Iconic Scene

"Izayoi-kun, it's time to get up. Class assignments are about to begin."

The next day, Izayoi once again woke to Hinata's call.

At some point, the self-disciplined him had developed a habit of sleeping in, enjoying the princess's wake-up service every day.

Hinata had also grown accustomed to waking up early each day, bringing breakfast over to wake Izayoi. They both enjoyed it.

"You guys drained all my Chakra yesterday. I can't get up."

Instead of getting up immediately, Izayoi held out his hands to Hinata and said coquettishly, "Hinata, pull me up."

"You're lying. The Chakra we absorbed wasn't even as fast as your recovery rate."

Hinata pouted, but still reached out to help Izayoi up.

However, the moment her little hand grasped the back of Izayoi's hand, he caught her wrist in return and gave a hard tug.

Hinata's body fell straight onto Izayoi.

But her figure, which far surpassed those of her peers, easily absorbed the impact, leaving her unharmed as she lay sprawled atop Izayoi.

"Ah..."

Though she was not hurt, the sudden attack still made Hinata cry out in surprise.

Feeling the softness against his chest, Izayoi swiftly switched positions with Hinata, rolling over to pin her beneath him. With his hands braced beside her head, he looked down at the girl who had already turned into a Steam Princess.

"I... Izayoi-kun..."

After several years, Hinata's resistance had become incredibly strong, yet at this moment it was as though her stats had been reset to zero. Her gaze darted away, and she could not meet Izayoi's eyes at all.

Seeing Hinata's long-lost adorable expression, Izayoi felt an inexplicable urge.

But thinking of her age, as well as the fact that their relationship had yet to truly cross that line, Izayoi suppressed the impulse.

Just as Izayoi was about to get out of bed, his gaze inadvertently swept over the Black Fishnet Undershirt. As though recalling something, he finally could not resist voicing his wish in his hometown dialect: "Hinata, I want to grab your boobs."

"Hm?"

Unable to understand what Izayoi had said, Hinata cutely tilted her head.

The next second, her face suddenly flushed scarlet, and her pale lavender Byakugan turned into spiral-patterned "Rinnegan."

Her emotional values rapidly soared, nearly reaching their peak and breaking through the limit.

Izayoi quickly got up and jumped off the bed, jogging into the Private Bathroom.

Hinata, meanwhile, gasped for breath as though she had been holding it in for a long time. At the same time, she raised a hand to calm her pounding heart and the faint ache.

By the time Izayoi emerged from the Private Bathroom, Hinata was no longer in the room.

Izayoi did not leave the room right away. Instead, he opened the wardrobe and took out the Combat Uniform he had custom-made at the beginning of the year but had never worn.

The Combat Uniform was a White Robe identical to Otsutsuki Indra's.

The only difference was that Izayoi's robe lacked the broad collar and the black magatama around the neckline.

After putting on the white robe and fastening the black belt, Izayoi took out the items he had bought yesterday.

They were two White Wristbands with storage functions.

Izayoi placed his Shuriken and Kunai inside them, then wore them around both wrists.

The sleeves of the white robe were extremely wide. Unless an enemy possessed x-ray vision, they would never be able to see what Izayoi's hands were doing inside.

Fully dressed, Izayoi left the room.

Hinata, who had already opened the lunchbox and was waiting at the dining table as usual, immediately lit up. Her heart, which had only just calmed down, suddenly began racing again.

It could not be helped. Izayoi was simply far too lethal-looking right now.

Black hair, blue eyes, a handsome face, and a tall, upright figure—now that he wore a long white robe, he possessed an added air of nobility.

Judging by appearance alone, anyone would think Izayoi was a young nobleman of extraordinary birth, rather than a commoner orphan who had lost both parents in childhood and had never been taught etiquette by anyone.

At that moment, Hinata suddenly regretted wearing an ordinary White Coat and trousers.

She should have had a kimono custom-made for herself, just like her younger sister.

That way, she and Izayoi would look even more suited to each other.

With that thought, Hinata immediately made up her mind to ask her younger sister for advice when she got home.

Naturally, Izayoi had no idea what Hinata was thinking.

After breakfast, the two left the house and headed for the Ninja Academy.

"Yo... Izayoi, Hinata, good morning."

"How nice. You two are still inseparable. Hope you end up in the same class too."

On the way, Izayoi and Hinata ran into several classmates who were also heading to school together.

Since the two were always stuck together, they naturally could not avoid being teased.

Izayoi merely smiled without saying anything, while Hinata shyly lowered her head, recalling the intimate scene from not long ago.

When they arrived at the classroom, most of the students were already there.

Originally, Naruto Uzumaki had been the only one in the class who had not graduated. But after Naruto Uzumaki passed the Graduation Exam, every student in Class 1-6 had passed.

Of course, no one knew how many teams would earn the approval of a Guidance Jonin.

Since they had already graduated, the students were not sitting in their assigned seats. Instead, they sat together with the people they were closest to, chatting.

Izayoi and Hinata also casually found seats and sat down.

Before the two could start whispering to each other, a figure who drew everyone's attention sat down beside Izayoi.

Glancing at him, Izayoi smiled and greeted him. "Morning, Sasuke."

"Morning."

Sasuke Uchiha nodded, looking somewhat expectant. "When they divide us into teams later, I hope I get assigned to the same team as you two."

Aside from Naruto Uzumaki, who occasionally resonated with him, Sasuke Uchiha only regarded Izayoi and Hinata as worthy of notice in the entire grade.

If he could be assigned to the same team as them, he could challenge them often and improve his own strength.

At that, Izayoi smiled and shook his head. "I'd also like to be assigned to the same team as you and Hinata, but you should know that the top three students in the grade can't possibly be placed on the same team. Otherwise, when the Chunin Exams come around, the other teams might as well not participate."

"That's true."

Sasuke Uchiha looked slightly disappointed, feeling that Izayoi made a lot of sense.

Just as he rested his chin on both hands and waited for the team assignments to begin—

A figure had somehow crouched down in front of him.

Looking at the blond, fox-faced boy before him, and those eyes that were the same color as Izayoi's but narrowed into slits, Sasuke Uchiha felt inexplicably annoyed. His expressionless face could not help showing a look of disgust.

Seeing this, Izayoi seemed to recall something, and the corners of his mouth rose uncontrollably.

Sure enough...

"That Naruto is seriously too rude."

"Exactly! Sasuke, hurry up and teach him a lesson!"

"..."

Watching Naruto Uzumaki provoke Sasuke Uchiha, the girls gathered some distance away wished they could rush over and beat Naruto Uzumaki flat on the ground.

But when they saw Izayoi and Hinata beside Sasuke Uchiha, they did not dare step forward, as though they had been intimidated by that combination.

Just then, the male student in front of Sasuke Uchiha seemed to be getting carried away in conversation. He suddenly thrust his elbow backward, failing to notice that Naruto Uzumaki was crouching on the desk behind him.

With his butt hit by the elbow, Naruto Uzumaki involuntarily pitched forward. As the face before him rapidly filled his vision, his narrowed eyes flew wide open.

Sasuke Uchiha did the same.

Mu~~a!

Under the stunned gazes of the girls, whose bodies seemed to turn to stone, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha pressed together and reenacted the legendary Kiss of the Century.

Whoa...

At that moment, Izayoi nearly whistled. He deeply regretted not buying a Camera.

Hinata covered her little mouth with both hands, her face flushed as she looked at Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.

That scene was simply too... too shocking!

"Bleurgh..."

Several seconds later, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha seemed to finally come to their senses. They hurriedly broke apart, turned their heads aside, and began dry-heaving.

While gagging, Sasuke Uchiha said murderously, "Dead last, I'm definitely going to kill you!"

However, he did not need to make a move. A mass of shadows swept over them.

Having personally witnessed their idol's first kiss get stolen, the girls of the Support Group, led by Sakura Haruno, directly ignored the pressure from Izayoi and Hinata. They shoved aside the male student in front of Sasuke Uchiha, dragged Naruto Uzumaki off the desk, pulled him beneath the podium, and gave him a savage beating.

"Ahhh... Spare me!"

Naruto Uzumaki's screams and pleas for mercy rang out from within the Dust Mist.