Nonō's Heart Fluttered

Japanese classes had a tradition where students voluntarily ranked themselves.

Those with the best social connections and the greatest strength ranked at the top.

Those with poor relationships and no friends ranked at the bottom.

And the student ranked last would be bullied and ostracized by the entire class.

That was why incidents of student bullying frequently occurred in Konoha.

Naruto, Hinata, Kushina, and Sakura had also been bullied by girls when they were young. Back then, Ino had stepped in and become their friend.

After Sakura became friends with the social butterfly Ino, her class ranking rose dramatically, and she was no longer bullied.

Yakushi Nonō was a gloomy loner with no friends at all, ranked dead last in her class.

Naturally, she became the target of ostracism.

At school, everyone usually ignored her. No one ever came to talk to her.

Now, the genius boy who had become the focus of the entire school had suddenly come looking for her, naturally stirring jealousy among the other girls.

Especially Rino Yamanaka, the top-ranked girl.

Rino Yamanaka's pride took a heavy blow, and she felt intensely unwilling to accept it.

As the most charming girl in the class, I actually lost to that shut-in girl ranked dead last?

This is too humiliating!

Rino Yamanaka silently swore that she would definitely attract Uchiha Kurohane's attention. Next time, she would make Uchiha Kurohane come looking for her.

Inoichi Yamanaka did not understand this. Seeing Rino clench her fists with an unhappy expression, he assumed she was displeased with Uchiha Kurohane.

He immediately added fuel to the fire.

"Rino, that guy actually ignored you. He must be blind. Don't pay him any attention from now on."

Inoichi Yamanaka's words hit Rino Yamanaka right where it hurt. She shot him a glare and said