Naruto never expected that a tiny detail of his own control could reap so much shock and negativity from his peers.
The look Naruto was giving Sasuke right now... seemed somewhat intense in the eyes of the surrounding classmates.
A treasure girl? Naruto muttered inwardly. Surely this damn system isn't going to force me to chase Sasuke, is it?
Naruto shook his head.
NO! Women will only slow down the speed at which I draw my cheap shots.
He raised his head and swept his gaze across the classroom, looking at the anger in the eyes of each and every boy who wanted nothing more than to tear him apart and be done with it.
It seems... pretending to chase Sasuke isn't a bad idea after all.
Just how cold and aloof was Sasuke?
She would never let the rest of the class sway her emotions. Even if the contents of the letter Naruto gave her weren't some expression of goodwill or a confession, she couldn't be bothered to explain anything to outsiders.
She unfolded the letter, and a scrawled, crooked handwriting immediately came into view.
[Do you want to get stronger? If you do, wait for me by the Small Grove in the schoolyard after class. I have a big secret to tell you, and I also have a project for us to cooperate on that can make you stronger. If you agree, reply on the spot.]
To get stronger...?
Power was something Sasuke desperately desired right now, and she had temporary zero interest in big secrets or cooperation.
The only thing she cared about was-getting stronger, and then killing that woman!
However, compared to these contents that left her baffled, there was one thing she couldn't figure out.
Why did Naruto insist on her replying right now? Wouldn't that only deepen the misunderstanding?
Still, thinking of the effect of using that blue card last night, Sasuke still tore off a piece of paper and intended to reply.
Seeing this scene, all the boys in the class were furious.
Naruto Uzumaki, a Dead Last—what had he done to deserve Sasuke replying to him alone?
"It's over, there's no hope. Such a cute Sasuke is actually going to choose a Dead Last?"
"Wuwu... Can someone tell me where I failed?!" Ino said in a low voice, on the verge of a breakdown.
Shikamaru hazarded a sleepy glance at Naruto and Sasuke, taking his sweet time. "What a drag. You failed because your skin isn't as thick as Naruto's. Mind it in your next life."
"Byakugan."
Hinata truly couldn't refuse the pleas of a large group of friends around her, so she could only activate the Byakugan to peek at the contents of Sasuke's reply.
"I'm sorry, Naruto-kun, I really couldn't refuse Shino and Kiba and the others."
The Byakugan opened, and everything around her became crystal clear.
The folded letter had just landed in Naruto's hands when Hinata saw its contents through the Byakugan.
Three words entered her eyes, and Hinata hurriedly deactivated the Byakugan.
By this time, Kiba, Shino, and the other boys and girls sitting around Hinata were all asking her in low voices.
"Did you see it, Hinata? What did Sasuke say in her reply?"
Hinata lowered her head, not really wanting to tell the real contents.
Yet she couldn't lie to so many friends. After a brief analytical thought, she figured this matter would come to a head sooner or later anyway.
"There are only three words on the letter..."
"What are they?"
"Yeah, you're killing me with suspense! What on earth did Sasuke reply to the Dead Last?!"
Even Shino, who usually lacked all presence, said in a low voice at this moment; after all, this wasn't ordinary gossip.
"The three words are... are-I do."
"What? I do?"
"Sasuke actually accepted Naruto and even replied alone saying 'I do'?!'
Upon learning that the news was true, a double-agent boy could no longer suppress his voice and shouted loudly.
Now it was over, the whole class had heard the contents of Sasuke's reply.
Immediately, Sakura Haruno, Ino Yamanaka, and a gang of boys all glared fiercely at Naruto's back.
Please ignore the gender; appropriate matching illustration.
Naruto wasn't an idiot; of course he had heard these messages too, and the only one in the classroom with the ability to do that was probably Hinata, who possessed the Byakugan, right?
At this thought, he couldn't help turning his head to look at Hinata, who was full of panic, and flashed her a kind smile.
"This assist-in her past life she must have been my wedded wife, otherwise she couldn't pull off a stunt like this."
"Nalato!"
"Naruto!"
"Dead Last..."
Matching illustration depends on the mood; never mind the gender.
Instantly, one unkind low roar after another reached his ears.
[Ding! Received 1,000 points of negative emotion from the boys in the class!]
[Ding! Received 2,000 points of shock from the boys in the class!]
With his ears buzzing with system prompts, Naruto grinned from ear to ear.
Sasuke also slowly turned her head at this moment to glance at Hinata, then snorted, her gaze somewhat icy.
Having been turned back to look at by Naruto and Sasuke in succession, Hinata's heart was filled with remorse at that moment.
"What are you doing? How is Hinata supposed to help us scout information from now on if you pull this stunt?"
Instantly, Kiba, Shino, and the friends around Hinata glared at the male classmate who had yelled out loud and leaked the news.
"S-Sorry."
"You don't have to say sorry. From now on... I'll never do this kind of thing again."
Hinata lowered her head, her voice soft yet exceptionally firm. "I don't like gossip!"
That the direct descendant of the Hyuga Clan would say with her own mouth that she didn't like gossip over this matter was something no one had expected.
Hearing this, Kiba and Shino, who knew Hinata well, were both taken aback.
They hadn't expected that Hinata, who was bad at refusing people, would actually break through her own personality flaw because of this incident.
When Ino received this heaven-shaking, earth-shattering piece of bad news, her whole person went numb.
Sasuke was so quiet, pretty, and had such great grades, while Naruto was so reckless and still a Dead Last—she simply couldn't figure out why. Where had she lost?
Just as Ino couldn't help letting out a low roar.
Suddenly.
"Jingle bell... jingle bell!"
"Class is over!"
The moment they heard the dismissal bell, Naruto's deskmate, along with Sakura Haruno and Ino, stood up in a flash and roared at Naruto, "Naruto!"
Whoosh...
Yet before they could shout it out.
They saw the very object of everyone's attention, Sasuke, directly leap out of the classroom window and head straight for the school playground.
Naruto didn't have time to mess around with this bunch right now; after all, he was about to put his plan for Sasuke into action.
Swish...
Right behind Sasuke, Naruto also vaulted out and vanished from the classroom.
This left all the little partners in the classroom staring in dumbstruck silence.
"They're on a date just like that?"
"Why so fast? What happened?"
"Damn it... Naruto, I challenge you!"
"Dead Last, don't walk away after class!"
"Naruto, you ruined my book. Wait after class for my big brother to beat you up!"
So they said.
Yet all the melon-eating female classmates in the classroom also leaned against the windows with a gossipy look, staring with pairs of bell-sized eyes, far away toward the Small Grove in the playground.
When they saw Sasuke walk straight into the Small Grove with Naruto following closely behind, all the boys wore painful, incredulous expressions.
Shikamaru's seat was right by the window. Hearing the chorus of wailing from everyone, he offered a lukewarm, rational analysis.
"What a drag. Isn't it just going to the playground together? What if it's a sparring match?"
These words were like a clear stream, directly sobering up quite a few people.
"But Sasuke's reply was 'I agree'?" Someone immediately retorted to Shikamaru.
"Boring. Could it not be that Naruto wants to invite Sasuke to dinner, or for training, or to spar, or to study ninjutsu?"
If it weren't for not wanting Ino to be too emotional, Shikamaru would have been too lazy to explain.
"So, because Sasuke only replied 'I agree', you guys assumed they're boyfriend and girlfriend? Heh, naive..."
"That's right! Shikamaru's analysis is spot on!"
"Little Deer sister, you really are so clever!!!"
The crowd, who had been on the verge of despair, all expressed agreement after hearing Shikamaru's calm analysis.
However, next, as Naruto also walked over to the playground grove, the atmosphere in the classroom grew oppressive once more.
"They've met up. Judging from surface observations, there's no possibility of them fighting for now."
"Let's hope Naruto is challenging Sasuke!"
"Sasuke's face got beaten black and blue by Naruto, and this Dead Last actually dared to provoke you repeatedly!"
The crowd in the classroom muttered to themselves, staring at the two figures on the distant playground, wildly hallucinating scenarios of Naruto getting beaten up next.
Yet, as Naruto quickly said some things to Sasuke, Sasuke's delicate body visibly trembled. She stared incredulously at Naruto, and then, with eyes full of hatred, she nodded as if agreeing to something.
The appearance of this scene directly filled all the boys leaning against the windows with righteous indignation, their eyes practically spitting fire.
"NO!!!"
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