First Meeting

The next day, in the Ninja Academy classroom where Uchiha Sasuke attended, it was exceptionally noisy. As the start of class drew near, the classroom was already packed, with the exception of Uchiha Sasuke's seat.

Sitting in the back, Shikamaru Nara looked at the only remaining empty seat with a subtle expression. Although most people in the village kept their mouths shut about that incident, Shikamaru, being from a prominent clan, knew exactly what had happened. After all, the Konoha Military Police Force had changed from the Uchiha clan to the Sarutobi clan; that was the most obvious proof.

Of course, what Shikamaru knew, everyone present basically knew as well. Since their children were classmates with the Uchiha orphan, parents would more or less reveal a little bit about the matter—with the exception of Uzumaki Naruto, of course!

"Why isn't that guy Sasuke here yet! Don't tell me he overslept!"

Just as Shikamaru was wondering if Sasuke would show up, the only one in the dark, Uzumaki Naruto, looked at Sasuke's seat and started grumbling.

As the bottom-ranked student in the class, Naruto used Sasuke as the target he needed to surpass to mask his own loneliness. Naive Naruto believed that as long as he surpassed Sasuke, he would gain the recognition of his classmates!

"Idol! Do you think everyone is like you!"

Just as Naruto was fantasizing about how he would defeat Sasuke and win the cheers of the crowd, Haruno Sakura's sandbag-sized fist landed directly on Naruto's head.

Although she didn't know the full details, Sakura had heard from her parents about the Uchiha clan massacre. Since Sasuke was the person she liked, Sakura couldn't help but lash out when she saw Naruto disparaging the perfect image of Sasuke in her heart!

The sandbag-sized fist hit Naruto on the head, making him wince in pain.

Seeing Naruto's expression, Sakura felt a sense of relief in her heart; after all, she had vented some frustration on Sasuke's behalf!

Just as Sakura was feeling smug, the classroom door opened, and Sasuke, who had been accustomed to arriving right on time in his previous life, slowly walked into the classroom.

"Sasuke-kun!"

Sasuke had just stepped into the classroom and hadn't even had time to react when he heard a suggestive voice.

Looking up, it was exactly as expected: the owner of the voice was the infatuated flower shop owner, Yamanaka Ino!

"Is something the matter?" Sasuke asked calmly, facing Ino, who had hearts in her eyes.

"Uh... nothing!" Asked by Sasuke like that, Ino, who had originally intended to say some comforting words to win his favor, suddenly froze, then slowly sat back down in her seat.

"This guy, he seems surprisingly calm!" Shikamaru, sitting next to Ino, looked at the incredibly calm Sasuke, smiled gently, and then stopped paying attention to him.

Discovering that he had become the center of attention, Sasuke walked toward his seat with a blank expression.

After sitting down, Sasuke noticed that Sakura's fist was still on Naruto's head, and Naruto's expression was one of pain!

Looking at his future teammate in this state, Sasuke felt a bit complicated. To some extent, he was the reincarnation of Indra's chakra. Although he didn't know if Indra would still choose him now, Naruto was the genuine reincarnation of Asura!

How could the dignified reincarnation of Asura be bullied by a violent girl with no bloodline advantage? This was just like the Ninja World version of: "As soon as I walked in, I saw Chang Wei beating Lai Fu!"

"Sasuke-kun... it's not what you think!" Turning his head and discovering that Sasuke had already sat down next to her, Sakura hurriedly began to explain!

Facing Sakura's explanation, Sasuke smiled casually, then turned his head away and began waiting for the teacher to arrive!

"It's over, why did Sasuke have to see that! My lady image!" Seeing Sasuke turn his head away, Sakura's inner second personality was filled with regret.

"Sasuke, did you oversleep!" Just after Sakura had put away her inner embarrassment, Naruto, having recovered from the pain, stood up, jumped onto the desks, and slowly walked toward Sasuke!

"Naruto, go back to your seat, class is about to start!"

Just as Naruto was walking toward Sasuke with an arrogant gait, Iruka walked in carrying a thick stack of teaching materials.

"Hi!"

Seeing the teacher arrive, Naruto pouted helplessly and then obediently returned to his seat!

Because the desks in the Ninja Academy were arranged in rows of three, Naruto sat next to Sakura, and then Sasuke, so the idiot Naruto had been stepping on all three desks to perform his "performance art."

After Naruto sat down, Sakura looked at the footprints on the desk, frowned, and then took out a handkerchief to wipe the desk clean. Of course, Sakura also took the opportunity to wipe away the footprint on Sasuke's side.

"Thanks!"

Noticing Sakura's action, Sasuke thanked her gently and then began to size up his classmates for the next five years.

"Oh yeah!" Being thanked by Sasuke, Sakura remained calm on the surface, but her inner second personality was already dancing with joy!

Sasuke's gaze turned to the first row, where the three people were: Akimichi Choji, Shikamaru Nara, and Yamanaka Ino.

The first was a glutton, no doubt about it. He really couldn't understand why the young lady from the Land of Lightning would fall for him later on.

As for Shikamaru Nara, there was no need to say much; his lifelong wish was to find a woman who was neither beautiful nor ugly to marry and find a simple job.

It was a pity that none of this pineapple-head's wishes came true. He married the village beauty from the next class and worked as the Hokage's secretary. Thinking about it carefully, it was truly pitiful!

The last one didn't need to be mentioned: Yamanaka Ino, a total fangirl. She originally liked him, but halfway through, she was snatched up by Sai, who came from Root and looked decent enough!

Looking at Ino, Sasuke was a bit puzzled. Why did his original self choose the flat-chested Sakura in the end! Wasn't the curvaceous Ino better?

Just as Sasuke was carefully observing Ino, Sakura was also looking at Sasuke with some sadness. Why was Sasuke's gaze looking at Ino!

Realizing he had gotten off track, Sasuke shook his head and continued to look for the remaining three people who would graduate with him.

Scanning the classroom, Sasuke found his targets: Hinata Hyuga, Kiba Inuzuka, and Aburame... what was his name again?

Looking at the bespectacled classmate sitting next to Hinata Hyuga, Sasuke felt a bit awkward. Combining the memories of two lifetimes, he still couldn't name this person. Was his memory bad? No, it must be that this person had too little presence!

After finding an excuse for himself, Sasuke looked at Kiba Inuzuka, who had a dog on his head. This guy seemed to have ended up like Aburame Shikuro, without a wife, right?

"How miserable!" After sympathizing with the two of them in his heart, Sasuke looked at Hinata Hyuga in the very center.

First meeting at the Ninja Academy, split-personality Haruno Sakura, beaten-up Asura Uzumaki, wish-unfulfilled pineapple-head, pig-snouted-cabbage glutton, non-existent Aburame, dog-companion Kiba, and the Byakugan princess Hinata!