"It should be Sasuke."
Shinji wasn't too sure.
Well, forget Shion—even he had almost failed to recognize that the dark-circled, panting guy leaning against the school gate was Sasuke. The contrast with Sasuke's usual arrogant, cool, cold-faced pretty-boy image was simply too great.
Shion covered her mouth. "W-what exactly did he do last night?"
Shinji shrugged innocently. "Who knows what he did!"
At the school gate.
"'A,' that bastard actually drained my Chakra for the entire night! Damn it, my legs are still weak!"
Feeling the astonished gazes of the students, Sasuke was both embarrassed and annoyed.
Chakra was ultimately produced by combining a ninja's spiritual and physical energy. Therefore, when a large amount of Chakra was depleted, the worst-case scenario could even lead directly to a ninja's death. So, for Sasuke to be weak and sore all over could be considered a favorable outcome.
Sakura cried out and hurried over, supporting Sasuke. "Sasuke, are you all right?"
Naruto also came over curiously, waggling his eyebrows at Sasuke. "Sasuke, did you do something bad last night?"
Sakura asked in confusion, "What bad thing?!"
"Of course, the kind of lewd thing Pervy Sage talked about."
Halfway through his sentence, Naruto realized something was wrong and hurriedly shut his mouth.
Thump.
Sakura angrily punched Naruto. "Idiot, what are you talking about? How could Sasuke possibly be that kind of person?!"
Shikamaru, Choji, Ino, Kiba, Shino, and Hinata also gathered around, expressing their concern for Sasuke in a cacophony of voices.
"Sasuke, those dark circles are way too deep! Don't tell me you trained all night yesterday?"
"You look terrible. Should you go to the hospital?"
"Yeah, you look really frightening. You should get checked out. If you accidentally die, that would be a real waste!"
"Woof!"
The concern from his classmates, each