"..."
Silence instantly fell over the group. No one had expected Sakura Haruno to come here instead of going to have her injuries treated.
"Sakura, come sit here."
Luo Mang gently patted the seat she had occupied earlier, inviting her over.
Sakura Haruno smiled and walked over.
Just then, Ino Yamanaka could no longer withstand the pressure. She decided to play the victim first and pointed at Luo Mang.
"Sakura, you have no idea. While you were gone, Luo Mang kept teasing me."
"He said my figure was nothing special, and he isn't even going to leave Tenten alone. He's such a womanizer. Why don't you break up with him? Be careful-he might be lying to you..."
She gesticulated indignantly, looking every bit the concerned best friend urging Sakura to dump her boyfriend.
Beside her, Tenten blushed scarlet at being dragged into it.
"Mm..."
After all, she had spent time alone with Luo Mang and had considered dating him.
She was still young, an adolescent with romantic fantasies of her own.
She wanted a sweet romance, too, and wanted to go on dates with an outstanding boy. Otherwise, she would never have spent so long with Luo Mang that day.
The reason she had only nodded at him that morning was that she was hurt.
And when Luo Mang was with Sakura Haruno, she had already chosen to keep her distance, afraid her feelings would affect both Luo Mang and herself.
But having it brought up now, right in front of Sakura, his actual girlfriend, was still rather embarrassing.
"Ah, well..."
Sakura Haruno raised her eyebrows. She was not nearly as accepting as Hinata Hyuga. Her jealousy was so obvious that even the air around her seemed to turn sour.
The reason Hinata could take it in stride was that