"What? You didn't say your teacher was a man!"
"Huh? But you didn't ask, either."
Amaru looked at the utterly horrified Naruto, unsure what had surprised him. Wasn't it perfectly normal for her teacher to be a man? And wasn't it perfectly normal for her to like men?
Seeing how matter-of-fact Amaru was, Naruto found himself at a loss for words. It seemed the kid might have some issues with her sexual orientation, but he kept that to himself.
He still respected Amaru, but his anguished expression made her suspect that he had gotten the wrong idea.
"Ahem, Naruto, there's actually something I want to tell you."
"Oh? What is it?"
"I'm actually a girl."
"Huh? A girl? Uh, wh-what?" Now Naruto was completely stumped. I've been hanging out with Amaru this whole trip. We were practically bros, and now you're telling me Amaru's a girl? Seriously, you should've said so sooner! If you'd told me you were a girl, why would I have treated you like a bro?
Of course, Naruto wasn't that sort of person. That sort of person was, naturally, the one desperately struggling... Well, if you knew, you knew.
Naruto felt rather helpless. What was wrong with this world? He had once seen someone especially cute and thought they were a boy, only to find out they were actually a girl-Haku, to be precise. And now Amaru had left him speechless too. Was he the problem?
Why was he having trouble telling men and women apart every single day?
"Hmm? What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Amaru met Naruto's gaze, then sighed.
She explained that she had dressed as a boy to avoid drawing attention. She had no choice; otherwise, her teacher would be in danger.
"Huh? Okay, I think I get it, dattebayo."
Though the