Man, if only that teacher in white were my homeroom teacher...
I hope our homeroom teacher doesn't hate me.
Naruto sighed to himself.
Then he went back to his seat and started fooling around with Shikamaru, Choji, and the others.
The classroom was noisy.
Everyone was talking at once.
Just then—
The classroom door was gently pushed open.
A familiar figure walked in.
White hair, Byakugan, dark robes.
Manji entered with a warm smile.
The entire class fell silent.
Manji walked to the front of the room, his Byakugan sweeping calmly over the children.
"Good morning, everyone. I'm Hyuga Manji. Starting today, I'll be your homeroom teacher."
Manji spoke slowly, still smiling.
The instant he finished—
"Waaah!!!"
Naruto sprang out of his seat so suddenly that his chair tipped backward with a shrill scrape.
"Really?! It's really you?! This is great!!!"
Naruto shouted in excitement.
Every student turned to stare at him as if wondering whether something was wrong with his head.
Ino, seated near the front, covered her mouth to hide a laugh. Shikamaru propped up his chin and muttered lazily, "There he goes again..."
Sasuke leaned back in his chair and shot Naruto a dark look. He said nothing, but his expression said it all.
Sakura rolled her eyes. "You're so loud. Naruto, can't you act normal for once?"
Hinata watched Naruto with a blush. Naruto-kun... he has so much energy...
But Naruto paid no attention to anyone else.
He stared at Manji at the front of the room, his heart pounding so hard it felt ready to burst from his chest.
It's him... It's really him!
The wish I just made actually came true!
At the front of the room, a faint smile flickered in Manji's eyes, but he did not immediately tell Naruto to stop.