Naruto and Sasuke Are True Love, Sakura Is Just an Exception

As time passed, the exams began soon enough.

When the test papers were handed out, Ryusuke answered the questions while inwardly complaining.

This world was seriously messed up!

In terms of technology, there were already electric lights and refrigerators. Scientists had even invented computers, yet nobles still relied on horse-drawn carriages to travel.

Even televisions were chakra televisions, tools used by the Five Kage for long-distance communication.

Even more absurdly, children in this world not only understood romance at a young age, but the Ninja Academy curriculum even included chemistry.

Yes, the Ninja Academy's academic classes included not only history, but subjects like chemistry as well.

When Ryusuke had first seen those textbooks, he had been stunned too.

No wonder those geniuses had gone to war at five or six years old during wartime, and Kakashi had become an all-round jonin at just twelve.

This world was simply too twisted. If you were neither a genius nor someone with cheats, you would truly feel powerless.

Fortunately, Ryusuke was one of those people with cheats.

With the help of Shadow Clones and his mature way of thinking, Ryusuke had always gotten perfect scores in academic classes.

These questions posed no difficulty for him at all.

Throughout the entire morning, the Ninja Academy was unusually quiet. Only during breaks did it become noisy.

As school dismissal approached, parents gradually began appearing outside the gates.

When the bell rang, the students who had finished their exams streamed out of the school.

Some searched through the crowd for familiar figures, then either threw themselves into their arms or ran up to them before leaving hand in hand.

Others excitedly ran home.

But there were also students who watched this scene with envy.

They were all orphans who had lost their families during the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's Attack, or who simply had no idea who their parents were.

Naruto was one of those envious students. He was even hiding inside the school, too afraid to go out.

Whenever he appeared somewhere crowded, the hateful and disgusted looks would give him a suffocating feeling, as though he could not breathe.

He could not understand why these people treated him this way.

Or rather...

What had he done wrong? Why did everyone treat him like this?

Only Ryusuke and teachers like Iruka in the entire school knew the reason.

But he would not tell Naruto. More accurately, he did not dare to.

Ryusuke was warm toward everyone. Before his cheat had awakened, he had even been highly calculating about it.

Yet the only two people he had never been warm toward were Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha.

Their identities were too special. Getting too close to them was not a good thing.

If he acted overly friendly, he might draw the attention of certain powerful figures.

Even after his cheat had awakened, Ryusuke still had not gotten close to them.

After saying goodbye to Ino and Sakura, Ryusuke returned home. He ate lunch first, then dismissed the Shadow Clone he had maintained all morning, set an alarm, and took a nap.

That afternoon, the exams continued.

Just like the previous quiz, the first subject was once again Shuriken Throwing.

This was the only subject that had been somewhat difficult for Ryusuke.

Of course, that was the old Ryusuke.

The current Ryusuke could hit every bullseye with precision.

After all, he had Shadow Clones to cheat with.

Without question, Ryusuke received a perfect score.

But many classmates from ninja families received perfect scores as well.

Their parents were all ninjas, and they often received extra training at home.

And unlike boring academic classes, they were extremely interested in this kind of cool stuff.

In his previous life, they would have been considered students with uneven strengths.

Naruto was also a student with severe uneven strengths.

His academic scores were pitifully low. If academic classes had not merely provided everyone with another path, and graduation exams did not use them as test subjects, Naruto probably would not have been able to graduate in his entire life.

After Shuriken Throwing ended, the next event was once again a Taijutsu duel, just like the previous quiz.

The students formed a circle, some standing and some sitting, as they watched Iruka in the open space.

"Those whose names are called, come out. First match... Inuzuka Kiba versus Koi Yuta."

As Iruka's voice rang out, Inuzuka Kiba, with Akamaru already at his side, immediately set down his ninja hound and stepped forward with an excited expression.

Koi Yuta, on the other hand, looked somewhat afraid.

Clearly, he was not confident in his fighting ability.

The result was easy to imagine. Koi Yuta was easily defeated by Inuzuka Kiba, who had played with ninja hounds since childhood and was highly skilled at fighting.

One name after another continued to come from Iruka's mouth.

There were boys and girls, but strangely, every Taijutsu duel was either boy versus boy or girl versus girl.

Clearly, Iruka had deliberately arranged it that way.

These first-year exams were still far too childish.

In Ryusuke's eyes, they were no different from playing house.

However, Ryusuke had not done what Uchiha Itachi had and sent only a Shadow Clone to school.

That was because Shadow Clones did not possess the "special trait" of his main body.

After all, who knew whether Iruka might suddenly call on him, causing Ryusuke to lose an opportunity to get equipment drops?

Over the past half year, Ryusuke had fought his classmates more than once and won every time.

Yet after every victory, Ryusuke had never seen that familiar glow.

Clearly, his cheat did not produce drops every time he defeated an opponent, and the drop rate was extremely low.

That time with Naruto had purely been a case of outrageous luck.

Perhaps that one time had used up all of Ryusuke's luck.

"Seventh match... Ryusuke versus Sasuke Uchiha."

After another match ended, Ryusuke finally heard his own name.

When he heard his opponent's name, his eyes immediately lit up, and his heart filled with joy.

After half a year, he had finally been matched against the male lead. It seemed Iruka arranged opponents according to their past quiz results.

Thus, Ryusuke stood up expectantly.

So did Sasuke Uchiha, who was surrounded by the Support Group.

"Go, Ryusuke! You have to win!"

"Ryusuke, beat up that Sasuke!"

"..."

"Go, Sasuke! Sasuke will win!"

"Who should I support? Sasuke and Ryusuke are both so cute!"

"..."

The clash between the class's two most popular figures immediately livened up the atmosphere.

The boys who were closer to Ryusuke, or who disliked Sasuke Uchiha's cool act, all cheered for Ryusuke.

The girls either cheered for Ryusuke, cheered for Sasuke Uchiha, or looked conflicted, unable to decide whom to support.

Naturally, the loudest one was Ino, cupping her hands around her mouth like a megaphone.

The ladylike Sakura and the shy Hinata silently cheered for Ryusuke in their hearts.

Watching the wildly popular Ryusuke and Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto's face was full of envy.

However, he did not dislike Ryusuke, because his sensitive nature had noticed that Ryusuke was one of the few people in the class who did not hate him.

As for why he disliked Sasuke Uchiha, perhaps it was because of the cycle of fate. After all, Sakura had not fallen for Sasuke Uchiha like she had in the original story.

Strangely enough, Naruto had not fallen for Sakura either, and had never pestered her.

Sure enough, Naruto and Sasuke were true love. Sakura was just an exception.