Gua silently glanced at Izumi without saying anything.
Girls were complicated.
He could say the same thing to Itachi. All Itachi had to do was ask, "What if I die?"
Gua would tell him straight away, "As long as I'm alive, you won't die."
Don't underestimate Gua's bonds!
With a system in hand and a tenfold boost, what was the point of having a system if he didn't use it to protect the people he wanted to protect?
Just then,
Itachi also walked over from the crowd, looked at Gua, and asked in a seemingly casual tone, "You okay?"
Gua nodded as he always did.
"Yeah."
Itachi: ...
He'd just been chatting away with Izumi. Itachi hadn't heard what they'd said, but he'd seen everything. Gua had even made Izumi blush.
Why did all he get was a single "yeah"?
Itachi felt down.
Hmm?
Gua didn't notice Itachi's expression. Instead, he noticed someone else.
The Third Hokage had arrived.
"Ahem..."
The Third Hokage walked into the academy and cleared his throat twice to draw everyone's attention, giving Orochimaru a way to save face.
Orochimaru released Ebisu, who fled in a panic.
He'd had enough!
No wonder Aoba Yamashiro had rushed off to report to the Third Hokage. With Aoba Yamashiro gone, Orochimaru had caught him instead.
What rotten luck!
Ebisu hid several hundred meters away.
Orochimaru ignored him and turned toward his teacher.
"Sensei."
Orochimaru was as respectful as ever.
For all his harsh words whenever he fell out with the Third Hokage, Orochimaru was usually quite well-behaved. Those were separate matters. When it came to respecting his teacher, there was nothing to fault him for...
Why else would the Third Hokage like him?
The Third Hokage gave him a sidelong glance, then surveyed the Ninja Academy's students. Most had