After entering the classroom, Naruto didn't waste words with anyone. He returned to his seat and put his head down.
But he had barely closed his eyes when he heard a girl's voice beside him.
Naruto could hear the hesitation and indecision in that voice.
Then he opened his eyes, and a breathtaking pair of long, shapely legs clad in exquisite black fishnets came into view.
"Hiss..."
Naruto sucked in a breath. Isn't this just setting me up?
Sasuke had already beaten him up that morning. If Sasuke was feeling even a little petty, Naruto could forget about sleeping in bed tonight.
Yet just as Naruto was about to refuse...
He looked up.
And discovered that the person standing there was actually one of Konoha's few true high-society socialites.
For some reason, the moment he saw Shikamaru, all of Naruto's previous thoughts vanished.
Because he could smell money on Shikamaru. Ah... that scent was enough to leave him utterly intoxicated.
He had searched high and low in vain, only to have what he wanted fall right into his lap.
Over the past few days, he had been planning to redeem some items to improve Sasuke's strength, but he was worried he wouldn't have enough money.
Who would have thought a sponsor would come knocking all on his own?
Before long, Naruto flashed the sunny smile he normally reserved for Sasuke.
"Hey, if it isn't the Nara Clan's young heiress. What can I do for you?"
The moment he said that...
Many of the boys in the classroom couldn't sit still anymore.
"Shikamaru, have you lost your mind? Your parents only just left, and you're already messing around? Aren't you afraid Naruto will get handsy with you at noon?"
It wasn't that Ino liked Shikamaru. She was simply offering a well-meaning