The classroom door opened, and Iruka walked in with Kiyotaki.
"Ah! Kiyotaki-kun!"
"It's Kiyotaki-kun!"
Naruto was startled at first, then cried out in delight.
So the new transfer student joining their class was Kiyotaki-kun!
Quite a few girls in class got excited too, their eyes practically sparkling with pink stars.
Kiyotaki was tall and well-built, with a sunny, handsome face!
The girls in class had never seen such a handsome boy, with both the muscles and the charisma.
Even Ino Yamanaka suddenly felt that Sasuke, handsome but far too cold and gloomy, wasn't so appealing anymore. A sunny, handsome boy was much better!
Iruka pressed both hands down, and the classroom finally fell quiet.
"You've all heard that a new student is joining our class."
"So, let's have our new classmate introduce himself!"
"Ah..."
With everyone watching him, Kiyotaki walked to the middle of the platform. He'd known it would be like this.
"Ah... Hello, everyone!"
"My name is Tenzawa Kiyotaki!"
"As for what I like, it's good food!"
"Oooh! Good food! Good food!"
The chubby Choji jumped up excitedly, waving his fist and howling. At last, someone in class shared his hobby!
No one would make fun of what he liked anymore!
Kiyotaki nodded at him, then continued his introduction.
"As for my dream..." Kiyotaki thought for a moment. "For now, I suppose it's for the Shinobi World to be at peace!"
The class immediately broke into a commotion.
"What a boast!"
"He brags even more than Naruto! Naruto's dream is only to become Hokage, and he says he wants the Shinobi World to be at peace!"
Even Sasuke, who was always coolly putting on a stony expression, couldn't help snorting.
"Peace in the Shinobi World? Not a chance!"
Sasuke, so out of step with the rest of the class, caught Kiyotaki's attention too. After all, that was Uchiha Sasuke.
Uchiha Itachi's crimes... Look at poor Sasuke, sitting there so blank and lifeless.
The sins Uchiha Itachi had committed had left not only the dead unable to rest in peace, but also the living burdened with pain!
Kiyotaki shook his head inwardly and, amid Naruto's enthusiastic calls, walked to the seat beside Choji.
Naruto sighed in disappointment, then turned his gaze to Sakura Haruno.
Choji was delighted that Kiyotaki had sat beside him. He took out another bag of potato chips, popped it open, and offered it to him.
"Kiyotaki-kun, have some chips."
"Thanks!"
Kiyotaki took a chip from the bag and put it in his mouth.
The others looked on in surprise. Choji was actually willing to share his chips with someone.
Once Kiyotaki had taken his seat, Iruka began the lesson.
"Today, we'll be covering the calculations for a kunai's trajectory..."
"Blah blah blah..."
Kiyotaki sat up straight in his chair, secretly practicing his horse stance. Before long, he was stunned!
During class, Naruto was fooling around, Choji was sneaking snacks, Shikamaru was sleeping, and Kiba Inuzuka was playing with his dog.
Sakura Haruno gazed dreamily at Sasuke, while Hinata secretly watched Naruto, clinging to her crush.
Hardly anyone in the whole class was paying attention to Iruka's lesson!
What kind of ridiculous class was this, with so many hopeless oddballs all gathered together?
"Naruto!"
Iruka snapped, stopping Naruto, whose movements had been getting more and more obvious. A piece of chalk flew through the air and struck Naruto squarely on the forehead.
Naruto, who'd been competing with Sasuke for Sakura's attention and silently stewing over it, yelped, rubbed his head, and sat down awkwardly.
Only then did Iruka pause his lesson and scan the classroom.
It was a mistake to look. His blood pressure shot up!
"Shikamaru! Choji! Kiba Inuzuka!"
Shikamaru jolted awake in his seat.
Choji chewed his chips with a loud crunch. His hand had been reaching into his desk, and he'd just pulled out a new bag of chips when the shout startled him so badly that he crushed the bag.
"Pop!"
The sound was especially loud. The smell of chips burst into the air and wafted throughout the classroom.
Kiba Inuzuka, who'd been hiding under his desk to play with his dog, jumped up in fright and banged his head on the desk.
When he crawled back out, a huge bump had already risen on his head!
Iruka took a deep breath and finally managed to calm himself down.
"You four again!"
He slapped the desk, pointed his textbook toward the door, and ordered, "All of you, get out and stand in the hallway!"
The four boys he'd called out obediently went to stand by the door.
Iruka steadied himself, put on a smile, and continued the lesson.
Being a teacher, with these hopeless oddballs in his class...
No wonder he had to switch expressions so many times between lessons. He had it rough!
Kiyotaki had seen it all now. He'd finally witnessed the classroom antics of the four truants.
Before long, the four boys obediently standing outside the classroom began exchanging glances.
With a brief look between them, they reached a decision!
A bird chirped outside the window. Kiyotaki looked out and saw Naruto secretly winking at him.
Brothers—
They understood each other at a glance!
When Iruka turned back to the blackboard and began writing, Kiyotaki used the Body Flicker Technique and appeared in the hallway outside the classroom!
"Let's go!"
Naruto whispered, and the four boys immediately ducked down and sneaked off ahead of him.