The duty roster had been replaced.
When Teacher Mizuno took the old chart down from the wall, a bit of plaster dust still clung to its back. The new chart was longer and had more boxes. The first row read "Wipe the Blackboard," the second "Sweep the Floor," the third "Collect Papers," and a new fourth box had been added: "Check Lost-and-Found Box."
The moment Naruto saw that box, he perked up.
"I can do that!"
Kiyo looked at him from beside him. "Can you inspect it, or can you put things into it?"
"Either one."
"That's dangerous."
Teacher Mizuno smoothed the new chart against the wall. "Write your names onto the duty roster today. Once your name is on it, you can't just shout and call it done. You have to follow it this afternoon."
Naruto leaned toward the chart and looked for his own name first. After searching two rows without finding it, he got anxious.
"What about me?"
"Third row," Teacher Iruka said.
Naruto lowered his head and finally spotted his name after "Collect Papers." He stared at it for two seconds, then suddenly looked dissatisfied. "I'm not on lost-and-found?"
"You're collecting papers today," Teacher Iruka said.
"I can check the lost-and-found too."
"Tomorrow."
Naruto's mouth moved at those words, but he held himself back in the end. It was as if he feared that if he kept talking, he might lose even the paper-collecting duty.
Kiyo's name was in the sweeping box. His expression did not look very good after he saw it either. "Why am I sweeping again?"
"Because yesterday, you remembered the locations of the paper scraps most clearly," Teacher Mizuno said.
Kiyo thought about it. Somehow, that reason sounded a little like praise, so he swallowed his complaint.
Che's name was in the