keep talking about it. After all, it was embarrassing.
"Who would've thought? You're actually the fastest one, kid. I used to think little Itachi was the quickest. After all, with you two old geezers around, he was bound to learn bad habits early. Look at how skilled Itachi was at teasing little girls back at the Academy—tch, tch, absolutely incredible."
Ronglin kept circling Shisui and inspecting him as he spoke. With every sentence, Itachi lowered his head another inch, wishing he could press his face right into the floor.
"Ahh... looks like I won't get to be the wedding witness after all. What a pity, what a pity."
Ronglin threw back his head and let out a long sigh.
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Today, the students who had originally passed their teachers' assessments should have been leaving the Academy under their teachers' guidance to carry out missions. But Ronglin's return had directly resulted in them being given a holiday.
The kids, who had spent several years at the Academy and were brimming with enthusiasm, ready to show what they could do, were instantly depressed. What was this supposed to mean?
A holiday? At a time like this?
It was no different from having a bucket of ice water dumped over their heads.
"This is seriously boring. I have no idea why the teachers gave us a holiday. What a waste."
On a patch of grass in one of Konoha's more secluded spots, Hinata Hyuga sat sunning herself with her two teammates, Inuzuka Kiba and Shino Aburame.
They had originally been waiting there for their team leader, Kurenai Yuhi. Who would have thought that the result of all that waiting would be a