Early in the morning.
Natsume struggled to open his eyes.
He was overly exhausted yesterday.
He trained in the morning, met Orochimaru and Mei Terumī in the afternoon, and had a fierce battle with Ena Uzumaki at night, which consumed too much of his energy.
"Didn't sleep well?"
Tsunade noticed his reluctant look and couldn't help asking.
She went to bed first last night. In a daze, she remembered that he came back very late.
Most likely, he talked with Hinata Hyuga for too long again.
"No, I just don't want to get up."
Natsume rubbed his bleary eyes and said, "It would be even better if Sister would sleep in with me."
Tsunade reached out and tapped him on the forehead, saying crossly, "After only working hard for a few days, you want to be lazy?"
"Ouch! It really does hurt!"
Natsume suddenly woke up.
"Stop pretending."
Tsunade crossed her arms in front of her chest and said coldly, "You're not afraid of the Tongue Tooth Sticky Acid[b]Tongue Tooth Sticky Acid[/b] of Katsuyu Sage. Are you afraid of this little pain?"
Hey! You bad woman. Don't you understand what a romantic moment is?
"It really does hurt."
Natsume directly collapsed onto the bed.
Tsunade instinctively stepped forward to support him and was then hugged by him.
"You brat!"
She frowned and stared angrily at Natsume, who was taking advantage of her.
But she was a step too slow.
Following the hunter's instinct, Natsume quickly gave her a peck on the face.
Tsunade was a bit stunned, but she quickly got up, grabbed him by the back of the neck, and threw him onto the sofa in the hall.
With a threatening look on her face, she threatened, "You must eat twice as much for breakfast today."
"Oh no!"
Natsume's proud smile instantly froze, and he stood there petrified.
But the smile didn't disappear; it just shifted.
Tsunade showed a satisfied smile, casually tied on an apron, and entered the kitchen.
"Hey? Natsume, why do you look so desperate?"
Shizune heard the noise, opened the door, and asked curiously while putting on her Forehead Protector.
"Nothing."
Natsume looked up at her with expectant eyes and asked, "Sister Shizune, don't you feel hungry? Do you want to eat more?"
"Stop talking nonsense."
Shizune's face changed immediately and said, "I always have a fixed amount for breakfast."
The will to survive overcame the bond between the senior and junior apprentices.
In the end, under Tsunade's coercion, Natsume tearfully ate twice as much food.
While thinking about the breakfast whose taste he hadn't known yet, he ran to the Ninja Academy.
Today was the first day of school, and there was also an assessment.
The last time Natsume saw Hinata Hyuga, she asked him to come and watch.
Natsume also wanted to take a look at Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, so he agreed.
A large number of students and parents had gathered at the entrance of the Ninja Academy.
"Itachi."
Natsume immediately spotted the cold-faced Itachi Uchiha in the crowd.
"Natsume, I didn't expect to see you here."
Itachi Uchiha turned around, a bit surprised.
"Where's Sasuke?"
Natsume scanned the area but didn't see Sasuke Uchiha.
Good grief! Do you have a new kid? I haven't heard that Mikoto Uchiha had another baby.
"He went to find his friend and told me to wait for him here.
Itachi Uchiha's cold expression showed a slight softening.
What he worried about most was Sasuke Uchiha.
Because of his personality and clan, no one would be his friend.
But it seemed that even without his brother around, Sasuke Uchiha wouldn't be alone.
"Friends? Naruto Uzumaki?"
Natsume squinted his eyes slightly.
Normally, Itachi didn't want Sasuke Uchiha to get too close to Naruto Uzumaki.
Unless he had already made an agreement with Orochimaru, planning to wipe out the Uchiha clan and then defect.
"Not only."
Itachi said with a touch of relief in his tone, "There are also two girls."
"Oh, I've heard that Sasuke Uchiha is quite popular at school."
Natsume nodded, already guessing which two girls they were.
Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka.
Come to think of it, he hadn't seen them yet.
Because they weren't in the same class as Naruto Uzumaki.
It has to be said that good looks really make one popular.
Even though Sasuke Uchiha was from the Uchiha clan, it didn't really affect his popularity among girls.
Although right now, Naruto Uzumaki was the only one on his mind.
Girls would only hinder his progress in strength.
His only wish at the moment was to defeat Naruto Uzumaki and dominate the Ninja Academy.
As a genius of the Uchiha clan, being constantly overpowered by someone was really embarrassing!
Because of this, Sasuke Uchiha had never received praise from Fugaku Uchiha, and it was almost turning into an obsession.
"I haven't asked you yet. Why are you here?"
While waiting, Itachi rarely made small talk.
After Shisui Uchiha went missing, Natsume was one of the few people he could have a chat with.
"Look at that little girl."
Natsume pointed at Hinata Hyuga in the distance and said, "I'm going over there."
He took a few steps forward.
Hinata immediately noticed him, and her eyes sparkled.
"Auntie."
Natsume first greeted Rinka Hyuga, then looked at Hinata and smiled, "Long time no see."
In fact, they saw each other every day.
"Brother Natsume."
Hinata lowered her head, and her right hand unconsciously grabbed the corner of her clothes.
Actually, when they were alone, she wasn't that shy.
But out in public, she felt like everyone was watching them.
In short, it was a manifestation of social anxiety.
Rinka looked down at the shy expression on her daughter's face and showed a knowing smile.
Oh!
But she didn't object.
Tsunade had become active again, and the well - informed major ninja clans had already guessed.
It was very likely that she would be the next Hokage.
Natsume, as her disciple, would naturally rise in status.
Because the previous Hokages had proven that being a Hokage wasn't just about fighting, but also about social skills.
One couldn't become a Hokage just by relying on combat skills.
Of course, there had been exceptions like the Legend of the White Fang.
It was just a topic that couldn't be talked about.
Rinka asked, "Natsume, why do you have the time to come to the Ninja Academy?"
"Oh, I ran into Itachi, so I came by on the way."
Natsume couldn't exactly say that he had a night encounter with her daughter and came here to see her.
"Itachi?"
Rinka Hyuga glanced at Hinata Hyuga, then leaned over to Natsume's ear and whispered with warm breath.
"The Uchiha clan is in a tough spot right now. Take an old auntie's advice and stay away from them."
Natsume was slightly taken aback.
Such a warning was quite rare.
It showed that Rinka Hyuga had a good impression of him.
"I got it," Natsume nodded and said.
"Okay," Rinka Hyuga took Hinata Hyuga's hand and said, "There's a back-to-school exam today. You can come and watch if you're interested."
"Sure, I'll come later."
After watching the mother - daughter pair leave, Natsume went back to Itachi Uchiha's side.
It wasn't long before four kids walked over from afar.
Sasuke Uchiha, with his hands in his pockets and a cold expression, led the way.
On the left was Naruto Uzumaki, chatting away with a big smile.
On the right, a blonde girl and a pink - haired girl were swooning over Sasuke.
"Prince Sasuke is so handsome!" Sakura Haruno's eyes sparkled with little stars. Anger welled up in her mind. Damn Naruto! Stealing my man!
Just as Ino Yamanaka was about to say something, her face suddenly went slack.
In the crowd, an extremely handsome young guy caught her eye.
Sasuke Uchiha was indeed good - looking, but he was still young and hadn't reached his peak attractiveness.
Natsume, on the other hand, was at his most charming.
Most importantly, Ino Yamanaka was a die - hard beauty lover.
In the original story, she married Sai only because he resembled Sasuke Uchiha.
Chapter 11: An extra chapter for the big shot xianzhea's 10,000 starting coins.
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