I Really Don't Like the Way You Look at Me

The rest of the rookies were the same, all stunned by the killing intent radiating from Team 7!

Only Neji remained the calmest. As the disciple of his freakishly strong brother—

This was their normal state!

In the opposing camp, by the wall, the three from Sunagakure watched Team 7!

Cold sweat covered Kankuro's forehead, while Temari's expression was extremely solemn!

Gaara licked his lips and muttered:

"Interesting, interesting!"

"I can already smell that delicious scent of blood!"

Gaara was thrilled. He had not expected such a huge gain from this trip!

The killing intent of the three of them weighed down everyone except Gaara, making their gazes avert slightly!

Cold sweat poured from many foreheads. They no longer dared meet the trio's eyes and lowered their heads deeply!

"Is that all?"

"A bunch of trash!"

"I preferred it when you were acting so arrogant just now!"

"Remember!"

"Don't get too cocky on someone else's turf!"

Watching everyone's reactions, Sasuke ruthlessly spewed trash talk without the slightest courtesy!

Naruto glanced at Gaara. He was extremely displeased with that guy's gaze, and this was not the first time!

"Little panda!"

"I really don't like the way you look at me. Want to have a round early?"

"Keep looking at us like that, and I'm afraid I won't be able to stop myself from killing you!"

Naruto wore a vicious expression as strands of red chakra flickered around him, cold and violent!

"This is bad!"

Sasuke and Sakura's hearts tightened. They both grabbed Naruto! They had seen this state of his more than once!

With one hand holding Naruto down, Sasuke stared coldly at Gaara!

"If you don't want to die!"

"Then take your eyes off him!"

"If you drive him berserk, no one here will be able to stop him!"

Gaara looked at Naruto, but his gaze was no longer like before. It was now one of curiosity!

Not because he feared Naruto and Sasuke's threats, but because he had sensed that aura—an aura identical to his own!

"He's one of my kind!"

Moreover, the aura around him even made the monster inside Gaara somewhat afraid!

Even that restless chakra had quieted down slightly. Gaara was very curious!

Why, when he was clearly one of the same kind as Gaara, could he have friendship?

Were they... not afraid of him?

Gaara lightly swept his gaze over Sasuke, Sakura, and the other rookies behind them!

These people... were all his friends?

In that instant, Gaara's interest in Naruto surpassed everything else!

He truly wanted to understand why!

"Naruto!"

"Calm down!"

Sasuke had a headache. Looking at Naruto, whose aura was growing increasingly violent, he became somewhat anxious!

"Naruto!"

"The teacher is here!"

"Teacher!"

"Huh?"

"Sakura, where is the teacher?"

Naruto instantly sobered up and looked around, but he did not see Tenka anywhere!

"You're good!"

Sasuke gave Sakura a thumbs-up! Why had he not thought of that?

Naruto had always been somewhat traumatized by their teacher, unlike Sakura and him!

From the beginning, Sasuke had resolved to risk his life, so no matter how cold their teacher was, he had never thought much of it!

After their first meeting, Sakura had apparently figured something out!

She had been desperately striving ever since, and normally she did not seem afraid of their teacher either.

Only Naruto had been traumatized on the first day. Ever since then, he had always been somewhat afraid of their teacher!

Sasuke could not figure out why Naruto remained so afraid!

"Sakura!"

"You lied to me!"

Naruto pouted, looking very unhappy!

"Naruto!"

"Sorry, but... I had no choice!"

"You nearly went berserk just now. In my panic, that was the only thing I could think of!"

"You can ask Sasuke. The two of us could barely hold you down!"

Sakura hurriedly explained to Naruto as well. With Team 7's current bond, she did not want Naruto to misunderstand anything!

"Sasuke?"

Naruto looked at Sasuke, his eyes full of inquiry!

"It's true. If you were conscious, we wouldn't be worried!"

"But in the state you were in just now, you don't even remember it now. It definitely wasn't good!"

Sasuke nodded lightly. After so long, the two of them had gained considerable experience with Naruto's condition!

If Naruto consciously activated that tailed state himself, there was almost never any problem!

Even if he went up to five tails now, he could hold on for two or three minutes!

But once he entered that form while unconscious, he would not recognize friend from foe!

And he would enter the tailed state very quickly. That time, if their teacher had not been there, the consequences would have been unthinkable!

Their teacher had also told them to watch Naruto and not let him fall into that state!

Apparently, their teacher had undone some seal on him, allowing him to gradually become familiar with this power!

But it was also dangerous. Naruto could very easily enter a berserk state!

At first, neither of them paid much attention to it, until last month, when that training experience had been too dangerous!

Sasuke and Sakura had fallen into danger several times, and Naruto had erupted every time!

When Sasuke and Sakura first saw Naruto in that state, they had been scared senseless!

After Naruto dealt with the enemy, he had actually tried to attack the two of them!

Given how badly injured they had been at the time, they could not even run away!

Of course, considering Naruto's state at the time, they likely would not have escaped even if they had not been injured!

If Tenka had not appeared, the two of them would probably have died!

Thinking of this, Sasuke looked at Naruto and suddenly had a guess about why he feared their teacher so much!

Because every time Naruto went berserk, Tenka did not do anything after appearing!

He would simply activate his Byakugan and stare at Naruto's stomach. Then Naruto would recover!

Every time Naruto recovered, he would find himself staring into Teacher Tenka's Byakugan!

Could Naruto have always been afraid of their teacher because of that?

The more Sasuke thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Whenever their teacher was in that state, killing intent would always radiate from him!

And Naruto was most afraid of their teacher when he released killing intent. Normally, he could still joke around!

But once their teacher began releasing killing intent, Naruto would start trembling slightly!

Both Sasuke and Sakura had noticed this!

At first, they thought Naruto was afraid of killing intent, but when facing an enemy's killing intent in battle—

He would become even fiercer, without the slightest sign of fear!

Sasuke concluded that Naruto only feared their teacher—or rather, the thing inside him was afraid!

"Um... Sakura!"

"Thanks!"

Naruto was somewhat embarrassed. He had just been blaming Sakura!

He also knew what happened after he went berserk. Sakura and Sasuke had told him to keep his emotions under control!

"It's fine!"

"As long as you don't blame me for lying to you!"

Sakura said with a smile. She did not mind that Naruto had looked to Sasuke for confirmation just now!

That was just how he was!

She had long gotten used to it!

"Ha!"

"Of course not, how could I?"

Bang!

Just as Naruto finished speaking, the classroom door was suddenly kicked open with brute force!

A group of burly men dressed in black walked in!