Seeing that the two had already arranged to fight, Kurama Shimei pursed his lips. He hadn't expected the excitement to die down so quickly. Since they'd agreed to settle it in Practical Combat Class, that meant they wouldn't be fighting now.
He was just shaking his head and about to leave the window when he suddenly spotted Hatake Bunkei walking back to his seat.
Kurama Shimei's eyes shifted. He walked over to the firecracker of a boy and asked with a strange expression and a mocking tone, "Bunkei, aren't you and Kaun going to say something?"
Then his tone changed as if he'd uncovered some huge secret, and he whispered, "Did you two spend the whole summer growing a pair of coward's balls?"
Hatake Bunkei, who had enjoyed the show with a grin, was just about to sit down.
At those words, he slapped the desk and pointed at Kurama Shimei, cursing, "You're the one who grew a pair of coward's balls!"
"If you've got something to say, just say it. Don't give me that passive-aggressive crap!"
"You didn't hear?" Kurama Shimei asked, looking baffled. He didn't react to the outburst.
Hatake Bunkei shook his head, his eyes wide and his square face full of confusion. Hadn't they just arranged to fight?
Was there something else?
"Back there, Sarutobi Genshi told you two to get lost and stay out of it, and you actually listened. You got lost pretty far, too!" Kurama Shimei said with a laugh.
"He said that?"
Hatake Bunkei couldn't believe it. That little punk had dared to say that to him and Kaun?
Not trusting the troublemaking Kurama Shimei, he looked at the friends beside him for confirmation.
The friends exchanged glances. They had indeed heard Sarutobi tell the two of them to get lost, but his tone hadn't matched the way Kurama Shimei described it!
Unsure what to say, they hesitantly nodded.
Once he had their confirmation, Hatake Bunkei immediately stood up and yelled to Aburame Kaun, who was sitting in front of him, "Brother, that bastard Sarutobi just insulted us!"
Aburame Kaun was in the front row, teasing Inuzuka Sawa's black dog. He looked dubious. "Insulted us? Really?"
"Really."
"Fuck, let's get them!" Aburame Kaun stepped over to the window, braced his right hand on it, and jumped down from the third floor!
Hatake Bunkei didn't wait around either. He jumped down after his firecracker of a brother.
Hearing the commotion, Senju Uka, who had been teasing the puppy, turned and glanced at his deskmate. He shook his head helplessly.
A whole summer had passed, and his knack for stirring things up hadn't diminished one bit. He was practically afraid they wouldn't start fighting!
"Now that was fast!"
"Come on, let's go have a look. There are three Sarutobi!" Hatake Kobun said, getting up.
"Let's go, let's go!" Kurama Shimei urged.
Seeing that all his friends were about to head downstairs,
Uka stopped them. Since he had nothing else to do, he set down the puppy and smiled. "You guys stay here and watch. I'll go."
"Class is about to start, and besides, if that many of us go, it'll look like we're ganging up on them!"
At those words, the others stopped.
Inuzuka Furin took her Ninja Dog back and looked at him. "Uka-kun, be careful!"
"Don't worry. It's nothing!" Senju Uka replied with a smile.
"Keep an eye on those few."
Following his gaze, they looked at the few restless children in the classroom!
After the two arranged to fight, everyone thought the excitement was over.
The heads poking out of the classrooms withdrew, and people started discussing which side had the better odds of winning in Practical Combat Class!
On the first day of the new term, someone had already arranged to fight. The little sprouts who had just started school the previous year and Uka's classmates were fired up just watching!
Bang! Bang!
Bang!
Three successive noises drew back the children who were still standing by the windows. It sounded like someone had jumped down from the floor above?
The excitement wasn't over yet?
Was the new term really this exciting?
Seeing people jump down from above,
a few little sprouts shouted, "Hurry, hurry! It's not over yet!"
"They're at it again!"
"Where? Let me through!"
"Make room, make room!"
"Don't push!"
Heads crowded the windows on the first, second, and fourth floors, all staring intently at the scene below!
"You little Sarutobi punk, did you insult us just now?" Aburame Kaun, the spokesman for the firecracker duo, pointed at Sarutobi and demanded, "Can't we even watch a fight?"
The three sudden arrivals startled Sarutobi Genshi, who had been about to leave.
Before he could react, Aburame Kaun's demand rang in his ears. Sarutobi Genshi stared blankly at the Aburame boy, who wore a black outfit and a headband.
At that moment, he felt terribly wronged. He'd spent all morning getting dressed up, curling his hair and putting on new clothes, only to have cold water poured over him before he could show them off.
Hadn't he just been arguing with Inuzuka Sawa?
How had you two gotten dragged into it?
You want to help him that badly? Is it fun to make up excuses to bully me?
But it seemed he couldn't beat the few standing in front of him. Sarutobi Genshi had very little confidence as he forced himself to ask, "I... When did I insult you?"
"Think about it yourself. You've got the nerve to say it, but not to own up to it?"
Seeing Aburame Kaun already right in front of him, Sarutobi Genshi couldn't think of when he'd insulted him. He hurriedly looked toward the older member of his clan beside him.
His younger clansman had called for help.
Sarutobi Gensei stepped forward and shielded him.
The water had only splashed Genshi, who'd charged in fastest, so Gensei had merely watched from the side and backed up his clansman without saying anything.
Genshi had indeed insulted the two of them, but in his eyes, so what if one of his clansmen had blurted out an insult in a moment of anger?
You were enemies already. So what if he insulted you?
Besides, hadn't he spent the whole summer training hard just so he could beat them and get his revenge?
Convinced that he'd improved greatly, Sarutobi Gensei put one hand in his pocket and held his head high, raising his chin slightly as he looked at the three opposite him. His expression full of disdain, he said each word clearly: "He misspoke, but he said it, so he said it!"
"What are you going to do about it?"
His voice rose at the end. After speaking, Sarutobi Gensei spread his hands as he looked at the three opposite him!
Senju Uka hadn't planned to get involved. He'd intended to stay behind and back up his friends in case they got into trouble!
In this situation, he was going to side with his friends, not reason, especially since they were facing their sworn enemies!
But seeing Sarutobi Gensei act like that, so arrogant?
Uka frowned. He didn't want to waste any more time, so he cut in at once: "Stop wasting time. If he's going to run his mouth, shut it for him!"
Aburame Kaun, who had been held back, heard Uka's words. As he gathered his Chakra, he punched Sarutobi Gensei right in his arrogant face.
He'd come here to fight in the first place. And now Sarutobi was still acting like such a little shit. If they didn't fight him, what were they waiting for?
At the same time, Hatake Bunkei heard Uka speak and channeled his Chakra as he charged at the remaining Sarutobi, Sarutobi Genwa. He was a professional when it came to fighting!
Just as he was getting into character, Sarutobi Gensei hadn't expected the three to attack so decisively.
He took a punch to the face, then kicked back at Aburame through the pain and shouted to his clansman, "What are you standing there for? Get them!"
Sarutobi Genshi, who had been hiding behind his older brother, saw him take a hit and immediately rushed at Aburame Kaun.
And Senju Uka charged at Sarutobi Gensei as soon as he finished speaking!
Seeing him kick Aburame away, Uka clenched his fist and swung it at his face.
The heads poking out of the Teaching Building's windows saw that everyone had really started fighting.
They hurriedly shouted to the classmates behind them who hadn't come to watch yet, "Hurry, hurry! They're fighting! They're fighting!"