In the early morning, Konohagakure woke from a quiet night and began to grow noisy.
"Ahhh..."
Naruto Uzumaki yawned and rubbed his eyes as he met up with his teammates, Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno.
"Sakura!"
The instant he saw Sakura Haruno, Naruto Uzumaki perked up. His drowsiness vanished, and he immediately greeted her with energy and enthusiasm.
"Hi, hi, hi..."
Compared to before, now that they were teammates, Sakura Haruno had begun to respond to Naruto Uzumaki's eager attempts to please her.
Of course, it was mostly because Sakura Haruno wanted to maintain her image as an innocent, pretty girl in front of Sasuke Uchiha.
"Hmph!"
With both hands in his pockets, Sasuke Uchiha gave an indifferent snort. His gaze never fell on Sakura Haruno. Aside from maintaining his cold expression, he only occasionally looked at Naruto Uzumaki.
The team these three formed made a perfect spiral!
"Why isn't Kakashi-sensei here yet?"
As Naruto Uzumaki eagerly tried to please Sakura, he grumbled, "He's late every time. If I hadn't seen Kakashi-sensei fight, I'd never believe he was a jonin."
Sasuke Uchiha nodded in agreement. He and Naruto had witnessed the frenzied battle between Kakashi Hatake, Might Guy, and Shihōin Naraku, and had a rough understanding of the three jonin's abilities.
So Sasuke Uchiha was fairly satisfied with Kakashi Hatake becoming his instructor. It was just a shame it wasn't Shihōin Naraku!
Because Shihōin Naraku was the strongest, he was an ideal instructor for Sasuke Uchiha, who had always harbored thoughts of revenge.
But he could only dream. Naruto had already learned about Shihōin Naraku's position from Iruka-sensei. He was one of Konohagakure's higher-ups and couldn't become an instructor to teach them.
Naruto Uzumaki glanced at the smug Sasuke with some displeasure, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He