Wait Until Class Is Over

Tsunade did not know whether she had gotten the better end of the deal, but she knew perfectly well whether Chishima Chiba's eyebrows looked good on her.

During breaks, Tsunade kept pulling Chishima Chiba over and making him shape her brows.

Naturally, Chishima Chiba did not refuse. He cradled Tsunade's little face in one hand and lightly swept the pencil over her brows with the other. In the span of a single break, he gave Tsunade three different brow shapes.

Cute, sweet, or valiant—Tsunade had never realized that simply changing the shape of her brows could let her pull off so many different styles.

Likewise, looking at his masterpiece, Chishima Chiba felt as though a whole new world had opened before him. Once Tsunade grew a little older, pairing all sorts of brow shapes with all kinds of outfits... wouldn't that be absolutely amazing?

"Chiba, why do I feel like there's something off about your expression?"

Tsunade knew the look on Chishima Chiba's face far too well. One glance was enough for her to tell that he was thinking of something naughty.

But she did not know exactly what, because so far, Chishima Chiba's badness had only shown itself through his mouth. He had not displayed it in any other way yet.

Having been partially exposed by Tsunade, Chishima Chiba reined in his expression, though his heart was still unsettled.

He raised an eyebrow. "Tsunade, say that thing I taught you before again. I want to hear it."

"What's so special about saying it? What's so good about hearing it?" Tsunade blinked, grumbled, then reluctantly opened her mouth. "Chiba, you're really big!"

That felt good!

Chishima Chiba felt utterly refreshed, and the turbulence in his heart settled with it. He pointed at the glass set into the classroom window.

"Take a look. Satisfied?"

At his words, Tsunade turned around and stared hard at her reflection in the glass. The longer she looked, the more she liked it.

Only after admiring herself to her heart's content did Tsunade turn back around. She could not help looking Chishima Chiba up and down.

"Chiba, you know way too many things. I'm starting to wonder... did you used to shape other people's brows?"

"How could that be? You're definitely the first."

Chishima Chiba spoke with absolute conviction, and it was indeed the truth. Whether in his previous life or this one, it really was his first time shaping a girl's brows.

The reason he had seemed so professional right from the start probably had a lot to do with the Sealing Jutsu he was learning.

Sealing Jutsu was truly difficult to learn. It tested not only one's patience, but also one's meticulousness, control of force, and much more. As it happened, shaping brows required the same kind of foundation.

Even Chishima Chiba had not expected that practicing Sealing Jutsu would let him master such a skill. He had gained another point for himself out of nowhere.

But Tsunade still did not quite believe him. "I don't believe you. You make brows look so pretty—you must have practiced before."

"It's because my Tsunade is pretty. Even if I drew a turtle on your face, you'd still look good."

"Draw a turtle on your face!" Tsunade bared her little fangs, but her voice dropped a notch. "You're always saying weird things, and besides... who's your Tsunade?"

"We live in the same courtyard. Why can't I say it?" Chishima Chiba asked knowingly. "It's a fact. If you deny it, you're being a little unreasonable."

"Who are you calling unreasonable?!" Tsunade's little face flushed. "Get this straight, you're the one living in my house!"

"It's all the same."

"It's not the same!"

"Grandma Mito said I should treat it like my own home. And your home and my home are both homes, so there's no problem with me calling you my Tsunade, right?" Chishima Chiba used his old trick again and began talking in circles.

After more than half a year together, Tsunade had naturally built up some immunity. Counting on her fingers, she refuted him word by word. "I only share a courtyard with you, not a room. That doesn't make me yours, so you can't call me your Tsunade."

"Tsunade, you've misunderstood." Ignoring Tsunade's adorably blank expression, Chishima Chiba continued leading her in circles. "What I originally meant was Tsunade from my neighbor's house. To make it shorter and easier to remember, I just call you my Tsunade. Understand?"

That worked too?

Tsunade's store of strange knowledge had grown a little.

No, more precisely, her ability to argue had improved a little more.

She shot Chishima Chiba a vicious glare, then turned away and stopped paying attention to him. This was Tsunade's final act of stubbornness.

But Chishima Chiba was not worried at all. He noticed that Tsunade was once again sneaking glances at her reflection in the glass.

With a soft chuckle, Chishima Chiba began counting slowly in his heart.

Sure enough, after barely more than ten counts, Tsunade turned back around, having forgotten all about being angry.

"I look so pretty like this!" x2

They spoke at the same time. The scene fell silent for a moment, then Tsunade flew into an embarrassed rage and kept reaching out to pinch Chishima Chiba's soft flesh.

Naturally, Chishima Chiba refused to be outdone. He reached out and tickled Tsunade's ticklish spots, and Tsunade's bright laughter rang out again and again.

At that moment, the half-grown boys in the classroom watched the two fooling around in the corner of the back row and grew sour again. It felt worse than eating ten pounds of dog food.

"We have to teach Chishima Chiba a lesson!"

"How are we supposed to teach him? He looks like a genius... otherwise, a girl like Tsunade wouldn't be so close to him."

"He's only good-looking, and he hasn't even come to school for half a year. There's no way he's stronger than us!"

"That's true!" Light returned to some of the boys' eyes.

"Chishima Chiba is just a paper tiger. Other than being handsome, he's got nothing going for him!"

"When it's time for the practical exam, I'm willing to go first!"

"I'll go second!"

"I'll go third!"

"I..."

The resilient half-grown children regained their drive, and the bad mood from failing the first exam was swept away.

Compared to failing an exam, they cared more about making Chishima Chiba lose face and stealing Tsunade back from him.

More importantly, they were jealous!

Ignoring what the half-grown children were thinking and what they had just been discussing, the tired-out Chishima Chiba and Tsunade rested their heads on their desks, facing each other with their big eyes locked.

They were very close. Tsunade's skin was simply flawless, and even after staring for quite a while, Chishima Chiba could not find a single imperfection.

She was really beautiful. I want to kiss her...

But Tsunade was a little uncomfortable. She could not bear Chishima Chiba's burning gaze or his scorching breath.

Her face turned red.

"You stink! Move farther away..." Tsunade raised a hand and pushed Chishima Chiba.

"You smell nice. I don't want to move farther away from you..."

Chishima Chiba's shameless words made Tsunade blush even more, and she could not help leaning back.

But Chishima Chiba had no intention of giving up. Shamelessly, he followed after her, crowding Tsunade all the way to the edge of the desk before finally stopping.

But that was as far as he dared go. Chishima Chiba did not dare push Tsunade too hard. This little lady packed a truly powerful punch when she hit people.

"Tsunade?" Takezawa Masahiro's voice came from the podium. "Come collect your test paper."

"Huh? Oh!"

Tsunade sprang to her feet, forgetting that Chishima Chiba was already sitting at the very edge of his chair.

Chishima Chiba had been too busy admiring Tsunade's beautiful face. Takezawa Masahiro's sudden shout and Tsunade's abrupt rise startled him badly.

Bang! Crash...

Chishima Chiba lost his balance and fell diagonally toward Tsunade. In the next second, he wrapped her in a full embrace, his nose buried in Tsunade's ponytail.

The classroom fell completely silent. Though Chishima Chiba and Tsunade separated the instant they touched, they both stood frozen in awkwardness, unsure of what to do.

At the same time, Takezawa Masahiro, standing at the podium and watching it all happen, was briefly stunned as well.

But Takezawa Masahiro lived up to his identity as a Ninja Teacher and quickly recovered. "Chishima Chiba, come collect your test paper too. Like Tsunade, you got first place on the written exam."

"We got first place!"

Chishima Chiba immediately perked up and openly hugged Tsunade again. He even bounced up and down with her on the spot, acting every bit like a child.

Takezawa Masahiro: ...

Tsunade forced a smile as her little hand viciously pinched Chishima Chiba's soft flesh behind her back. "Yeah, I'm so happy too, but could you stop celebrating first?"

"Ahem, I got carried away." Chishima Chiba released Tsunade, then ground his teeth and protested quietly. "Could you let go of your fingers too?"

"Hehe..." Tsunade gave Chishima Chiba a smile that did not reach her eyes, then left him behind and walked straight forward, leaving only one sentence in the air.

"Chiba, I'll settle the score with you after class!"

Chishima Chiba pursed his lips and followed after her without a word, but his mind was racing wildly as one idea after another naturally surfaced.

Tsunade, hear me out after class!