Chapter 18 : Team 7
It was class break today. Before the teacher arrived, Haruto sat in the corner, whispering to Hinata. Her face flushed red every few seconds, drawing envious glances from the other girls nearby. Sakura and Ino, seated close by, glared daggers at the two, especially at Hinata, whose bashful smile made them burn with jealousy. Haruto, of course, continued acting affectionately in his own subtle way.
Just then, the back door swung open and Naruto burst into the classroom. He glanced around before marching straight over to Sasuke and, without hesitation, jumped up onto his desk with a loud thud.
Sasuke glanced at him coolly."Today's the day they assign the teams. What are you doing here, ungraduated dead last?"
He didn't mean it cruelly—he was just unsure if Naruto had really passed, like Haruto claimed.
"I'm a ninja now too, Sasuke! You didn't expect that, huh?" Naruto beamed proudly, pointing to the new forehead protector on his head. He laughed and shouted like he was announcing a national holiday.
Meanwhile, Haruto, who had been enjoying the peaceful atmosphere with Hinata, found Naruto's loud voice very disruptive. With a subtle flick of his right hand under the table—
"Waugh—!""Ugh—!"
Both Naruto and Sasuke suddenly doubled over, retching at the same time.
Haruto looked on casually. Some things really do repeat, just like the original story.
Naruto and Sasuke had no idea their misery was caused by their so-called best friend. Haruto decided to stir the pot a little more.
"I didn't expect you two to be that close. Don't get too near me from now on."