Chapter 09: Look at Naruto!
Suddenly having his hand held by Naruto, such intimate contact was something Hinata's little heart simply couldn't bear.
Her face flushed completely red, her head grew hot, and she almost fainted right then and there.
Fortunately, Naruto's call brought her back to her senses.
But seeing Naruto's face so close made Hinata blush again, her heart pounding like a little deer.
"Na, Naruto-kun, let go of my hand..."
Only then did Naruto look down and realize he had been holding Hinata's hand tightly.
"Aha, I was too excited, didn't notice..."
"Hinata, what's wrong?"
Looking at her hands, Hinata breathed a sigh of relief for a moment, but an inexplicable sense of loss arose in her heart.
She lowered her head, blushing: "N-Nothing..."
"Naruto-kun, tomorrow is the weekend. We can arrange a time and place for tutoring..."
Naruto thought for a moment.
"Hmm..."
"Let's tutor in the morning then. As for the place..."
"How about going to your house?"
Hinata shook her head: "I'm afraid that won't work..."
Naruto said: "True, after all, you're helping me with tutoring..."
"Then come to my house!"
Hinata's little heart instantly raced wildly.
"Huh?"
"Go... go to Naruto-kun's house?"
"Of course, there's no other place to go."
Hinata blushed, twisting her fingers together shyly, and finally nodded.
"Mm."
Her voice was as faint as a mosquito's buzz.
Naruto, however, was incredibly happy and said loudly: "Then it's settled!"
"See you tomorrow!"
He clasped his hands behind his head and happily hummed a song as he returned to his seat.
Hinata watched Naruto's retreating figure, a gentle smile appearing on her blushing face.
"Can I study with Naruto-kun tomorrow?"
"That's... that's wonderful..."
Seeing this scene, Haruno Sakura and Yamanaka Ino couldn't help but exchange glances.
"Hinata, she actually towards that Naruto..."
Yamanaka Ino smiled slyly.
"Hey, Billboard Brow, looks like that guy Naruto is going to have a change of heart soon!"
"Hmph, what does that have to do with me."
"I wish that troublesome guy wouldn't pester me!"
Haruno Sakura crossed her arms, closed her eyes, and said dismissively.
After Ino left, she still couldn't help but take another glance in Hinata's direction.
She shook her head, cast aside these random thoughts, then rested her chin on her hand and smiled towards Sasuke again.
...
Nara Shikamaru and Akimichi Choji were dumbfounded.
"Is, is that Naruto?"
"He would actually actively ask someone to help tutor him?!"
Akimichi Choji stuffed chips into his mouth in large mouthfuls.
"Munch munch."
"There are only two possibilities. Either Naruto has gone crazy, or we are under a genjutsu."
Nara Shikamaru shook his head.
"There is one more possibility, which is that I haven't woken up yet."
"I need to go back to sleep."
Yawning, he walked towards his desk and soon lay sprawled on it like a lump of soft mud, closing his eyes lazily.
"Truly slothful, Shikamaru."
Akimichi Choji sat beside him and continued to munch heavily.
Sitting in the last row, Inuzuka Kiba also frowned in disbelief.
Inuzuka Kiba's personality was actually quite similar to Naruto's.
Both were somewhat unreliable, cared about face, loved to brag, and of course, most importantly...
Both aimed to become Hokage.
"That guy Naruto, could it be he wants to get rid of the title of dead last?"
"How is that possible!"
A gloomy voice suddenly sounded beside him.
"That's not necessarily true."
"If you ask for the reason..."
"Anyone has the possibility to change."
Inuzuka Kiba yelped like a dog, almost jumping up in fright.
"Shino?!"
"When did you get here?!"
Aburame Shino: "...I've been sitting beside you for half an hour."
"I didn't feel it at all!"
"..."
At this time, the buzz of discussion in the classroom suddenly quieted down.
Umino Iruka strode into the classroom.
This sudden change made Iruka-sensei frown as well.
"What's wrong with you guys?"
"N-Nothing..."
Iruka inadvertently glanced at Naruto.
He was actually still refining chakra...
Earnest advice was effective. Although he was very happy for him, but...
Isn't this effect a bit too outstanding?!
Isn't this degree of effort a bit excessive?
Naruto, are you studying for grad school?!
Iruka also opened his mouth slightly, his imagination running wild, until he was reminded by a student and came back to his senses.
His face turned slightly red.
Many teachers and students had reminded him not to pay too much attention to Naruto alone.
Even the principal had subtly criticized him for this.
However...
Iruka coughed once: "Alright, let's start class!"
[Detected that...]
Naruto interrupted Brother System: "Yeah yeah yeah, I know."
"Total focus, right!"
He immediately widened his eyes and began to stare dead at Iruka-sensei, his ears perked up like a fox, afraid of missing a single word.
This posture not only made Iruka-sensei feel a bit scary, but other students also looked as if they had seen a ghost.
"That guy Naruto, yesterday wasn't just a whim; he's actually persisting in listening attentively?"
"This is as abnormal as Sasuke suddenly running onto the podium to strip dance..."
"Exactly, it's even scarier than Choji suddenly saying he wants to lose weight."
"Ah, I thought of one too! It's as ridiculous as Sakura suddenly stopping revolving around Sasuke and falling in love with Naruto! Hahaha..."
Thump—
Thump thump thump!
Just as several people were laughing and discussing, Iruka-sensei's chalk shot out like shuriken, broke into three pieces in mid-air, and hit the foreheads of three people without missing a beat.
"No whispering!"
"Yes, Iruka-sensei..."
Rubbing their painful foreheads, the three grimaced and lowered their heads.
Iruka sighed: "Can't you guys listen to the class properly?"
"Look at Naruto..."
After saying this sentence, Iruka's brain instantly crashed.
Since when did Naruto suddenly become a role model?
This was the first time he had ever said this sentence...
Everyone looked towards Naruto.
Naruto still had a dignified face, meticulous, his gaze as firm as if he were joining the party.
Iruka was also a bit embarrassed.
"Cough cough, Naruto, then you answer this question."
He took the opportunity to say, going with the flow.
Sounds of schadenfreude filled the classroom.
Naruto was also stunned for a moment, but still stood up immediately.
His brain was working frantically.
"It's the same type of question as yesterday..."
"Combining the lectures Iruka-sensei gave these past two days, and what Sakura said when answering the question yesterday..."
Now that Naruto's focus had improved, his observation ability, memory ability, and analytical ability had all skyrocketed significantly.
"5... 500 meters?"
Naruto answered cautiously, as if lighting an explosive tag.
Iruka-sensei was dumbfounded, as if under a curse mark.
Seeing this, Naruto's mouth gradually grinned, his smile becoming increasingly presumptuous.
"Ano sa, ano sa..."
"Iruka-sensei, did I get it right?!"
Iruka-sensei shook his head.
"No."
Naruto instantly wilted.
"Then what was that expression for!"
Iruka sighed: "I'm not surprised that you answered wrong, but surprised that you..."
"Were almost right."
"You were very close to the correct answer, just made a small mistake that is easy to make. Even if Sakura was careless, she might make that kind of mistake..."
"This is already simply a miracle."
Naruto grabbed his hair frantically.
"...Didn't I still get it wrong?!"
Little did he know, the entire classroom had long since fallen into dead silence.
Sasuke, Sakura, and everyone else felt a shock bordering on fear.
Is this still...
That Naruto?!