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Early morning.
The sun rose.
Since Uzumaki Naruto went to sleep early, he was the first to wake up.
He opened his eyes to see the blanket draped over him, and Kanda Rokuro and Rock Lee sleeping nearby. A sudden wave of emotion washed over him, and he couldn't help but shed tears.
Finally!
He finally had friends!
And friends who actually cared about him!
This touched him deeply.
While Naruto was secretly feeling moved, the commotion woke Kanda Rokuro.
He sat up.
Seeing Naruto wiping away tears, he curled his lip. "What are you doing? Why are you crying so early in the morning?"
How could Uzumaki Naruto admit he was crying? He wiped his face and said indignantly, "Who's crying? It was just the morning dew wetting my face!"
Rokuro curled his lip.
He couldn't be bothered to argue with Naruto. Climbing to his feet, he said, "There's still an hour or two before class. I'm going home to shower before coming back. You guys can keep sleeping here!"
From yesterday's training.
Naruto's clothes were soaked with sweat, and he felt uncomfortable all over.
Hearing Rokuro's plan, Naruto also stood up. "I'll go back to wash up and come back too. I can grab some breakfast on the way. Big Brother, I'll see you in class later!"
Rokuro kicked Rock Lee awake and said, "We're going back to shower. You should go wash up too, or you'll stink your desk mate to death in class!"
Rock Lee scrambled up.
Kanda Rokuro and Uzumaki Naruto had already walked away.
He paused for a moment.
Then he hurriedly followed them to leave.
Classes at the Ninja Academy started at 8:00 AM sharp.
The reason they arrived at 7:00 AM yesterday was because of the opening ceremony.
As for after 5:00 PM, the school stopped teaching and let the students go home to train. After all, behind every child was a clan; at night, they had to go back to learn their clan's specialized Ninjutsu.
Rokuro returned to his base.
He washed up.
Ate breakfast.
When he returned to the Ninja Academy, it was just around 7:30.
Originally, he wanted to arrive a bit later, but with the quest to Prank Sasuke hanging over him, he had to come earlier to let Sasuke properly enjoy his teasing.
Inside the classroom.
There were only four or five people present.
They were the ones who had left early yesterday.
None of those who trained until night had arrived yet.
The children nodded respectfully upon seeing Rokuro.
Rokuro smiled at them, went to his seat, lay down, and took a nap.
While he slept.
No one dared to disturb him.
The children were quiet, and even new students entering the room were stared into silence by the others.
Until!
Uzumaki Naruto arrived at the classroom.
As soon as he entered, he shouted, "I'm here! You all better wait for me, I... Ouch! Who threw that at me..."
Before Naruto finished speaking, a piece of chalk hit him on the head, making him quite angry.
That is, until he saw Kanda Rokuro holding chalk, looking at him with an annoyed expression.
His anger vanished instantly, and he trotted up to Rokuro. "Big Brother, do you need something?"
Rokuro glanced at Naruto and said, "It looks like your stamina has fully recovered."
Naruto puffed out his chest. "Naturally! I'm full of energy right now!"
Having the Nine-Tailed Fox is really good.
His recovery speed is as fast as mine.
Rokuro grumbled internally, glanced at the other students, and suddenly leaned into Naruto's ear. "Naruto, you've recovered, but the students who trained yesterday still look tired. I bet Uchiha Sasuke hasn't recovered either. If you go challenge him later, you might actually beat him!"
Naruto's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, "Right, right! If he's tired later, my chance has come! Big Brother, your reminder is too timely!"
Rokuro patted Naruto's shoulder. "Remember, challenge him as soon as he arrives. Otherwise, if you wait until class starts, his stamina might recover!"
Naruto nodded repeatedly and turned toward the door. "Then I'll go watch the door. As soon as he comes, I'll teach him a lesson and let him know how strong I am!"
Watching Naruto run to the door.
Rokuro revealed a wicked smile. He took out some clay from his shirt, molded a few small mice, used the Shape-Shifting Jutsu to turn them into clay mice, and quietly sent them to follow Naruto.
Four or five minutes passed.
Rokuro heard Naruto shout, "Uchiha Sasuke, today I will defeat you!"
"With just you? Impossible!" Sasuke's cool voice drifted back.
Then.
Came the sounds of fighting.
"Ah! Where did these mice come from? How dare they bite me!"
Within a minute.
Sasuke let out a miserable scream.
Then came Naruto's excited shouting, "I'll beat you up! I'll beat you up, you bastard!"
Listening to the sounds, Rokuro was very satisfied.
He checked the Daily Random Quest; it was already completed.
It seemed the clay mice had done their job, messing with Sasuke and giving Uzumaki Naruto the upper hand.