"It's time to go to class..."
Iruka began to read the crucial class list. Sakura Haruno's mood was a little complicated. She glanced at Uchiha Satsuki who was sitting next to Naruto not far away and was whispering something...
I had even imagined having the opportunity to be in the same class with her... After all, Satsuki is powerful and beautiful...
As soon as this idea came up, another feeling of reluctance came to my mind. However, if I leave class, I'm afraid I will have a date with Ino...
Since Satsuki in this time and space is a girl, Sakura and Ino Yamanaka have not become rivals like in the original work because of the competition for Sasuke.
Although they occasionally have some minor competition, they have generally maintained a pretty good relationship as friends.
"Ino, who do you want to be with..."
Sakura was about to turn his head and whisper to Ino next to him who he wanted to be in a group with, but he was surprised to find that Ino was closing his eyes tightly, clasping his hands on his chest, and mumbling words non-stop and quickly.
"Not with Naruto... Not with Satsuki... Not with Naruto... Not with Satsuki..."
"Ino? What are you doing?" Sakura had no idea what his friend's weird behavior meant.
At this moment, Iruka on the podium read out a familiar name.
"Team 7, Uzumaki Naruto, Sakura Haruno..."
Sakura looked towards the podium, and then, at the same moment her name and Naruto's name were read——
An extremely sudden and biting coldness suddenly pierced her back like an invisible needle tip!
Sakura's whole body suddenly trembled. She couldn't explain what it felt like... It was as if she was being stared at by something extremely terrifying hidden in the dark. She was filled with an indescribable sense of oppression!
What's going on?!
Sakura subconsciously tensed up his body, trying to turn his head in panic to find the source of this terrible threat - but, Iruka's next words sounded clearly.
"—and, Uchiha Satsuki."
Eh?!!
Are you... really in a group with Satsuki?! The huge surprise of being in the same class with the person he admired instantly dissipated the strange sense of threat, making Sakura's mood soar from the bottom to the top like a roller coaster!
At the same moment when the name "Uchiha Satsuki" fell, the suffocating coldness that locked her suddenly receded like the tide and disappeared without a trace.
Sakura blinked blankly, and before he had time to think about the weird feeling just now, he was overwhelmed by the huge joy.
"Great Ino! Satsuki and I...!"
Sakura immediately turned around, eager to share this great joy with her best friend. However, she saw Ino looking at her with an extremely complicated look.
In those eyes, there was a sense of happiness that one had just escaped a catastrophe, but more... it turned out to be a deep... compassion?
"Sakura... listen carefully."
Ino stretched out his hands and grabbed Sakura's shoulders with all his strength. His expression was unprecedentedly solemn and serious.
Frightened by his friend's sudden serious attitude, Sakura subconsciously responded, "Yes...?"
"Absolutely! Absolutely! Don't get too close to Naruto! Especially... don't appear next to him and Satsuki when they are together! Otherwise... something terrible will definitely happen!"
"Eh? Naruto? Why?" Sakura was completely confused, "Naruto doesn't look like the kind of person who can..."
"Anyway, just listen to me! Trust me!" Ino interrupted Sakura's question, and the strength on his hand increased a few inches, "For the sake of your life and safety! Remember this!"
On the other side, unlike Ino who was on tenterhooks, what Uchiha Satsuki was most worried about did not happen. When she heard her name and Naruto were closely linked together, the piece of Taiseki in her heart finally fell to the ground.
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She showed a rare expression of joy, turned slightly sideways, and whispered something to Naruto beside her, with uncontrollable joy in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, and Naruto also smiled in response to her.
On the podium, Iruka did not notice these small episodes in the audience and continued to read the class list.
"Team 8, Hinata Hyuga, Kiba, Shino Aburame."
"..."
"Team 10, Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara, Choji Akimichi."
Hearing that their teammates were Shikamaru Nara, the laziest guy in the class, and Choji, the little fat guy, Ino couldn't help but curled his lips, feeling unhappy.
Sigh... Really, why are these two guys...
But this dissatisfaction was quickly replaced by another stronger emotion, which was a kind of happiness that survived the disaster.
Forget it... Although it's a bit boring, it's still safer than... it's much safer than being with those two guys!
After that, it was time to wait for their respective coaches Jonin to come and claim the new team members. The number of students in the classroom gradually decreased as each name was read.
Slowly, those familiar faces appeared again one after another.
Asuma Sarutobi, who looked like an uncle with a cigarette in his mouth, pushed Gate of Opening and waved casually in the direction of Team 10. "Team 10's, it's crazy."
Then he led Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara and Choji Akimichi out of the classroom. Before Ino went out, he didn't forget to turn around and give Sakura a look that said, "You wish for more blessings."
Immediately afterwards, Kurenai Yuhi, who had a cool temperament, also came in and landed on Team 8 accurately. "Team 8, follow me."
Hinata Hyuga responded in a low voice and quickly followed. Kiba shouted "Oh!" with great energy, while Shino Aburame silently pushed up his sunglasses.
Other unnamed minor students were also led by their respective instructors Jonin.
Soon, only three people were left in the originally noisy classroom - Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Satsuki, and Sakura Haruno.
The atmosphere was a little tense for a while.
Sakura looked at the cold and beautiful silhouette of Satsuki sitting in the front row. He took a deep breath, mustered up his courage, and with a slight blush on his face, he took the initiative to talk to her.
"Um... Classmate Satsuki, after the instructor Jonin arrives... shall we go have lunch together? Just think of it as... celebrating that we are in the same class, and we can also get to know each other..."
Before she could finish her words, Satsuki refused directly without looking back.
"No need. I'll still be in love later."
"Eh?" Sakura didn't expect to be rejected so simply, and quickly tried to recover, "But... we are about to fight side by side in the same team. At this time, shouldn't we get to know each other and develop a tacit understanding..."
"Not interested."
Satsuki's tone was still cold, "Tacit understanding and other things can only be cultivated during the mission. You just need to ensure that you don't hold back when performing missions in the future."
Satsuki feels really distressed at the moment. Originally, she was thinking that she had been a little worried about whether this girl named Sakura Haruno would have any inappropriate thoughts about Naruto.
As a result, this guy has been trying to talk to me since just now. His overly enthusiastic and focused attitude made Satsuki feel a little irritable and... wary?
Naruto on the side watched this scene silently. The Satsuki in front of him, who exudes a cold air about others, is the familiar normal state of "Uchiha Sasuke" in his original work.
She would only show this attitude to people other than herself, Uncle Fugaku and Aunt Mikoto.
Only at this time can Naruto clearly see the proud shadow of the original work in Satsuki.
Uh... did I go a little too far?