"Hey, Naruto, get up. Your graduation exam is today."
Kushina rubbed her bleary eyes, yawned, then called for Naruto to get up.
For once, Kushina had gotten up early today, but that was hardly surprising. After all, today was Naruto's graduation exam.
Naruto sprang out of bed with a kip-up and, looking a little excited, put on the white-and-red coat his dad had picked for him. After a quick wash and breakfast, he headed out the door.
"Karin!"
He called toward the house next door, and a redheaded head poked out.
"I know, I know! I'm up. You don't have to keep yelling!"
Because Karin had overslept before, Naruto had always paid close attention to whether she got up in the morning.
As a result, the blond's shouting had woken Karin from her sweet dreams many times.
Although he was calling her to go to school, it still really annoyed her.
Her pink quilt and soft bed were leaving her just like that.
But there was something to look forward to: a sweet-smelling Sasuke-kun would randomly spawn along the way.
As mentioned before, Sasuke got up early every day to train, working himself into a heavy sweat and soaking his training clothes through.
So, before heading out every day, he took a shower and washed with soap to get the grime off.
On top of that, Sasuke used an anti-dandruff shampoo with a lovely, lingering fragrance that Naruto had given him for his birthday.
That made the Sasuke who spawned in the mornings especially fragrant.
"Hehehe." At that thought, Karin let out a strange laugh.
"Wait, what are you doing?"
Hearing the strange laughter through the wall, Naruto asked.
"Ahem, nothing. I'll be ready in a second."
Karin wiped the nonexistent drool from the corner of her mouth, packed her