You'll Be Drawing My Eyebrows from Now On

Chatter was the daily routine of Ninja Students. No one paid any attention to Chishima Chiba and Tsunade bickering.

However, when Takezawa Masahiro entered the classroom, the noise finally died down, and Chishima Chiba and Tsunade quieted as well.

After announcing a few matters, Takezawa Masahiro handed out the test papers and began the first Cultural Class Exam.

Holding the paper in his hands and scanning the questions, Chishima Chiba felt extremely fortunate that he had not stayed at the Ninja Academy and wasted his talent.

One look at the questions made it clear: most of them tested literacy, while questions concerning Ninjutsu Knowledge accounted for only a small portion.

Turning to glance at Tsunade, he saw disbelief written across her Little Face. She even mouthed, "This is way too easy, isn't it?" making Chishima Chiba want to reach out and pinch her cheek.

However, Chishima Chiba held himself back. He swiftly finished the paper and sat in his seat with nothing to do.

At almost the same speed as Chishima Chiba, Tsunade finished her paper as well and sat there blankly.

But how could Chishima Chiba let Tsunade be bored?

With a soft rolling sound, three dice bounced onto the tabletop, making Tsunade's Beautiful Eyes light up.

Yet after waiting for a while, she did not see Chishima Chiba place the Dice Cup on the table. The sparkle in her Bright Brown Eyes dimmed somewhat, replaced by impatience.

Tsunade nudged Chishima Chiba and pouted, signaling that something was missing from the table.

But Chishima Chiba only gave her a Big White Eyes. Ignoring her, he continued lying on the desk and scribbling away.

Frowning, Tsunade lightly pinched Chishima Chiba. Still, unable to resist her curiosity, she leaned over from the side.

Chishima Chiba hid it too well for Tsunade to see clearly. She could only vaguely make out that he was drawing something resembling a maze.

Her curiosity deepened at once. Tsunade pulled aside Chishima Chiba's Left Hand, which was trying too hard to cover things up, and pressed herself against his shoulder, staring eagerly at the tabletop.

What Chishima Chiba was drawing was not a maze, but a Mini-game similar to Flying Chess. There were many Squares along the winding Path Forward, each containing a line of Written Text indicating either a punishment or a reward.

Tsunade became interested after just one glance. Her Bright Brown Eyes stared unblinkingly at the table as she slowly read the Phrases written in every square.

Chishima Chiba continued drawing slowly on the tabletop, though his heart was beating a little fast.

But tender moments were always brief. Chishima Chiba finally finished the Improved Flying Chess game, set down his pen, and invited Tsunade to play.

Tsunade had long been unable to wait. She pulled away from Chishima Chiba's shoulder, picked up the dice on the table, and returned to her seat.

Feeling a little guilty, she looked up at Takezawa Masahiro on the podium. After making Eye Contact with Tsunade, he turned his head away, making his stance clear.

Only then did Tsunade relax. She held a die in both hands, shook it up, down, left, and right for a while, then lightly tossed it onto the table.

Three Points.

Rubbing her hands together, Tsunade accepted a Small Paper from Chishima Chiba, moved three squares along the marked path on the board, and read the Written Text inside the square.

After you win, you may make your opponent do one thing.

Tsunade's Eyelashes Trembled as she slowly Curled her lips, giving Chishima Chiba a look that said, "You're finished."

Chishima Chiba was not intimidated at all. He picked up a die from the table, gave it a slight shake, and tossed it onto the tabletop.

Four Points.

He smugly glanced at Tsunade, only for her expression to change immediately. She stared at Chishima Chiba with calm indifference.

Tsunade had successfully entered the zone. She was going to get serious!

This made Chishima Chiba inwardly relax. Serious was good. A serious Tsunade was a Big Sheep who was Giving Benefits.

And just as Chishima Chiba expected, Tsunade was not only bad at Gambling Luck—her Chess Luck was absurdly terrible too. The Three Points she rolled the first time actually became the Highest Number she rolled.

Chishima Chiba really wanted to laugh, but he held it in.

He tapped a finger lightly and pointed at the squares on the board, showing Tsunade the various conditions he had triggered.

Tsunade was a little impatient, feeling that Chishima Chiba was Showing Off. But as she kept looking, she began to feel uneasy.

After you win, you may draw a pattern on the loser's face.

Tsunade's eyes Trembled. She quickly glanced at Chishima Chiba, then just as quickly looked away. She felt that Chishima Chiba would not Show Mercy.

In an instant, Countless Possibilities flashed through Tsunade's mind—drawing a turtle, a toad, a caterpillar, and so on...

Unable to stop herself from shivering, Tsunade suddenly turned and waved a fist at Chishima Chiba in warning, signaling for Another Round.

What had happened?

Chishima Chiba looked utterly confused. He did not seem to have written anything too excessive in those squares.

But it did not matter if he did not understand for now. Chishima Chiba would definitely satisfy the request Tsunade had ultimately expressed.

Soon, the two started the Second Round, but the result was still far from ideal. Tsunade Lost Miserably.

Meanwhile, Chishima Chiba Won Big. He discovered that nearly all the Pranks he had written down could be used on Tsunade.

He shot Tsunade a wicked grin. She shifted uncomfortably, gave a soft snort, and turned her head away, not daring to look at Chishima Chiba.

Chishima Chiba did not expose Tsunade's brave front, nor did he urge her to play Another Round.

It was time to hand in the papers.

Amid waves of regretful and unwilling voices, Takezawa Masahiro collected all the test papers and Packed them away.

"The first exam is over. Everyone, take a break. We'll have the Second Exam shortly."

After saying that, Takezawa Masahiro walked out of the classroom. But the moment he left, the classroom erupted.

"Do you know how to write that character?"

"I do. You write it like this..."

"Do you know how to solve the third question?"

"No. Ask someone else..."

The discussions were mostly about the questions from the exam just now. Chishima Chiba was somewhat speechless. He suddenly felt as though he had returned to his student days in his previous life.

But then again, was it not a little too late to ask about the questions after the exam was already over?

Soon, however, Chishima Chiba turned his attention to Tsunade.

"Tsunade."

"Ah?!"

Tsunade had no idea what she had been thinking about just now. Chishima Chiba's call startled her into a shudder.

The next second, Tsunade came to her senses. Her Little Face stiffened as she closed her eyes, raised her head, and said fiercely, "Fine, a bet is a bet. Draw whatever you want."

But she could not keep up the act for long before warning him, "Don't go too far, or you'll regret it!"

Chishima Chiba had long grown used to Tsunade's contradictions, and he had no intention of drawing any messy nonsense on her face.

With such a beautiful face, who could bear to ruin it?

Smiling, Chishima Chiba nodded, picked up his pen, carefully drew Tsunade's eyebrows, and added a pale blue diamond-shaped mark to her forehead.

"Done."

"Done?" Tsunade was caught off guard. "That fast?"

"It doesn't take long to draw eyebrows and add a small pattern between them."

"At least you know better." Tsunade relaxed, but soon became nervous again. "Can you make the eyebrows look good?"

"I should be able to." Chishima Chiba glanced at Tsunade's now even more charming Little Face. "I think they look great. I swear on my sense of aesthetics."

Seeing Chishima Chiba's serious expression, Tsunade's anxious heart settled a little. She turned to look at the window on one side of the classroom.

When Tsunade clearly saw her reflection in it, she could not help but freeze in place.

I'm way too pretty!

After admiring herself for quite a while, Tsunade finally remembered Chishima Chiba. She turned back and looked at him very seriously.

"From now on, you'll draw my eyebrows, got it?"

"What do I get out of it?" Chishima Chiba blurted out.

"I'll let you... um... let you..." Tsunade stammered, unable to say it. In the end, she could only give up. "You tell me... what benefit do you want?"

"I want..."

Chishima Chiba leaned close to Tsunade's ear with a mischievous smile. Tsunade looked stunned, thinking she had heard wrong.

"Chiba, you're really big?"

"Use an affirmative tone, not a question, okay?" Chishima Chiba said, rubbing his forehead.

"Chiba, you're really big!"

"Ah! That's it, that tone! Now that feels good..."

Chishima Chiba beamed with delight, and Tsunade was quite satisfied as well.

Trading one sentence for Chiba drawing her eyebrows did not seem like a loss, right?