At the mere mention of "kissing"...
It was as though a switch had been flipped in Sasuke. Memories he would rather forget came flooding back. He discreetly took a step back and said coldly, "Big talk means nothing. Let's see how you do tomorrow. Don't drag us down."
"Hmph, who's scared of you?"
Naruto craned his neck defiantly, grinding a shallow groove into the dirt with his toe, like a little beast ready to pounce.
For a moment, the two of them actually...
Stared straight into each other's eyes at close range.
Naruto closed the half step Sasuke had just put between them, moving even closer. Feeling Naruto's breath against him, Sasuke froze, a fleeting blush crossing his face.
Qingwu, Hikari, and Kakashi...
Were dumbstruck.
Were they really going to kiss?!
I can't wait.
Sakura was about to explode. Inner Sakura cursed furiously: Haruno Sakura, you idiot, can you do this or not? If not, let me take over! You can't even steal a man back! What good are you?
"Gulp..." Sasuke actually swallowed nervously.
What was this Dead Last trying to do?!
Should I dodge?!
No.
Wouldn't that mean I was afraid of him?!
I couldn't back away.
Suddenly...
Naruto burst out laughing. "Hahahaha! I won, I won... Sasuke lost our staring contest! Haha!"
Guang was stunned and a little disappointed. "That's it?! Why didn't they kiss..." Haku had been looking forward to it.
"Heh... That's exactly the sort of thing you'd do." Qingwu wasn't surprised at all. Naruto certainly lived up to his title as the number-one unpredictable ninja.
Still, it was obvious.
Sasuke was disappointed.
Could it be?!
Hehe... It really looks that way. How interesting.
Kakashi was speechless (ー_ー)!! Sigh... I actually got my hopes up over Naruto... What an idiot I am.
*Counting on Naruto?