The sound of shattering instantly startled Sarutobi as he was digging into his meal.
It was lunchtime, and Sarutobi had given several ANBU time off to eat, which was how Naruto had managed to sneak in so perfectly.
"Heh heh heh, Grandpa, the way my big bro and I made our entrance scared you, didn't it?"
Konohamaru lowered his head and chuckled, then looked up at his grandfather.
Naruto also held his head high with pride. Inside the Sealing Space, Kushina applauded her son, while Minato scratched his hair in slight embarrassment.
"Uh, little Naruto, and Konohamaru, what did you come to see Grandpa for?"
Sarutobi put down the Gold-Banded Staff he had just summoned, relaxed, and asked the two rather helplessly.
"Heh heh, since you asked so sincerely, I'll be merciful and tell you."
"We came to... to..."
Konohamaru had been standing with his hands on his hips, smugly showing off in front of his grandfather, only to get stuck halfway through.
"Uh, big bro, what did we come here for?"
A bead of cold sweat formed on Konohamaru's forehead in his anxiety, and he turned back to ask Naruto quietly.
"We came to ask about my team assignment."
Naruto likewise whispered into Konohamaru's ear.
"Oh, oh."
Konohamaru nodded, then put his hands on his hips again and raised his head to address Sarutobi.
"Listen up! We came to ask about big bro's team assignment."
Naruto nodded along beside him, then looked at Sarutobi.
Sarutobi held his forehead, speechless at his grandsons.
"Little Naruto, you haven't even graduated yet. Why are you asking about this so early?"
Naruto tapped his fingers together, then spoke a little shyly.
"Well, actually, I wanted to know whether I could be on a team with Sasuke and Hinata."
After all, it wouldn't be