As daylight broke, Luo Mang left the pocket world as he had before, grabbed a quick bite at home, then headed out to wait on the bridge.
"Yawn..."
Luo Mang yawned.
"So boring."
Why was everyone late today? He was the only one there. Even Sakura Haruno, who usually arrived first, was missing. He really couldn't understand it.
Although she treated Naruto poorly in the story, she was still well-behaved around other people, especially on Kakashi's team. Surely arriving on time was a basic requirement.
"Mang!"
Speak of the devil. Sakura's voice sounded in front of him, and he looked up.
She wore her classic outfit: a red sleeveless vest, white shorts, and strips of bandages wrapped around her thigh. He had no idea what purpose those served.
She held a lunchbox.
"Mang, I brought you lunch today. You didn't seem to eat that much yesterday, so I deliberately made less this time."
Holding the lunchbox in one hand, Sakura reached around the short hair hanging beside her ear with her right hand and tucked it back. Then she unconsciously touched her neck, gently rubbing it as she slowly swayed, putting her girlish shyness on full display.
"Uh, we might be teammates, but you really don't need to bring me breakfast or lunch. Copy..."
Luo Mang looked a little embarrassed. He had gotten so used to writing "Copy Ninja" in his diary that he nearly blurted it out without thinking. It had happened several times already. He really needed to fix that habit. If Kakashi actually heard him, he would probably give him some one-on-one training!
"Uh, Kakashi-sensei takes us out for lunch every day, so there's really no need. As for what happened on the first day, I've explained it plenty of times already, so I won't go over