"Shikamaru, are you okay?"
Seeing Shikamaru get up and come over, Ino quickly asked.
"I'm fine, sorry to make you worry." Shikamaru shook his head and said.
"Believe it, Shikamaru, you really scared me." Naruto put his arm around Shikamaru's shoulder and said with relief.
"Yes, yes." Shikamaru replied to Naruto a little helplessly.
Was this strength meant to send him flying?
Shikamaru seemed to have thought of something and asked Sasuke, "But, Sasuke, how did you do that back then?"
If Sasuke hadn't suddenly controlled Mizuki with Genjutsu, Naruto might have really been in danger.
Sasuke, who was standing with his arms crossed, was stunned when he heard this.
He looked at his companions around him, all with curious expressions, and a slight blush appeared on his face.
His eyes glanced at Shinji, who was behind Shikamaru, with a gentle smile on his face.
Only then did he close his eyes and explain, "Because, my Kekkei Genkai awakened at that time."
His eyes slightly lifted, and Sasuke's eyes turned a bright red, with a single tomoe pattern slowly rotating in each eye.
"So cool!" Ino unconsciously exclaimed.
"Tch, arrogant Sasuke." Naruto thought the same, but it was impossible for him to admit it.
Shinji, standing behind Shikamaru, chuckled softly and patted Naruto's head, saying, "Naruto, Sasuke's eyes awakened because of you."
"Eh?" Naruto, hearing this, gave Shinji a stunned look.
And Sasuke was so ashamed that he shouted at Shinji, "Sensei! Don't talk nonsense!"
Shinji ignored Sasuke's shame and anger and explained, "No, Sasuke, as far as I know, the initial awakening of the Sharingan is usually triggered by intense negative emotions."
"This causes the brain to secrete a special Chakra that stimulates the optic nerve, awakening the single tomoe Sharingan."
"So, I think it was because you were in danger at that time, Naruto, that caused Sasuke to awaken his eyes."
"Sasuke, I acknowledge you." Naruto happily ran over and put his arm around Sasuke's shoulder.
"Bastard! Get away from me!" Sasuke roared at Naruto like a startled cat.
"Hey, don't be shy." Naruto didn't care about Sasuke's attitude at all.
Shinji had said that Sasuke had awakened his eyes because he was worried about him. To Naruto, this was incredibly touching.
"Don't talk nonsense! Who's shy! I have the Sharingan now! I'll definitely beat you up later!"
Sasuke felt like his whole body was a volcano right now, wishing he could beat Naruto to death.
"Tch, arrogant Sasuke, you have to look at the actual situation when you boast."
When it came to strength, Naruto would not back down.
"Not necessarily, Naruto." Shinji said with a smile.
"The single tomoe Sharingan already has basic insight abilities, allowing the user to see the opponent's movements and simple hand seals."
"So, if you don't take off your weights, you might really not be able to beat Sasuke."
Naruto turned completely gray. "Why! I've worked so hard to train, and I'm still not as good as arrogant Sasuke after awakening his eyes once!"
Seeing Naruto like this, Sasuke felt much better. He immediately mocked him, "Tch, dead last is dead last."
"Stupid Sasuke!"
"Dead last!"
"...."
On the side, Ino and Choji covered their foreheads helplessly.
It had started again.
Shikamaru glanced at Shinji, who was smiling, and couldn't help but mutter in his heart, 'Indeed, sensei, you are really malicious.'
Whether it was what Shinji had said to him a few days ago, or now rekindling the love-hate relationship between Naruto and Sasuke, Shikamaru realized that his personality didn't seem to be very mature.
...
Ninja School.
Shinji stood on the podium and said to the many students, "Tomorrow is the midterm exam for this semester, and there will be practical combat. So, I hope the students are prepared, to avoid a drop in grades."
"Eh!"
The students all exclaimed in surprise.
Generally speaking, students only participated in some practical combat classes at the Academy. More often, they were in the classroom, and suddenly they had to take a practical combat assessment.
Some students who were usually lazy felt guilty.
"Sensei! Do we choose our own opponents?" Kiba raised his hand and asked.
If they could choose their opponents, they could at least get a good ranking.
"No, in addition to the regular ninja tool test, your practical combat opponents will be arranged by me."
As a teacher, Shinji naturally wouldn't let some students secretly cut corners. Otherwise, there would be no need to hold this midterm exam.
Shinji explaimed while putting away the materials, "The scoring will be done by several teachers together, so your performance in practical combat is an option for extra points."
"Alright, class is dismissed. I hope everyone gets a good grade tomorrow."
After speaking, Shinji slowly walked out of the classroom.
[Lesson completed, calculating...]
[Overal rating: B]
[Reward Wind Release: Gale]
It was a very ordinary reward, and the lesson evaluation was B, probably because he announced the exam tomorrow just before class ended.
Shinji didn't care about the fluctuating mindset of many students caused by this.
Naruto rubbed his chin and asked, "Shikamaru, who do you think sensei will arrange as my opponent?"
Shikamaru, who was about to lean against the wall, heard this and glanced at Naruto. "What do you think?"
"At present, based on your strength, if there are no surprises, it can only be Sasuke."
After speaking, Shikamaru closed his eyes again.
"Really? Then I can beat Sasuke and get first place?" Naruto heard this and immediately became excited.
Thinking of the arrogant Sasuke being defeated by him, he felt full of power.
Sasuke, who had just walked over, heard Naruto's boastful words. He immediately shattered Naruto's fantasy.
"Dead last, there are also extra points for grades and subject exams, and I won't lose to you."
Moreover, in the past few days, he had enjoyed being the boss of the little kids at the clan.
After all, in the Uchiha clan, which 7 year old besides him had the Sharingan?
Naturally, Fugaku's attention to Sasuke had also increased recently.
Even Itachi would guide him on the use of the Sharingan after returning from missions. So, Sasuke felt that he could definitely crush Naruto now.
"Annoying! I'll definitely beat you up."
After the touching moment that night, Naruto felt that his emotion in the following days was absolutely wasted.
Sasuke was still so annoying!