"Ah?"
"Go... go to Naruto-kun's house?"
"Of course, there's nowhere else to go."
Hinata, her face flushed, nervously twiddled her fingers, but ultimately nodded.
"Mhm."
Her voice was as faint as a mosquito's buzz.
Naruto, however, was overjoyed and exclaimed loudly, "Then it's settled!"
"See you tomorrow!"
He clasped his hands behind his head and hummed a cheerful tune as he returned to his seat.
Hinata watched Naruto's retreating figure, a gentle smile appearing on her blushing face.
"Tomorrow I can study with Naruto-kun?"
"Th-that's great..."
Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka exchanged glances when they saw this scene.
"Hinata, she, actually for that Naruto..."
Ino Yamanaka gave a sly smile.
"Heh, forehead, it looks like that Naruto is going to change his mind soon!"
"Hmph, what does that have to do with me?"
"That troublesome guy, I'd be glad if he didn't pester me!"
Sakura Haruno crossed her arms, closed her eyes, and said dismissively.
After Ino left, she still couldn't help but glance in Hinata's direction.
She shook her head, cast aside these wild thoughts, and then propped up her chin, smiling as she looked at Sasuke... Nara Shikamaru and Akimichi Choji were dumbfounded.
"Is that... is that Naruto?"
"He actually took the initiative to ask someone to tutor him?!"
Akimichi Choji ate his fries in big mouthfuls.
"Aw-woo, aw-woo."
"There are only two possibilities: either Naruto has gone crazy, or we've fallen into a genjutsu."
Nara Shikamaru shook his head.
"There's one more possibility, and that's that I haven't woken up yet."
"I need to go catch up on some sleep."
He yawned and walked towards his desk, quickly slumping onto it like a lazy blob of mud and closing his eyes.
"You're so lazy, Shikamaru."
Akimichi Choji sat beside him and continued to eat loudly, "Aw-woo, aw-woo."
Inuzuka Kiba, sitting in the back row, also frowned in disbelief.
Inuzuka Kiba's personality was actually very similar to Naruto's.
Both were a bit unreliable, but also cared about their image, loved to brag, and of course, most importantly... both aimed to become the Hokage.
"That Naruto, could he be trying to get rid of the Diao Che Wei title?"
"How could that be!"
A sinister voice suddenly sounded beside him.
"That's not necessarily true."
"If you ask for a reason..."
"Anyone has the potential to change."
Inuzuka Kiba yelped like a dog, nearly jumping up in fright.
"Shino?!"
"When did you get here?!"
Shino Aburame: "...I've been sitting next to you for half an hour."
"I didn't feel anything at all!"
"..."
At this moment, the chattering classroom suddenly fell silent.
Iruka Umino strode into the classroom.
This sudden change made Iruka sensei frown as well.
"What's wrong with you all?"
"N-nothing..."
Iruka inadvertently glanced at Naruto.
He's still refining Chakra... My heartfelt advice actually worked, and while I'm happy for him, this effect is a bit too outstanding, isn't it?!
Is this level of effort a bit excessive?
Naruto, are you studying for a graduate exam?!
Iruka's mouth also gaped slightly, his mind filled with wild thoughts, until a student's reminder brought him back to reality.
A slight blush appeared on his face.
Many teachers and students had reminded him not to focus too much on Naruto alone.
Even the principal had subtly criticized him for it.
However... Iruka cleared his throat: "Alright, let's begin class!"
"[Detected...]"
Naruto interrupted Tong Zi Ge: "Heh heh heh, I know."
"Full concentration!"
He immediately widened his eyes and began to stare intently at Iruka sensei, his ears perked up like a fox's, afraid of missing a single word.
This posture not only made Iruka sensei feel a bit scared, but all the other students also looked as if they had seen a ghost.
"That Naruto, yesterday wasn't just a whim, is he actually still trying to listen carefully?"
"This is as abnormal as Sasuke suddenly running onto the stage and doing a striptease..."
"Exactly, it's even scarier than Choji suddenly saying he's going to lose weight."
"Ah, I thought of one too! It's as ridiculous as Sakura suddenly no longer revolving around Sasuke and falling in love with Naruto! Hahahaha..."
Bang--
Bang bang bang!
Just as a few people were laughing and chatting, Iruka sensei's chalk flew out like Shuriken, breaking into three pieces in mid-air, hitting three people's foreheads simultaneously without missing.
"No whispering!"
"Yes, Iruka sensei..."
The three of them rubbed their painful foreheads, grimacing as they lowered their heads.
Iruka sighed, "Can't you all just listen to the lesson properly?"
"Look at Naruto..."
After saying this, Iruka's brain instantly froze.
When did Naruto suddenly become a role model?
This was the first time he had ever said that... Everyone looked at Naruto.
Naruto still maintained a dignified, meticulous expression, his gaze as firm as if he were joining the Party.
Iruka also felt a bit awkward.
"Ahem, Naruto, why don't you answer this question?"
He seized the opportunity and said.
The classroom was filled with schadenfreude.
Naruto also froze for a moment but immediately stood up.
His brain started working frantically.
"It's the same type of question as yesterday..."
"Combining Iruka sensei's lecture these past two days, and what Sakura said when answering the question yesterday..."
After Naruto's concentration improved, his observation, memory, and analytical abilities also greatly increased.
"5... 500 meters?"
Naruto answered cautiously, as if he were carefully lighting a detonating tag.
Iruka sensei stared, dumbfounded, as if he had been hit by a cursed seal.
Seeing this, Naruto's mouth gradually widened into a grin, his smile becoming more unrestrained.
"ano sa, ano sa..."
"Iruka sensei, did I get it right?!"
Iruka sensei shook his head.
"No."
Naruto instantly deflated.
"Then why did you make that face just now?!"
Iruka sighed, "I'm not surprised that you got it wrong, but I'm surprised that you..."
"You almost got it right."
"You were very close to the correct answer, you just made a very common small mistake, the kind that even Sakura might make if she were careless..."
"This is already a miracle."
Naruto frantically ran his hands through his hair.
"...But I still didn't get it right, did I?!"
Unbeknownst to him, the entire classroom had already fallen into a deathly silence.
Sasuke, Sakura, and everyone else felt a shock bordering on fear.
Is this still... that Naruto?!
Chapter 10: First Entry Reward! [Knowledge Absorption]!