The next day, at the Chunin Exams.
Hinata's cheeks were still slightly flushed.
When she woke up in the morning, she found she had fallen asleep on Feng An, meaning they had spent the night in each other's arms.
This made her heart race all morning.
It was even harder to suppress than the exam nerves.
Especially when she recalled the dream she'd had about eating mochi...
Now that I think about it, it felt like I was biting Feng An's face...
"Is it almost time to start?"
Feng An took Hinata's hand and walked into the corridor.
Hinata, her hand held, blushed and asked, "Feng An, what's wrong?"
Feng An leaned close to her ear and whispered, "There's going to be a confession scene here soon."
Confession?
Hinata's breathing quickened, her eyes wide.
She murmured softly, "No... not here... there are so many people... I can't confess here..."
Just then, the surroundings grew noisy.
A young man in a green jumpsuit flashed his most confident, toothy smile at the pink-haired Haruno Sakura in front of him.
"My name is Rock Lee! Please go out with me!"
Haruno Sakura's face was covered in black lines.
"Absolutely not! Your eyebrows are too thick!"
"No!"
Rock Lee, in his green jumpsuit, looked utterly devastated. He braced himself against the wall, supporting his seemingly crumbling body.
"So it wasn't Feng An who wanted to confess..."
Hinata realized she had misunderstood, and her face turned even redder.
She covered her face, not daring to look up at Feng An.
Just then, a boy and a girl approached from down the hall.
It was none other than Hyūga Neji and Tenten, members of Might Guy's Team 3.
Tenten saw Lee, who looked completely hollowed out, and asked curiously, "Lee, what are you doing?"
"I..."
Before Lee could tearfully explain, Hyūga Neji's question drew his and Tenten's attention.
"Hey, you. What's your name?"
Uchiha Sasuke, hands in his pockets, slowly walked up to him.
He said coldly, "Before asking for someone else's name, shouldn't you state your own first?"
The two locked eyes for a tense moment before parting ways.
Feng An ruffled Hinata's hair.
"Let's go. The confession's over."
"Mhm."
Hinata nodded and followed Feng An.
As she walked away with her head down, Hyūga Neji noticed her.
Lady Hinata?
But he didn't go to greet her.
Tenten followed his gaze and noticed Hinata's retreating back.
"Is that your cousin Hinata you mentioned?"
Hyūga Neji didn't answer Tenten's question, simply saying, "Let's go."
…
Not long after, Feng An saw the spy, Yakushi Kabuto, in the classroom again.
He shook his head, watching Kabuto sell information with that harmless expression.
So good at hiding.
If I hadn't read the script, I'd never guess he's Orochimaru's plant.
Just as Feng An was staring, Yakushi Kabuto noticed him.
Kabuto walked toward Feng An.
"Hello. Do you need to buy some information?"
Feng An offered a friendly smile in return. "No, thanks. I'm broke."
"Is that so? That's a pity."
Yakushi Kabuto made a regretful expression and left.
"Feng An! Hinata!"
Inuzuka Kiba, Aburame Shino, Yukime, and Fubuki also arrived at Classroom 301 together.
Seeing Feng An and Hinata holding hands, Fubuki rolled her eyes at them.
"Be careful of sweat rash."
Feng An chuckled. "Someone's jealous, but I won't say who."
"Hah! Me? Jealous?"
Fubuki's eyes darted mischievously. With a wicked grin, she grabbed the two soft mounds on Yukime's chest.
Though Yukime's weren't large, the action still drew the attention of everyone present.
"Hard to say who's jealous now."
Yukime yelped in surprise at the sudden move and immediately grabbed Fubuki's ear in embarrassment.
"Making fun of your own sister?"
Fubuki quickly begged for mercy. "It hurts! I'm sorry, Sis!"
Hinata also noticed Feng An's wide-eyed stare.
She looked at Yukime, then down at herself.
She murmured with a dim look in her eyes, "Does Feng An like smaller ones..."
Though her voice was very soft, Feng An was standing right next to her.
Her words reached his ears perfectly.
This gave him a very bad feeling.
If he didn't clarify this, she might go down a dangerous path later.
He couldn't let Hinata have such dangerous thoughts.
He quickly leaned close to Hinata's ear and whispered, "I like bigger ones. You absolutely must not follow Sakura's example and take shortcuts."
Hinata quickly covered her burning red face, nodding rapidly like a chick pecking at rice.
Wahh, he heard it.
At that moment, she felt both thrilled and utterly mortified.
Seeing Hinata nod, Feng An felt much more relieved.
Then he shot a fierce glare at Fubuki.
This is all her fault. She almost ruined half my future happiness.
Just then, a ninja who had been watching from the sidelines walked up to Yukime.
He said with a lecherous smile, "Hey, sis, wanna team up? I'll carry you to victory!"
"Carry yourself!"
Fubuki, standing nearby, kicked him in the rear.
The kicked ninja wasn't angry.
He chuckled and said, "Ah, I almost forgot there's a little sister too."
"How about this? You both team up with me. Us brothers will carry you both in the team competition!"
Fubuki kicked at him again angrily.
This time, however, the ninja saw it coming and caught her kicking leg.
"Let go!"
Yukime quickly drew a kunai and stabbed at the ninja.
Aimed at a vital point, he quickly released Fubuki and stepped back to avoid the attack.
Just then, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his buttock.
He gritted his teeth and scratched at the spot, catching a white dog that had bitten him on the rear.
It was Akamaru.
He immediately flew into a rage, grabbing Akamaru by the scruff of the neck and lifting him high. "Whose dog is this?!"
"Akamaru, come here!"
Inuzuka Kiba threw a soldier pill to Akamaru.
Akamaru swallowed it in one gulp. Instantly, his body grew several sizes larger, and his white fur turned red.
Akamaru turned his head fiercely and bit at the ninja like a wild beast.
The ninja was no longer calm. As Akamaru was about to bite him, he shouted in panic, "Big bro! Second, bro! Help me!"
In an instant, two men jumped out from the back row, kunai in hand.
"Don't be afraid, little bro! We've got you!"
The two suddenly leaped out. Akamaru couldn't react in time and was slashed by them.
"Akamaru!"
Inuzuka Kiba was furious. He used the Four Legs Technique of the Beast Mimicry ninjutsu and charged at the two, vowing to tear them apart.
Seeing Inuzuka Kiba charging, the three seemed to have expected it.
"You're their third teammate, right? If we cripple you, they'll have no choice but to team up with us! Haha!"
The three immediately threw kunai at Inuzuka Kiba simultaneously. Tied to the end of each kunai was an explosive tag!
Inuzuka Kiba was mid-air, completely unable to dodge.
Fubuki and the others yelled, "Kiba!"
The bystanders who had been watching coldly just shook their heads.
"This kid is too green. Doesn't he know the fight started the moment we entered?""He's going to be the first one out."
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