"What?" Naruto Uzumaki suddenly cried out, pointing at Akimichi Choji. "So every time you said you had something to do and left halfway through the barbecue, you were lying to me? Damn it, give me my money back!"
Seeing Naruto's belated realization, Nara Shikamaru covered his forehead and said, "So you seriously never knew all this time, Naruto? I thought you were treating him on purpose. Sigh."
Akimichi Choji said awkwardly, "Th-those times, I really did have something to do..."
"I'm never believing you again!" Naruto shouted as he stepped onto his desk and waved his fists, his face full of anguish. His monthly allowance was decent, sure, but only decent. He had to cover his own expenses while saving up for unexpected costs. To children, that money seemed like a fortune, but it was far from plentiful when actually spent.
He could still vaguely remember the feeling of having his flesh cut away whenever he paid for those barbecue meals.
Watching Naruto and Akimichi Choji roughhouse in a tangled heap, Nara Shikamaru sighed, flopped onto his desk, and let out a huge yawn. "What a pain."
On the other side, Yamanaka Ino instinctively shifted away a little, keeping the necessary distance so she would not get caught up in those two idiots' antics.
Second Pillar maintained his usual silence. He cast a brief glance behind him, lightly bit his lower lip, and fumed inwardly, I've actually been suppressed by an idiot like this all along. What a humiliation.
At that moment, a figure dressed in red suddenly appeared beside him. Smiling brightly, she said, "Sasuke-kun, we graduate tomorrow. We'll officially become Konoha's ninja then. I heard they'll be assigning us to ninja squads, so... so is there anyone you want to be teamed up with?"
Sasuke glanced at her