Little Ninjas

Even with the clan massacre incident, it had nothing to do with the reserve ninja still attending the Ninja Academy. At most, classmates suddenly realized that the Uchiha children had completely disappeared one day.

Most Uchiha children were solitary and didn't have many friends, but one person was different.

"Sasuke-kun hasn't come to school for several days!" Ino Yamanaka propped herself on her desk, scanning the classmates in the room as she mumbled softly.

Except for the young lady of the Hyuga Clan, the girls in the class all liked Sasuke Uchiha. Although they weren't yet at the age for romance, cool and handsome boys were naturally much more attractive than troublemakers like Naruto Uzumaki.

Moreover, ninja generally developed physically much faster, and that included psychologically.

After declining the potato chips Choji offered, Shikamaru Nara, like Ino Yamanaka, lounged lazily on his desk. He said softly, "Luyu-nee-chan said something happened to the Uchiha clan, so Sasuke-kun probably won't be coming to school for a while. What a hassle."

"Huh? Why didn't my family tell me!" Ino suddenly stood up from her seat. Fortunately, it was break time, otherwise, they would have been kicked into the hallway by an angry Iruka to stand guard, just like Naruto Uzumaki.

"Crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch."

"If you get so excited, you'll spread this news everywhere. Then everyone will go to the hospital to see Sasuke-kun, and you won't have any advantage. Crunch, crunch." Choji wasn't very interested in Sasuke Uchiha's situation; he only cared about the potato chips in his hand and his good friends.

"What! What happened to Sasuke-kun, you—" Ino Yamanaka's voice suddenly grew louder, startling Choji into grabbing a handful of potato chips and shoving them directly into his companion's mouth.

The male classmates remained indifferent, but the female classmates all turned their heads to look at Ino Yamanaka, who had made the sound. The most eager among them was Sakura Haruno, whose speed was comparable to the Body Flicker Technique. She instantly appeared in front of Ino.

"Um, Ino, what did you just say happened to Sasuke-kun?" Needing something from Ino, Sakura's tone became exceptionally gentle. The two seemed to have returned to their childhood days as close friends.

However, Ino was unmoved. Her lips were sealed tight.

"Oh, it's nothing. I just suddenly missed Sasuke-kun," Ino said with a straight face, pretending as if nothing had happened.

"Um... um..." A sound as faint as a mosquito's buzz came from the side. Only after Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka finished their bickering did everyone notice the person making the sound.

Hyuga Hinata usually had little presence in the Ninja Academy. In terms of theoretical knowledge, Sakura Haruno was a step above her. In terms of combat, no one could defeat Sasuke Uchiha. Furthermore, she didn't interact much with others, just sitting blankly in a corner.

"What's wrong, Hinata?" Unable to get the information she wanted from Ino, Sakura Haruno approached Hinata.

"Um, Tsuki-nee-chan said Sasuke-kun is in the hospital," Hinata said softly, shrinking her head as she saw Sakura jump in front of her.

"What! Sasuke-kun is in the hospital?" Sakura finally heard the information she wanted and exclaimed.

Sakura Haruno didn't have a friend like Choji who could stuff her mouth with potato chips, so the entire class of girls learned the news.

Soon, someone proposed visiting Sasuke Uchiha together. Since everyone knew, they all wanted to visit Sasuke-kun, so it was better to just go together.

"Forehead! What a complete idiot!"

Only Ino was angry. She grabbed the bag Choji had finished and was now holding, treating it like Sakura Haruno's head and rubbing it vigorously. Originally, only she could visit Sasuke-kun, but now Sakura had made it known to the entire school.

Seeing the furious Ino, Sakura knew she had caused trouble and didn't dare to provoke her further. She had originally thought about buying a few bouquets of flowers from Ino's flower shop to give to Sasuke, but now she could only hide far away.

"Hinata, are you going too?" she asked softly to Hyuga Hinata beside her.

"Um, even though, even though I really want to go with everyone, but..." Hyuga Hinata lowered her head. Although she didn't like Sasuke Uchiha like the other girls, if a classmate was injured, she would definitely go to visit.

"Lord Hiashi won't allow you to go?"

Seeing Hinata stammering, Sakura Haruno immediately guessed the reason. Hinata was born into a great ninja clan and had always been strictly disciplined at home. Her classmates had invited Hinata to various activities more than once, and each time Hinata's reason for refusal was her father.

Gradually, Hinata became ostracized by everyone because of this.

Moreover, this time they were going to visit someone from the Uchiha clan, and the two great clans had never been on good terms.

"Yes, yes, Father has instructed me to return home before sunset..." Hinata rubbed her fingers together and replied cautiously.

Now Sakura was one of the few girls who still spoke to her, and she didn't want to lose her.

"It's okay if you don't go. You just need to help me think about what kind of gift to buy for Sasuke-kun?"

Sakura glanced at the female classmates surrounding Ino, all wanting to buy flowers, then turned her head towards Hinata and asked softly, "Just accompanying me to wander around after class for half an hour, there shouldn't be any problem, right?"

Visiting Sasuke-kun in the hospital was not as simple as just going to the hospital, taking a look, and then going home. Especially for the sensitive girls, carefully selecting a gift, writing a small card with blessings, and possibly having a private word with the patient.

This could easily take more than two hours.

If that were the case, Hinata definitely wouldn't be able to go. But if she just accompanied her to wander around the shops and pick out a gift, and then went straight home, Lord Hiashi wouldn't have any objections.

"Hmm, if it's only for half an hour, then it should, it should be okay," Hyuga Hinata nodded.

If she was only a little late returning home, her father probably wouldn't say much, after all, he had asked her more than once to make more friends at school.

"That's great! After class, let's go to the commercial street together." After receiving a positive reply, Sakura Haruno finally beamed.

While talking to Hinata, she noticed that everyone had already ordered flowers from Ino. If everyone was going to give Sasuke-kun fresh flowers, then she, who was buying a different gift, would surely be looked upon more favorably by Sasuke-kun.

Then, hehe!

Sakura giggled foolishly.