Causing Trouble, the Naruto-Sasuke Century Kiss

It was the day of the school exams.

Theoretical knowledge.

As expected, Qingwu and his group were at the bottom of the rankings again.

Iruka was speechless: "You brats, are you doing this on purpose? Every single time, you just barely scrape a passing grade."

"And you, Naruto, what on earth did you write??!"

"Teacher, we really tried our best."

Qingwu felt that there was no point in testing for so much; sixty was just right, long live the passing grade, and any extra point was a waste.

Exactly, exactly, it was getting in the way of my potato chips (slacking off).

Shikamaru and Choji felt the same way.

"I wrote everything, who knew it was wrong?"

Naruto was just plain stupid; he wrote whatever came to mind, claiming that Lord Naruto would definitely become Hokage and save the world.

"Yeah, yeah~ even with the answers right in front of you, you still get them wrong."

Qingwu, Shikamaru, and Choji looked at him with disdain. "You're just stupid; you don't even know how to copy."

Naruto: "That's not true, I'm just not smart, not stupid! You bastards~"

Qingwu and the others were rendered speechless.

Isn't that exactly what being stupid is?

"Hmph~ a bunch of dead-lasts." Sasuke looked at the four-man group of Qingwu standing in the corner as punishment and said disdainfully, "Wasting resources."

"What did you say?"

Naruto was furious the moment he heard that: "Stinky Sasuke, are you looking for trouble? Come on, let Lord Naruto teach you a lesson." He had long found Uchiha Sasuke an eyesore; a stuck-up guy, why did Sakura like him so much?

As he spoke, he prepared to make a move.

He even glanced at Sakura out of the corner of his eye.

He hoped she would see him show off his might.

Tsk tsk tsk~ Naruto is being stimulated by adolescent hormones, trying to display his masculine charm, is he?

Spring has arrived... everything is coming back to life... it's that time again...

"Hmph~"

Sasuke tilted his head arrogantly; he didn't have time to mess around with a bunch of dead-lasts: "A bunch of idiots."

Sakura: Wow~ Sasuke is so cool.

Oh my, catching strays while just lying here; Second Pillar, you're going a bit too far with that blanket insult.

Qingwu just smiled at this and said nothing.

Second Pillar, you clearly haven't been beaten down by society enough yet.

Shikamaru and Qingwu exchanged glances and understood each other instantly: mess him up. Then, they returned to their lazy postures.

"Crunch~ crunch~"

Choji didn't care at all, head down, devouring potato chips. What Uchiha? Is it as tasty as potato chips? If there's trouble, listen to Shikamaru—using his brain is too much of a hassle—and listen to Qingwu too, since he cooks delicious food.

Mess with Sasuke, eat a big meal, slurp~

"Qingwu~"

Ino and Hinata looked on with some concern. After all, that was Uchiha Sasuke, this year's top student; Qingwu and the others might suffer if a fight broke out.

"Hmm~"

Ino and Hinata were both girls with strong principles, and they had made up their minds to stand with Qingwu and the others.

Look at that, what wonderful girls.

Iruka took one look and said: "Naruto, you four, behave yourselves. I won't make you stand in the corner today, so listen to the lecture properly."

"Sasuke, you need to get along with your classmates..."

He scolded them all equally, then began a long-winded lecture, moving from the friendship between classmates to the Will of Fire...

"Yawn~" Qingwu was so bored he felt sleepy; his eyelids grew heavy, and he slumped over to sleep.

"Hoo~"

Shikamaru followed suit.

"Crunch~ crunch~"

Choji chose to keep watch and act as an early warning system, though mostly it was because he hadn't finished his chips. "Potato chips are so good~"

"Stinky Sasuke, it's all your fault that I got called out and criticized by Iruka-sensei again..." Naruto glared at Sasuke, puffed up with anger.

"Hmph~ dead-last." Sasuke didn't show any weakness and glared back.

"Don't think I'm afraid of you." Naruto glared back.

"The honor of the Uchiha." Sasuke glared back.

"I am the man who will become Hokage." Naruto glared.

"The one who will become Hokage is me." Sasuke.

"It's me, actually..."

"It's me..."

The two children started a staring contest. One minute... five minutes... ten minutes... passed. Their eyes were bloodshot, looking just like rutting bulls, neither willing to yield, tears streaming down their faces.

Sniff. My eyes are so dry.

I absolutely cannot lose to that stuck-up Sasuke (that dead last).

Naruto and Sasuke stared fixedly at each other without blinking once, their eyes filled with blood vessels from the prolonged strain.

Yet, even so.

The two of them persisted.

Men and their damn competitive spirit.

Iruka sighed: These kids are getting harder and harder to manage. I've lost quite a bit of hair lately; my heart is so tired~

What can I do? Just spoil them, I suppose.

They are all my students.

Uchiha Sasuke is the bridge of communication between the village and the Uchiha, and Naruto is the Jinchuriki; he needs love and bonds.

Lord Third, I will definitely do a good job.

I will make them understand the Will of Fire.

Hmm, hmm, who will win? I'm looking forward to it... pfft, pfft, pfft... Iruka, you are a role model... how can you join in the fun...

I'll just watch for a moment, just a moment, then I'll stop them... yeah... just a moment... I'll stop them right away...

Yeah, just a moment will be fine.

Iruka stopped his lecture without realizing it.

He was watching the show.

With the teacher acting like this, the students naturally followed suit.

One by one, they were eager to see the chaos unfold.

They started egging them on.

They split into two major factions.

"Go for it, Naruto! Give him a villa-sized headache~"

"You have to win!"

"That's right, that's right~ I've long been annoyed with Sasuke. What's so great about him? Why does he get to attract so many girls~"

"Exactly, go Naruto!"

"Don't lose to him."

"Naruto, make your expression fiercer! You're almost there~"

"..."

Most of those cheering for Naruto were boys. Sasuke had good grades, was handsome, and came from a prestigious clan—a total catch—attracting the favor of countless girls at the Ninja Academy, from both lower and upper grades. With love letters and gifts arriving non-stop, he had long since provoked public anger.

Female ninjas were already a scarce resource; for him to occupy so many even when he didn't like them—how hateful... It was all born of envy, jealousy, and spite.

"Wow~ Sasuke-kun's glare is so charming."

"So handsome~"

"Sasuke-kun, go for it~"

"Damn it, why isn't it me staring into Sasuke-kun's eyes like that? That damn Uzumaki Naruto is so lucky~"

"Exactly, exactly. If he looked at me like that, how happy I would be~"

"I really want to turn into the tear at the corner of Sasuke-kun's eye~"

"Sasuke-kun is truly so handsome~"

"..."

The girls were swooning again.

"..."

Qingwu and Shikamaru were jolted awake by the chaotic noise, and after listening for a moment, they understood exactly what was happening, their foreheads covered in black lines.

A bunch of shallow women.

It was Ino and Hinata again.

"Oh, oh! Lord Naruto will definitely not lose!"

Naruto was incredibly excited; he had never been the center of attention like this before, with so many people cheering him on.

"What an idiot."

Sasuke watched Naruto, who was acting as if he'd been injected with adrenaline, and felt a bit emo. Is this guy sick in the head?

Being watched by so many people made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

It felt just like being a monkey in a sideshow.

Yet, deep down, there was a lingering feeling—he didn't want to lose to this dead-last, he really, really didn't.

"Heh heh."

Qingwu watched them standing so close, and from this angle, he suddenly felt amused, a wicked grin spreading across his face.

Shikamaru took one look and knew his mischievous friend was about to stir up trouble.

"Qingwu, you... isn't this a bit much?" Yet, his eyes held a hint of anticipation and eagerness.

"Hey! Who pushed me?"

A classmate shouted as he bumped into Naruto, who was standing in front of him.

Caught off guard, Naruto instantly lost his balance and lunged forward, right toward Sasuke.

"Idiot, don't come over here!"

Because it happened so suddenly, Sasuke was also careless and failed to dodge.

And so.

"Mwah."

They kissed.

Naruto and Sasuke kissed.

The scene was completely unexpected.

"..."

The classroom suddenly fell silent.

Shocked.

Stunned.

It was just...

The world isn't scary when it's chaotic; it's scary when it goes deathly quiet.

"Oh my, you two certainly have a refined taste."

Qingwu's teasing remark instantly snapped everyone back to reality.

"Get away from me!" (x2)

Naruto and Sasuke pushed each other away simultaneously and began to retch, unable to believe they had actually kissed the stuck-up Sasuke (the dead-last).

I'm not clean anymore. (x2)

"Blegh!"

"Hahaha!" The boys erupted into raucous laughter.

"I'm going to kill you, dead-last!" In his shame and rage, Sasuke activated his Sharingan and lunged at Naruto.

"Damn you, Uzumaki Naruto!"

"Sasuke-kun's first kiss was supposed to be mine, prepare to die!"

"Uzumaki Naruto, prepare yourself!"

"I'm so jealous!"

"..." The chaotic crowd of girls swarmed toward Naruto, and Sasuke was unexpectedly squeezed out of the fray.

"Ahhh! Stop it..."

Naruto was being mobbed by the furious girls; he was in pain, yet happy. It was the first time he had been surrounded by so many girls, and even Sakura was there... how blissful...

"You... you guys..."

Sasuke reached out and opened his mouth several times, but couldn't find the words.

"Hmph!"

Sasuke turned and stormed off in a huff, his dejected appearance suggesting he was heading home to seek comfort.

"Ahahaha~ Shikamaru, look at him. Do you think there's a market for this kind of kiss photo... The Uchiha young master's scandal, you know~"

The culprit, Qingwu, laughed heartily and pulled out a camera, his petty nature instantly exposed.

Shikamaru's mouth twitched uncontrollably; he hadn't expected his friend to be so vicious.

Not only did he set the guy up, but he even took pictures.

However.

Well done.

It was satisfying.

Choji: Mm-hmm~ goes well with the meal...

"Heehee~ Hinata, I told you Qingwu wouldn't let him off." Ino and Hinata hadn't participated in the dogpile, watching the farce orchestrated by Qingwu with giggles.

Hinata: Big Brother Qingwu is so amazing.