"Ahem, ahem… Because I've already tried my best, and… I don't feel sad about losing to Naruto." She said after giggling.
Ino couldn't help but feel a tremble in her heart. A girl's mind was truly the strangest thing in the world.
Naruto also reacted. "Ah—" He hurried forward and looked at Hinata with great concern. "I'm sorry, Hinata. I was too rough just now. Are you okay?"
Hinata looked at Naruto, who was worried about her, and a sweet blush appeared on her face once again. She shook her head slightly. "I-I'm fine, Naruto-kun…"
At this moment, everyone else was still immersed in a state of shock and unable to extricate themselves. Iruka-sensei finally recovered. "Ahem, the winner is… Uzumaki Naruto! Both parties will now sign the seal of reconciliation!"
Naruto and Hinata then walked back into the arena, stood facing each other, stretched out two fingers, and hooked them together like a hook. Hinata's heart started pounding, and her face turned even redder when her fingers touched Naruto's. Naruto just chuckled and scratched his head, a little embarrassed. Hinata laughed as well. "Congratulations, Naruto-kun…"
"You're strong too, Hinata!"
At this moment, everyone outside the field gradually began to react.
"So, Naruto actually defeated the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan?"
"Hyuga Hinata was also very impressive in that sparring match just now, wasn't she?"
"Indeed, with the Byakugan, the most perceptive of all, and the Gentle Fist Eight Trigrams Palm, she was practically invincible, but she still lost to Naruto…"
"How is this possible?!"
Sasuke gritted his teeth. "Damn it... Naruto got even stronger! Sure enough, my training is still not enough… far from enough! I will work twice as hard as before, no, ten times harder! I will never let that dead-place guy get ahead of me!"
Haruno Sakura was even more stunned. "Is that even Naruto? How did he suddenly become so powerful? Besides, even Hinata…" She imagined what would have happened if she had just faced him. She was afraid… She couldn't help but clench her fists.
Shikamaru, Choji, Kiba, and Shino were all confused and couldn't accept it. "Naruto… it seems that he is not the same Naruto anymore…"
On the other side, Rock Lee was extremely excited and raised his hands high in cheers. "Naruto! Great job! This is real youth!"
Tenten opened her mouth wide. "He really defeated the hyuga princess.…" She stole a glance at Hyuga Neji. The expression on his face at this moment was extremely distorted, even to the point of being… ferocious. Tenten didn't know what had happened to Hyuga Neji. However, at this moment, he looked extremely terrifying. She didn't know if it was because of Naruto or Hinata… or maybe… because of both of them?
Hyuga Neji turned and left angrily. Rock Lee looked at his back, clenching his fists. "Naruto changed his destiny by working hard Neji, and one day I will definitely defeat you, fair and square! I will show you my YOUTH…"
In the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression had also changed. "Naruto, has gotten really powerful. It was just a sparring match at the Ninja Academy, but the strength and skills he displayed far surpassed his age…"
Danzo Shimura, behind him, frowned. "The scary thing is not his strength. That brat's fighting style is just like a seasoned ninja who's been through hundreds of battles! What's going on?!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled slightly. "Perhaps this is what is called another kind of genius…"
"The dead last? A genius?" Shimura Danzo's voice was eerie and cold. "Hiruzen, stop making me laugh."
Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "I'm not kidding. Naruto's current combat ability is beyond the reach of even Genin graduates, let alone some Chunin graduates. And this is just at the Ninja Academy! Maybe he did inherit minatos talent afterall!"
Danzo Shimura was silent for a moment, then snorted coldly and disappeared into the darkness once again. Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Naruto in the crystal ball, who was cheering and celebrating everywhere, and couldn't help but smile.
…
At this moment, Naruto enjoyed the pleasure of being recognized by everyone for the first time. He ran around the training ground, waving to the crowd as if he had won the world championship, laughing and cheering loudly.
Iruka-sensei couldn't help but hold his forehead. "Naruto!! It's class time now! What are you doing, running around and yelling? Come back here!"
"Hm? Naruto…" Iruka-sensei was suddenly stunned because, under Naruto's exaggerated laughter, he saw a tear in the corner of his eye. That was… Naruto had been suppressing the emotions in his heart for a long time, and finally, for the first time, he was able to release a little bit of them. They were tears of both sadness and happiness.
Iruka's eyes suddenly filled with tears. Because he could empathize with Naruto's feelings at this moment. He, too, had lost both his parents and had become an orphan at a young age. In order to gain recognition from others, or even just to get others to look at him, he had not hesitated to turn himself into a clown and a laughingstock, relying on his clumsiness to exchange for others' smiles. Although he knew it was just a joke, he was too afraid of being alone. Just like Naruto was now.
However, compared to himself, Naruto was able to repent and no longer rely on pranks to express himself. Instead, he had truly made himself better and stronger. In a sense, he was much better than his teenage self. Iruka-sensei secretly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes. He was sincerely proud of Naruto. But he still fulfilled his duties as a teacher and called back Naruto, who was still running around.
Because the ninja sparring had just begun. Even though Naruto was back, he couldn't help but look excited and proud. With his hands clasped behind his head, he bared his teeth in a smile that was too bright.
Shikamaru and Choji patted his shoulders on the left and right. "Calm down, Naruto."
Iruka-sensei also coughed. "Ahem, the next person to draw a lot is… Sakura."
Haruno Sakura nodded, walked forward, and took out a slip of paper from the lottery box. After opening it and taking a look, she was stunned. "Sasuke… Sasuke-kun…"
Iruka-sensei took a glance and couldn't help but sigh. "What bad luck…" "This is like daily soap drama"
Uchiha Sasuke didn't care and continued walking over with an indifferent expression. In his eyes, there was no difference between anyone else except Naruto. "Let's get started," Sasuke said coldly.
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