Ninja Academy, training field.
"Hinata, listen, I saw this restaurant yesterday with amazing food. Come with me after school, or don't blame me if I…"
"Yeet!"
Whoosh!
In front of everyone, the boy who'd just sidled up to Hinata, trying to strong-arm her into dinner, was flung away by Ye Wu Di, who zipped in with his Body Flicker Technique.
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for earning 666 points of negative emotions from Student XXX!
666 points?
Whatever, flirting with his wife comes first.
"Hinata…"
Under everyone's gaze, Ye Wu Di looked at Hinata with deep affection.
Being stared at like that in public, Hinata's face flushed bright red, and Steam-Princess mode activated.
Her cheeks glowed like ripe peaches, juicy and tempting.
"I… I can't… faint yet. Brother Wu Di… came over… he must have something… to say…"
Thud!
As Hinata thought this, Ye Wu Di dropped to one knee, his face brimming with devotion.
He even took her small hand in front of everyone and kissed it gently.
"Ah~ I… can't faint… I can't… so dizzy…"
"My beautiful princess, your knight has arrived."
Knight? Princess?
"Eep~ I can't take it!"
The moment Ye Wu Di spoke, Hinata's face burned red, and, as usual, she steamed and fainted.
Seeing this, Ye Wu Di slid into a dramatic catch, scooping her into his arms and gently brushing her hair aside.
His lips parted, whispering softly in her ear.
"Careful now. If you got hurt, it'd break my heart."
"Break… your heart… eep."
Hinata, briefly roused by his warm breath, fainted again at his words.
"Aaah, my eyes! My eyes are burning! Mom, I wanna go home!"
"Tell Iruka-sensei I need a sick day—too much dog food, I'm stuffed, burp~"
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for earning 666 points of negative emotions from Student XXX!
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for earning 666 points of negative emotions from Student XXX…
Thud!
Amid the dog-food overload, a pink-haired girl shoved through the crowd.
Pushing aside people—and even a dog—she fought her way to the front.
"Why's everyone crowded here? Is Sasuke back? Ah~ my Sasuke~"
This was none other than Sakura Haruno…
While Sakura was still dazed, Ino Yamanaka, with her fiery figure, pointed at Ye Wu Di and Hinata, eyes sparkling with envy.
"You're here too? Look over there."
"Tch, tch, tch. How did I not notice before? Ye Wu Di's kinda hot, and so romantic. I'm jealous of Hinata, ugh…"
"Hot? He's just kinda hot. How's he compare to Sasuke-kun? Sasuke-kun's the hottest!"
Sakura huffed while sneaking glances at Ye Wu Di, sizing him up.
Kinda hot, sunny smile, super romantic, caring, gentle, and… big…
Pfft, pfft, pfft! Sakura Haruno, what are you thinking?
You're destined to be Sasuke's woman! How can you let some weed steal your heart?
That's right, Sasuke-kun's the hottest!
With that, Sakura shot Ino a side-eye and scoffed.
"What? Crushing on someone new again? Falling for every guy you see—gross! Unlike me, I only have eyes for Sasuke-kun, you Ino-pig!"
"Who're you calling gross? Don't think I didn't see you staring at Ye Wu Di for exactly one point five three seconds, even there! You can't fool me, Billboard-Brow!"
"Who're you calling that, Ino-pig!"
"I'm calling you, Billboard-Brow! Billboard-Brow!"
Ugh, here they go again.
The surrounding students quietly backed away, avoiding the crossfire.
As Sakura and Ino bickered, a voice suddenly rang in Ye Wu Di's mind.
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for earning 66 points of negative emotions from Iruka!
Iruka?
Time to bolt!
Whoosh!
In front of everyone, Ye Wu Di leapt back with Hinata in his arms, landing near Naruto.
"Naruto, get ready."
"Ready? Ready for what? Boss, explain!"
As Naruto stood confused, a shadow loomed over the area.
"What are you all doing?"
Hearing that voice, Sakura and Ino stiffly turned their heads.
Before them, Iruka stood, tapping his neck with a teaching rod, his tone icy.
"What. Are. You. Doing?"
Swish!
At Iruka's arrival, the students gawking at Ye Wu Di and Hinata snapped into formation.
Only Ye Wu Di, still holding Hinata, stood unmoving, overlooking everyone from his spot.
As for Naruto, he was tiptoeing, ready to slip away.
But as he moved, Iruka's gaze locked onto him.
"Naruto! Where do you think you're going?"
"Uh… my stomach hurts, Iruka-sensei. Believe me?"
"You think I'd buy that? Back in line!"
"Ugh, fine."
Scolded by Iruka, Naruto slunk back, defeated.
After dealing with Naruto, Iruka turned to Ye Wu Di.
This kid… did he sense me coming right away?
Such sharp instincts!
"Ye Wu Di, Hinata, get in line!"
"In line? Why should I?"
"What?"
"WHAT?!"
Ye Wu Di's retort sent the crowd into a frenzy.
What's going on?
This Ye Wu Di dared to mouth off to Iruka-sensei? Has he lost his mind?
Even Naruto and Hinata tensed up.
"Brother Wu Di, we…"
"Boss, shut up! We're dead! Really dead this time!"
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for earning 66 points of negative emotions from Naruto!
"Why should you get in line?" Iruka repeated, his face darkening.
The next moment, he swung his teaching rod at Ye Wu Di in front of everyone.
"Ye Wu Di, you're late, showing off your romance, and now you won't get in line?"
"Get in line, now!"
"…"
"Heh heh, that's all? Sasuke-kun's still the best. This Ye Wu Di's just good at fooling little girls like Hinata and airheads like you."
Seeing Iruka make his move, Sakura smirked smugly, as if she could already see Ye Wu Di groveling.
"I'm different. My future's with Sasuke!"
"Heh heh, Billboard-Brow…"
Ino merely shot Sakura a mocking smile at her confident declaration.
But soon, her eyes, instinctively glancing at Ye Wu Di, widened in shock.
"What… what's that?!"
"What's what? Ino-pig, you—NANI?!"
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for earning 666 points of negative emotions from Sakura!
"…"