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Knowing that Senju Kotoha intended to make a move against him, Ito Makoto's vigilance immediately leveled up.

Senju Kotoha was different from Ueda Shin; compared to the reckless Ueda Shin, Senju Kotoha was more rational and had more reservations. This was a favorable condition for him.

Once a person has attachments, they will not go to extremes. In other words, even if Senju Kotoha were to attack Ito Makoto in the future, she would not severely injure or kill him. Regardless of her identity, killing an ordinary student at the Ninja Academy in public would make it impossible for her to survive in this village.

To uphold the law, the Third Hokage might personally step in to execute her, and even Tsunade—who was of the same Senju Clan and nominally her backer among the Konoha Sannin—would not oppose the Third Hokage's actions.

With Senju Kotoha dealing with him, Ito Makoto hardly needed to worry about the risk of death.

However, for Senju Kotoha to confirm his identity as a transmigrator, it was impossible for her to hold back during the attack. If he wanted to continue concealing his identity, getting injured was a necessary part of the process.

For Ito Makoto, who had mastered the intermediate Yang Nature Transformation and possessed the Senju Bloodline, sustaining a few injuries was a trivial matter.

Although he was 95% certain that Senju Kotoha would not have the intent to kill, there was still a tiny possibility of things going wrong. The cautious Ito Makoto would never entrust his life to his own guesses.

To conceal his identity, he had to pretend to be powerless. When attacked, he would need to predict in advance whether the opponent's strike would be fatal.

To prevent a lethal attack, first, the Earth Spear must be ready, the Sharingan must be used to observe Senju Kotoha's movements and behavior, and the Golden Eagle must be prepared for the Reverse Summoning Jutsu in advance; once he failed to react in time, the Golden Eagle would instantly take him away.

From his previous eavesdropping, he had gained a rough understanding of Senju Kotoha's abilities. Senju Kotoha had mastered the Breathing Technique from Demon Slayer, forcibly absorbing natural energy into her body through breathing.

Ito Makoto had copied her Breathing Technique via the Sharingan and tried it once at night. Although he was very unskilled as it was his first time using it, he had grasped some of the principles behind the Breathing Technique.

Because she absorbed natural energy through breathing, she had almost no perception of external natural energy.

As for Ito Makoto, if someone used natural energy in front of him, he could perceive it; this was also an ability of Sage Mode. But Senju Kotoha's Breathing Technique could not do that.

Therefore, when dealing with Senju Kotoha, Sage Mode could also be utilized.

In the original world, Naruto Uzumaki used Sage Mode and, relying on his powerful perception, could even dodge the attacks of the Third Raikage. If it were him, Ito Makoto, dealing with the young Senju Kotoha, it would be almost foolproof.

With these abilities as a safety net, Ito Makoto did not have to worry about the risk of death.

During the Ninja Academy classes the next day, Ito Makoto was 180% alert, ready to activate Sage Mode at any moment.

In his observations, Senju Kotoha's attention toward him had clearly increased. Sometimes, he could see Senju Kotoha observing him from the corner of his eye.

Regarding Senju Kotoha's changes, besides Ito Makoto, there was another person who discovered this anomaly.

"Kotoha-san, I notice you keep staring this way during class. Is there something wrong with me?"

The one who discovered the problem was Sakura; sitting between Senju Kotoha and Ito Makoto, Sakura was naturally the first to notice this change.

Senju Kotoha had not expected that Sakura would actually discover her surveillance behavior.

"Nothing at all, Sakura. I was just looking at the scenery outside the window. After all, class is so boring!"

As she spoke, she stretched nonchalantly.

Sakura looked at Senju Kotoha suspiciously and said no more. She simply blocked Ito Makoto's figure with her body, not letting Senju Kotoha see him.

Senju Kotoha also noticed Sakura's small movements and couldn't help but laugh a little. What a straightforward little girl, protecting her crush like a treasure, fearing that others might snatch him away.

But Senju Kotoha had no such thoughts about Ito Makoto. Honestly, Uchiha Sasuke and Ito Makoto were both decent little boys, with delicate and handsome features that suited her taste.

However, Ito Makoto's appearance was far worse. Dressed in a black tracksuit all day and wearing black sunglasses, he looked very gloomy and dark, which severely affected his attractiveness.

Coupled with his suspected identity as a transmigrator, Senju Kotoha would not risk her life to date a guy who was an unknown friend or foe.

Compared to Ito Makoto, Uchiha Sasuke was clearly a better romantic prospect.

However, there were too many girls around Uchiha Sasuke. The current Uchiha Sasuke was not yet cold and aloof; he could still chat and laugh with classmates, appearing sunny, cheerful, and cute. Since enrolling yesterday, Uchiha Sasuke had captured the hearts of a large group of girls.

Senju Kotoha had also been captivated by such a Sasuke. In her previous life, she was a fan of the three little ones, and she had absolutely no resistance to such young boys.

What is a fan of the younger ones? It was just an excuse to hide her love for young boys now that she was older. In her previous life, liking minors like young boys was a criminal offense, but it was different in this ninja world.

She had the soul of an adult but the same age as the young boys. And this world did not forbid dating young boys.

Thus, her love for young boys could not be concealed at all.

When choosing seats earlier, she wanted to sit next to Sasuke, but was beaten to it by Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata. She could only settle for second best and sit near the slightly inferior Ito Makoto.

Nowadays, during every break and outdoor class, Sasuke was surrounded by a large group of little girls. Although she was of the Senju Clan, she appeared very inconspicuous against the backdrop of a group of little girls.

She did not want to be a fan girl among a group of little girls; how would that be any different from being a fan of the three little ones in her previous life? Leaving a deep impression in Sasuke's heart and becoming the unique one in his mind was her current goal.

But those were matters to be resolved later; for now, the real business was to test Ito Makoto in front of her according to the agreement.

If she wanted to test Ito Makoto, the school was naturally not a good place. There were many teachers here, and if a conflict occurred, they would come to resolve it.

Although Senju Kotoha was confident in her strength, she did not want to challenge the strength of those adult Chunin or offend the school teachers.

Therefore, she set the timing for the test on the way home after school, just like with Ueda Shin.

However, she could observe Ito Makoto's behavior a bit more at this time to see if there were any abnormal conditions.

Moreover, she could appreciate the young boy up close. Although Ito Makoto dressed gloomily, with the "X-ray vision" she had honed from chasing stars in her previous life, it was too easy to restore the young boy's face through the sunglasses.

If she couldn't date him, she could at least enjoy his face.

Hehe, not bad. Although she had many dissatisfactions about coming to this world at first, thinking that she could openly date young boys, she no longer felt any resentment.