Chapter 13: Ino: Sensei, Put Me in Naruto-kun's Group
"Hahaha… Naruto-kun, well done! These boys who refuse to grow up really needed a lesson!"
"Naruto-kun is so handsome—I like him so much~"
"Can you tell me the truth, Naruto-kun? You were hiding your strength all this time, right?"
"Naruto-kun, are you free after school tonight? Want to walk home together? I have lots of cute little dresses in my room~ I'll wear them for you to see."
"…Huh? Don't boys usually like toys more?"
"Oh, right… then come to my house, Naruto-kun. My little brother has tons of toys in his room—I can make him bring them out for you to play with."
"…"
Girls have always admired strength and good looks.
And right now, Naruto had both in spades.
Naturally, some of them were already developing feelings for him.
"You two—want to test my bottom line as well?"
Naruto's eyelids lifted slightly.
He merely glanced at them.
The two lackeys flanking the chubby boy immediately froze in terror.
They shook their heads frantically.
"No—no way!"
"Naruto bro, let's talk nicely—please just treat us like a fart and let us go!"
Are they crazy?
They couldn't even beat the chubby kid.
Going up against Naruto would be suicide.
"What a lively morning. Eh… Amegami, what happened to your hand?"
Iruka walked into the classroom holding the class roster, looking completely confused.
Amegami was the chubby boy's name.
Right now he was lying on the floor, cradling his dislocated arm and wailing in agony.
Tears and snot mixed together on his face.
Utterly pathetic.
The chubby boy had just given the whole class a vivid lesson in what it means to be both weak and love causing trouble!
"Iruka-sensei, you're finally here! Naruto attacked first!"
Classic case of the villain complaining first.
The two lackeys saw the teacher arrive and immediately ran back over.
"Yeah, yeah! You have to stand up for us!"
Iruka placed the roster on the podium and hurried over to the chubby boy.
He crouched down and carefully reset the dislocated bone.
Crack—
"AHHHH!!!"
Another pig-slaughtering scream echoed through the classroom.
Two times in a row—
the chubby boy swore he never wanted to experience that pain again in his life.
Iruka stood up with a stern face and asked:
"Naruto, what's going on here?"
Naruto had indeed shown impressive skill yesterday by releasing four shadow clones at once.
But… having talent didn't give him the right to bully classmates.
Ino Yamanaka raised her delicate hand from her seat higher up.
"Sensei, it was Amegami who started picking on Naruto-kun first~"
"Naruto-kun stopped doing pranks today, and these immature boys actually tried to force him to keep doing them."
"Sensei, be fair—was what they did right?"
Huh???
What the—?!
Naruto stopped pranking today?
No wonder Iruka felt like something was missing when he walked in.
…Ah, right—the blackboard eraser that usually falls from above the door.
It happened every few days.
Thank goodness it didn't today, or he would've gotten hit.
Iruka had walked in feeling cheerful and completely off-guard.
"That's right, Sensei! It happened exactly as Yamanaka-san described. I can confirm it!"
"I can confirm it too! Sensei, you've always been too gentle. If you don't discipline these boys properly, they'll get completely out of control."
"Naruto-kun did nothing wrong! I saw everything clearly—we all did!"
"…"
The girls jumped in one after another to defend Naruto.
Today, Naruto didn't give off any annoying vibes!
On the contrary—he felt a little… likable!
They liked his handsome face without the weird whisker marks.
They liked his unexpectedly strong abilities!
And they liked the mature aura he now carried.
At this age, girls are especially tired of boys who are constantly mischievous and immature.
Naruto's current demeanor suited their tastes perfectly.
Iruka scratched his head awkwardly.
"So that's what happened… Sorry, Naruto—I misunderstood you."
"No problem. I'm used to it."
Naruto grinned, flashing a bright, sunny, and extremely handsome smile.
"Wow!!! So cool! Naruto-kun has changed way too much today!"
"Shikamaru, slap me hard—twice."
"Why, Choji?"
"I need to check if I'm dreaming. Naruto becoming this popular… it hurts~ How are we supposed to keep playing in the mud happily now?"
"…Sigh, fine. I'm not happy about it either, but we have to accept reality. That's the most reasonable thing right now."
"…"
Iruka returned to the podium and clapped his hands.
"Quiet down—quiet!"
"Today I'm here to announce your team assignments."
As soon as Iruka finished speaking,
the classroom erupted again.
"Sensei, I want to be on Naruto-kun's team!"
"Me too! Please, Sensei—make it happen!"
"Xiaoya, so bold! But today's Naruto-kun really is handsome… Sensei, I want to be on his team too."
"…"
Hinata's little face flushed red. She shyly looked at Naruto and murmured softly:
"Being on the same team as Naruto-kun… seems really nice."
"I have to fight for this chance!"
Ino Yamanaka flicked her slanted bangs and declared confidently:
"Sensei, put me in Naruto-kun's group."
"Huh?? Ino, you…"
Sakura stammered in confusion.
Was this still the same rival who used to fight her over Sasuke?
Switching sides this fast?
Sakura admitted that the current Naruto was very handsome and had a manly presence.
But the overnight change was too much for her to process.
A-after all… Naruto used to be one of her pursuers.
If he kept stubbornly chasing after her…
Then the two of them… getting together… wasn't… completely impossible.
Sakura's cheeks flushed. Embarrassed, she stole a glance at Naruto,
then—like a thief caught in the act—quickly turned her head away.
Ino shrugged carelessly.
"Didn't you always hate me competing with you over Sasuke? Starting today, I'm not fighting you for him anymore. I'm going after Naruto-kun!"
Her tone was firm and resolute.
Nooo…
I… I kind of want Naruto too…
Ugh, whatever!
Hmph—shallow woman. No matter how good Naruto's physical condition is,
he still can't compare to Sasuke's mastery of ninjutsu and shuriken techniques!!!
You… just wait—you'll regret it!
Sakura thought sourly to herself.
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