Naruto: Freeloading is Great! 2 [11]

Let's not mention Sasuke, who returned to the classroom in high spirits, nor Ino, who immediately fled from the boys' restroom after Sasuke left, squatting miserably by the staircase, holding her head as she sank into existential despair.

Now, back to Hoshino and Naruto—

Naruto was truly thick-skinned and ridiculously resilient. After enduring a dozen or so vicious face-slaps from Hoshino, she slowly came back to her senses.

The moment she regained consciousness, she kicked Hoshino forcefully out of the stall, then immediately ran into another stall, slamming the door shut to keep him from peeking at what she was about to do.

Although Hoshino was still feeling dazed and didn’t see exactly what Naruto was doing inside, judging by Naruto’s blushing face when she emerged, he pretty much figured it out.

This brat probably found the one tiny spot of her pants still dry enough to wipe the "water" off her legs. Then she hurriedly took off her jacket, tied the sleeves around her waist like a makeshift belt, zipped it up, and transformed it into some weird-ass orange miniskirt.

Honestly, even though this brat usually acted like a complete moron, in a crisis she could always awaken some hidden genius mode, solving problems with scary efficiency.

Fuck your chosen-by-destiny bullshit. Always awakening god-mode out of nowhere, leaving ordinary people like me no chance to live!

Complaints aside, seeing this brat dressed up in a skirt…

“How—how does it look? Nothing weird, right?”

“…Mm, mm, not bad at all. You’ll definitely charm the pants off Walking Wallet in no time.”

“Why would I charm her… Ah, Hoshino, your face is red.”

“I’m fucking nauseous enough to blush, is that not allowed!?”

Hoshino guiltily smacked Naruto upside the head. This brat was getting dangerously good at acting girly without any hesitation. Moreover, after several months of his diligent massages and force-feeding her milk, this gaylord’s chest was starting to show some real growth.

Either way, determined not to become a gaylord himself, Hoshino struggled to drag his gaze away from Naruto’s legs. He swiftly grabbed Naruto by the collar and marched out of the women's restroom.

In the third period, someone else came to teach. The substitute had quite a big-shot identity—the Third Hokage himself.

As the Hokage, whatever he taught had to be important. Today’s topic: Chakra.

Honestly speaking, while everyone else was incredibly excited about the Hokage personally giving the lesson, Hoshino couldn't bring himself to feel even slightly happy.

Why? Because most students Iruka taught turned out cheerful and optimistic, whereas the Third…

Gambling, drinking, drugs—Jiraiya, Tsunade, Orochimaru—these three toxic specimens were all personally raised by him. Going by the world's unspoken rule that lunatics were everywhere, the Third definitely wasn't right in the head either.

As Hoshino was thinking this, the Third started his explanation of Chakra’s principles.

“Chakra is an extraordinary form of energy. After years of devoted research by myself, the [Ninjutsu Professor], I—the [Ninjutsu Professor]—have discovered Chakra’s true origin. Now, allow me—the [Ninjutsu Professor]—to enlighten everyone on the origins of Chakra.”

Could you stop repeating your [Ninjutsu Professor] title? How much validation are you craving here?

“The source of Chakra is… love!!!”

Bang—

The sound of someone’s chair crashing backward onto the floor.

“You, that silver-haired brat over there! I know my groundbreaking discovery has shocked you greatly, but please don’t disturb my class with such loud noises, understand?”

“…Mm—mm, ye…yes, sir.”

“As everyone knows, love is a miraculous power. Love can generate electricity, heal illnesses, move the heavens, and so on. Therefore, it naturally follows that love can also awaken the Chakra within our bodies! Thus, my hypothesis: Chakra originates from love! Therefore, only those with love in their hearts can become ninja. Only those brimming with love…can become truly powerful ninja!”

After the Third finished revealing Chakra’s origin, the classroom erupted in thunderous applause.

These brats…don't tell me they actually believe this bullshit…?

“So that's it! No wonder I was able to use Chakra after living with Hoshino! Grandpa Hokage really is Grandpa Hokage. He knows so much! I gotta write this down…!”

Holy shit, she actually believed it?!

Collapsed on the floor, Hoshino stared helplessly at Naruto as she eagerly scribbled notes to herself. He had a gut feeling this village was doomed sooner or later.

Then, the Third began elaborating in great detail how he discovered love, how he created love, how he wielded love—an entire thorough tutorial on love. And thus, this absolute garbage lesson finally ended.

“Before I leave, I'll ask once more. Wherever leaves are dancing—”

“—There are janitors cleaning them up, so we absolutely must never litter!” ×N

“Very good! Everyone listened carefully, you're all good children. I can confidently say that everyone here—aside from that silver-haired brat who neither paid attention nor answered—will surely become outstanding ninja in the future.”

After dropping this bomb, the Third elegantly vanished from the classroom with a Shunshin no Jutsu. Then…

Hoshino found himself being pitied by a crowd of brats giving him that “poor kid who’ll never become a ninja” look.

Seeing this, the four little buddies surrounding Hoshino silently exchanged glances before unanimously declaring:

“Hoshino, don’t worry about it. Worst comes to worst, I’ll support you in the future.”

“He—hehehe… thanks…a lot…”

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T/N: LMAOOOO also guys remember that dont complain about the pronouns or i ikill u

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