"Do you two know each other?"
Lin Guang was a little surprised. How come he knew nothing about this?
"We ran into each other at Ichiraku a couple of days ago while eating ramen. We found out we both knew you and got talking. We really hit it off."
Satō Maji said.
"I can believe you two hit it off."
Lin Guang laughed. He also wanted to see what kind of sparks would fly between Satō Maji and Naruto.
"Lin Guang, will you be all right for the exam later?"
Hyūga Jō walked over.
"I'll be completely fine. I'm more worried about Kenza and Naruto."
Lin Guang said, taking the opportunity to introduce Naruto and Hyūga Jō to each other.
"What are you talking about, Lin Guang? I've been studying hard!"
Naruto looked confident.
"That's right! I've been reading lately too. I'll definitely pass!"
Satō Maji declared loudly, exchanging a smile with Naruto.
"Where do you two get all that confidence?"
Lin Guang slapped his forehead. He had no idea what to do with these two.
"Gaara, we arrived in Konoha seven days late. Is that really all right?"
Temari asked Gaara.
He was a boy with short red hair, the character for "love" carved into his forehead, and a large gourd on his back.
"There was nothing we could do. Something suddenly happened in the village, which delayed our arrival."
Gaara said.
"Then when I tried to drive them off just now..."
Kankuro stopped halfway through.
"You have the nerve to bring that up! You dragged out such a trivial matter, and that boy standing at the back hadn't even made a move! I sensed danger from him!"
Gaara said.
"How is that possible? Even with your strength, you sensed danger?"
Temari was shocked. The three of them were