Today was the day the Ninja Academy assigned classes, and Ito Hirofumi was up bright and early. He couldn't help but wonder: Which class will I end up in? The original Naruto story didn't have a character like him, so with his addition to the mix, would he end up in Kakashi's Team 7?
Inside the summoning space, two couples were buzzing with excitement. And no, we're not talking about Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, or Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha. It was Minato Namikaze and his wife, along with Fugaku Uchiha and his wife. Today was the day they'd finally get to see their sons in person!
"Minato… my heart's racing!" Kushina said, her voice trembling with anticipation. "We're finally going to see our son!"
Minato nodded, smiling at his wife. "Yeah, Kushina. Let me tell you, Naruto's grown so tall now! And he's got a great group of friends!"
"Seems like the Third Hokage took good care of him, huh?" Kushina said, her eyes softening.
Minato's face darkened for a moment, but he quickly brushed it off. "Yeah… something like that."
He didn't have the heart to tell Kushina about the hardships Naruto had faced. He was afraid she wouldn't be able to handle it.
Meanwhile, Fugaku Uchiha was finally holding the hand of his beloved wife, Mikoto. Man, her hands are so soft! he thought, practically glowing. Mikoto, on the other hand, was stifling a laugh as she remembered how ridiculous her husband had looked last night—especially those sausage-like lips of his.
"Fugaku… what was up with your lips yesterday? I asked, but you wouldn't tell me…" she teased.
"Uh… that? It's nothing…" Fugaku mumbled, scratching his head. No way was he going to admit he'd mistaken Orochimaru for his wife, almost kissed him, and ended up getting bitten on the lips by one of Orochimaru's pet snakes! If he spilled that story, he'd probably never get to kiss his wife again.
As Ito arrived at the Ninja Academy, he could already hear the chaos from the classroom before he even stepped inside. These kids had just graduated, officially becoming ninjas today, so naturally, they were hyped up!
As he pushed open the door, Naruto Uzumaki's voice rang out loud and clear.
"Ha ha ha! I'm the guy who's gonna become Hokage! Sure, I probably won't make it as the next one, 'cause I'm helping Hirofumi become Hokage first! But you bet I'm gonna be the Sixth Hokage!"
Naruto was perched on a desk, striking a dramatic pose, while Sasuke Uchiha sat beside him, rolling his eyes.
"Hmph, you idiot!" Sasuke scoffed.
"Shut up, Sasuke! You're the idiot!" Naruto shot back.
"You're the idiot!"
"No, you're the idiot!"
"Naruto!"
"Sasuke!"
"Naruto!"
"Sasuke!"
"…"
Back in the summoning space, Minato and Fugaku, who already knew why Sasuke had awakened his two-tomoe Sharingan, exchanged awkward glances. Hearing their sons bickering so passionately was… well, embarrassing.
Ito couldn't take it anymore. He kicked the classroom door open with a loud BAM!
"Hey, yo! Your VIP has arrived!" he shouted.
"Hirofumi, you're here!" Naruto spun around to greet him but lost his balance and slipped off the desk. In a flailing mess, he crashed right into Sasuke!
Sasuke, caught off guard, grabbed the desk with one hand to steady himself and instinctively wrapped his other arm around Naruto to keep the idiot from falling flat on his face.
And then, by some cosmic accident…
Smack!
Their lips collided.
The classroom fell dead silent. Everyone stared, jaws dropped, at the scene unfolding before them.
A beat later, the room erupted into chaos.
"Whoa!"
"No way!"
"They kissed?!"
"Talk about a plot twist!"
"They're playing that wild?!"
"…"
In the summoning space, Minato, Fugaku, Kushina, and Mikoto—who had been over-the-moon excited to see their sons—were now completely dumbfounded. Their sons… had just kissed?!
Naruto, feeling the softness of Sasuke's lips, snapped his eyes wide open. "Pfft, pfft, pfft! Damn it, Sasuke! You jerk, taking advantage of me like that! Ever since you passed out that one time, I've noticed you giving me weird looks! You've got some kinda crush on me, don't you?!"
Sasuke's face turned beet red. "Naruto Uzumaki, I'm gonna kill you! You're the one who fell on me! And you've got the nerve to say I've got a thing for you?! I'm gonna end you! End you!"
But in that moment, an image flashed through Sasuke's mind—Naruto's female form, Naruko, with her golden twin tails. If it had been Naruko he'd kissed just now…
Argh! What am I even thinking?! Get out of my head, you idiot!
In a flash, Sasuke's Sharingan activated, two tomoe spinning wildly in his eyes before a third appeared. Just like that, he'd unlocked the three-tomoe Sharingan!
Ito was floored. No way… a kiss from Naruto unlocked the three-tomoe Sharingan?! If that was the case, maybe he had an idea for a genjutsu to mess with Sasuke. Maybe… make him and Naruto get married in an illusion?
Back in the summoning space, it wasn't just Minato, Fugaku, Kushina, and Mikoto who were stunned—everyone else was too. Especially Hashirama Senju, whose face was flushed as he kept sneaking glances at Madara Uchiha beside him.
"Madara~~~ Look at those two kids, so close they're even kissing! Is that what ninjas do nowadays when they're tight? Man, you and I are pretty close too, right? How about we give it a smooch?!"
"Get lost, you idiot!" Madara snapped, his Rinnegan flaring in panic. "Get as far away from me as you can!"
Nearby, Mito Uzumaki's face darkened as she overheard her husband. "Hashirama, you moron! Get your butt home now!"
"Ack! Honey, nooo! Not again—I'm flying!" Hashirama wailed as he was dragged off.