Naruto Immersive Replay, The Curse of the Sharingan

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The matter is not over yet.

Kiba Inuzuka, sitting in the front row, frowned as he watched you and Naruto move to the back.

He hesitated for a moment, as if he had made up his mind, and then, holding Akamaru, he left his seat without saying a word and walked to the back of the classroom, standing at a spot not too far from you.

Chapter 301 Miscalculation

Three people stood in a row at the back of the classroom.

The female teacher blinked at the strange sight, but ultimately decided not to delve any deeper. She cleared her throat and began the lesson on "The Origin of the First Shinobi World War".

To you, the classroom content still sounds like dry, biased statements.

You lean against the wall, your gaze fixed on the textbook, but your mind is already wandering far away, wondering how you're going to supervise Shikamaru's homework.

But Kiba Inuzuka clearly isn't going to let you have your peace and quiet.

He held Akamaru tightly, his gaze fixed on you.

After observing for a while, as if to conduct some kind of test, he tentatively moved the Akamaru in his arms slightly closer to you.

Akamaru, who had been relatively well-behaved in Kiba's arms, suddenly shuddered the moment you approached. His fur almost stood on end, and he let out a soft whimper, desperately trying to burrow into Kiba's arms. His small body trembled, and he refused to lift his head no matter what.

Kiba finally found the root cause of Akamaru's repeated abnormalities! He suddenly raised his head, stared sharply at you, lowered his voice, and asked with suppressed anger.

"Hey! Uchiha Nagi! What did you do to Akamaru?!" Although his voice was lowered, it still reached your and Naruto's ears clearly in the relatively quiet classroom environment.

"Don't think that just because you're good-looking I won't lay a hand on you!" The last sentence, with its blustering threat, combined with his angry expression, made him look somewhat comical.

Your thoughts were interrupted, and you turned your head slightly annoyed, glancing at the angry face of the man with fangs, then at the trembling Akamaru in his arms, your tone flat and emotionless, "I don't know."

You really don't know, I never did anything to that puppy, not even touched it.

Akamaru's fear of you seems to stem more from a biological instinctual, natural fear of the existence of unknown dangers.

Perhaps it's related to the power within you? But that's too complicated to explain, and you're too lazy to explain it.

"I don't know?!" Ya thought you were deliberately giving him the runaround, and his anger flared even more. He was about to say something more.

"Inuzuka Kiba!" The history teacher noticed the whispers in the back row and called his name from the podium.

"Please answer this question: What do you think is the most important historical significance of the 'one country, one village' system proposed by the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju?"

His teeth suddenly got stuck, and all his questions were abruptly cut off.

Holding the still trembling Akamaru, he awkwardly raised his head, his cheeks flushed red as he faced the gazes of the teacher and other classmates. He stammered for a long time, unable to come up with a coherent explanation.

The history teacher shook her head helplessly as she watched Kiba Inuzuka stammer and struggle to answer.

Meanwhile, Naruto Uzumaki, seeing his teeth thwarted, immediately bared his teeth and began to gloat without any attempt to hide it, his face full of smug satisfaction that said, "You've finally met your match."

His smile was so striking that the female teacher took the opportunity to call on his name, "Naruto Uzumaki, you can answer this question."

"Huh? Me?" Naruto's smile froze on his face. He scratched his blond hair, his eyes darting around, and in the end, he could only utter a few scattered words.

"Uh...that...the First Hokage...was very, very powerful. He established a village so that everyone wouldn't have to fight?"

The female teacher looked at the students who couldn't answer and those who didn't answer well, and sighed deeply.

She secretly resolved to have a serious talk with Iruka-sensei. These problem students, especially those in the back row, were a breeding ground for trouble. If they weren't guided properly, they would inevitably cause serious problems sooner or later.

When the bell finally rang, you almost immediately closed your book, got up, and wanted to leave this place of trouble. You were simply fed up with this pointless entanglement and stares.

Before he could take a step, his wrist was grabbed.

"Hey! Uchiha Nagi! I don't care! You have to explain yourself!" Kiba Inuzuka blocked your way, his face showing stubbornness and anger at not having been answered.

As soon as Naruto saw you being harassed, he rushed over and forcefully grabbed Kiba Inuzuka's arm, yelling, "Hey! Kiba! Let go of Nagi-chan right now!"

"Naruto Uzumaki! I don't have time to mess with you right now! Stay away from me!" Kiba Inuzuka was already annoyed, and Naruto's interruption only made him angrier. He turned around and yelled at him.

Before the other students in the classroom could leave, they were all drawn to the sudden conflict and turned to look.

Hinata Hyuga was originally timid and would instinctively avoid people arguing.

But at this moment, seeing you being harassed by Kiba Inuzuka, a surge of unprecedented courage welled up in her heart.

She took a deep breath, her face flushed red, and almost blindfolded herself as she rushed over, grabbing your arm from the side. In an unusually firm voice, she said, "I...I'll help you!"

Choji Akimichi was stunned, even stopping the potato chip he was putting into his mouth. He quickly nudged Shikamaru Nara, who seemed to be sleeping next to him.

"Hey, Shikamaru, look! I have to say, these two Uchiha from our class are actually quite charming!"

Sasuke drove all the girls in the class crazy, but this Uchiha Nagi, in just a few days, has already caused boys to fight over her and girls to defend her?

Shikamaru was woken up by a nudge. He squinted and glanced at the chaotic scene at the back of the classroom. He couldn't help but rub his temples and let out a heartfelt sigh, "Ugh... this is really troublesome!"

Meanwhile, Sakura Haruno was furious when she saw Kiba Inuzuka dare to grab her!

She slammed her hand on the table and stood up abruptly. "Kiba Inuzuka! Let go of me!" Before she finished speaking, she had already rushed over and was about to throw a punch at Kiba.

Ino Yamanaka originally wanted to stop the impulsive Sakura, but seeing that Sakura had already rushed forward, as her best friend, she could only choose to help her and try to stop Kiba's possible counterattack.

Kiba Inuzuka lunged at Sakura like a madwoman, her fists flying like thunder. Startled, Kiba instinctively released her grip and quickly dodged to the side. "Hey! Sakura Haruno! What are you doing! Are you crazy?!"

Naruto had been disliking Kiba for a long time, and he immediately joined forces with Sakura, also starting to shove and push Kiba, shouting, "That'll teach you to bully Nagi-chan!"

The back of the classroom immediately descended into chaos.

Shouts, shoving, and Akamaru's startled whimpers mingled together as tables and chairs were knocked over and knocked about.

In the chaotic shoving, Hinata, who was tightly holding your arm, lost her balance, cried out in surprise, and fell backward.

You immediately reached out and grabbed Hinata's waist to steady her. "Be careful."

Hinata leaned against your chest, feeling the cool breath and the support that wasn't particularly strong but was unusually stable, and her cheeks instantly flushed red. "...Thank you."

Watching Kiba Inuzuka being chased around the classroom by Sakura and Naruto, the situation getting increasingly out of control, you know that if this continues, it will definitely attract Iruka-sensei's attention, and then there will be even bigger trouble.

Just as Kiba Inuzuka was cornered against the wall, about to be struck in the face by a powerful punch from Sakura—

A cool hand firmly grasped Sakura's wrist as it was about to strike. You had appeared beside Sakura without her noticing, not only stopping her attack but also extending your other arm to gently put your arm around Sakura's shoulder, pulling her towards you in a hug-like position.

"I'm fine." Your voice rang in Sakura's ear. "You must abide by the school rules, Sakura."

Sakura froze at your sudden approach and hug. Your calm words seemed to have a magical power, instantly extinguishing all her anger and impulse.

"Okay, okay!" Sakura stopped all her movements and could only nod obediently.

Kiba Inuzuka, barely escaping with his life, leaned against the wall, panting heavily. Seeing that you had actually saved him, his feelings were incredibly complex. A wave of awkwardness washed over him, and he blushed, shouting at you, "Don't...don't expect me to thank you!"

After saying that, he seemed unable to stay any longer. He picked up Akamaru, who was still trembling, and rushed out of the classroom without looking back.

The farce in the classroom finally subsided temporarily with the escape of one of the main characters.

Looking at the messy classroom and the various expressions on the faces of the students around me, I finally relaxed a little and was about to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Should we reconsider changing seats?"

Looking in the direction of the sound, you see Uchiha Sasuke with his arms crossed, leaning against the window frame, his gaze fixed on you, clearly having witnessed the whole farce that had just taken place.

His tone sounded casual, but his eyes held an undeniable determination.

"You arrogant Sasuke! Don't try to steal Nagi-chan from me!" Before you could even answer, Naruto jumped out and shouted angrily at Sasuke.

Life at the Ninja Academy was indeed a thousand times more troublesome than I had imagined.

As usual after school, you silently packed your books and prepared to leave the noisy classroom. On your way home today, there was an unexpected member.

Nara Shikamaru, with his hands in his pockets, looked as if he might fall asleep at any moment, yet he followed you and Sakura at a distance that was neither too close nor too far.

Sakura turned around in confusion, looking at her classmate who was always complaining about being a nuisance, and couldn't help but ask, "Shikamaru? Aren't you going home? What are you doing following us?"

Upon hearing this, Shikamaru raised his eyelids, a hint of a half-smile flashing in his always half-closed eyes. His gaze passed over Sakura and landed on the aloof figure in front of him, his tone carrying a hint of watching a good show.

"Ask her, what good task our beloved teacher Iruka has assigned me?"

You, walking ahead, didn't stop, not even turning your head, and said, "Let's go."

There was no explanation, no emotion, as if Shikamaru's presence or absence made no difference to you.

Seeing that you've said that, Sakura, though full of curiosity, had no choice but to suppress her questions and not ask any more.

She would occasionally glance at Shikamaru following behind, feeling that there was something strange about the group.

The original plan was the same as the day before: to stop by the Anbu before going home and entrust the task to Kakashi Hatake, who seemed to have resigned himself to his fate.

Just as I was turning in a certain direction out of habit, a familiar-looking colleague from the ANBU appeared at the alleyway in front of me.

"Uchiha Nagi! Don't go! Kakashi-senpai received an urgent mission this morning and has already left the village!"

An overseas mission? How sudden!

You strongly suspect that this so-called emergency mission is just an excuse Kakashi made to avoid doing his homework. After all, with his abilities and seniority in the Anbu, he could easily shirk or pass on such a temporarily assigned task to someone else.

I miscalculated. It seems I'll have to find another way to do today's homework.

The disruption to your plans lowered the atmosphere even further. You changed direction with a blank expression and headed towards the villa, with Sakura and Shikamaru silently following behind.

Haruno Mebuki, busy in the kitchen, was visibly surprised to see Shikamaru. She wiped her hands, poked her head out of the kitchen, and asked with a gentle smile, "Sakura, Nagi, you're back? And who is this...?"

Sakura quickly explained, "Mom, this is our classmate, Nara Shikamaru. Iruka-sensei asked Nagi to supervise him in completing his daily homework."

On her way home, she pieced together the gist of the matter from Shikamaru's resentful fragments of conversation.

"Oh, it's Shikamaru-kun! Welcome, welcome!" Haruno Mebuki's smile grew even warmer upon hearing this. "The food is just ready, come wash your hands and have some with us!"

As she spoke, she immediately turned around and went to the kitchen to prepare another set of bowls and chopsticks.

Shikamaru didn't stand on ceremony. He thanked you and sat down at the table with you and Sakura. His seat was right opposite you.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was a little awkward. Mei was enthusiastically urging Shikamaru to eat, while Sakura was chattering about the funny things that had happened at school.

You and Shikamaru, on the other hand, were unusually quiet.

Shikamaru ate his meal slowly and deliberately, but his gaze kept falling on you, who remained silent across from him.

Seeing your indifferent attitude, he felt a mix of displeasure and curiosity stemming from being watched, and finally couldn't help but speak, his voice carrying a hint of provocation and inquiry.

"I'm curious..." he drawled, "how are you going to supervise me as I finish my homework?"

He emphasized the word "supervision," clearly indicating that he didn't think you, who seemed even less willing to follow the rules than him, could have any effective solutions.

Hearing this, Sakura, who was standing nearby, seemed to remember something as well. She tilted her head and looked at you innocently, saying, "That's right! Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen Nagi do her homework at home before! We can do it together later! We can keep each other accountable!"

She clearly saw this as a fun study group activity.

Chapter 302 The Demon King

You didn't immediately answer Shikamaru's question, nor did you respond to Sakura's suggestion. You continued eating quietly, your dark eyes subtly observing Nara Shikamaru across from you.

You notice that when Haruno Meibuki brought out a plate of tender scrambled eggs and a bowl of tempting egg and tomato soup, Shikamaru paused for a moment while picking up the food.

His gaze swept quickly over the two egg-related dishes, then very naturally and deliberately avoided them.

He didn't touch a single egg during the entire meal.

As dinner drew to a close, a warm yet slightly somber atmosphere filled the table.

Just then, you suddenly put down your chopsticks, leaned forward slightly, locked your gaze on Shikamaru across from you, and spoke clearly in a voice that only the two of you could hear.

"Wait a minute, do my homework too."

Shikamaru's chopsticks, which were about to pick up food, froze in mid-air. He looked up in astonishment, meeting your unfathomable black eyes, almost thinking he had misheard, "...What?"

You didn't repeat yourself. You pointed to the bowl of egg and tomato soup still steaming in the center of the table and continued in that calm yet chilling tone, "Otherwise, I'll force this soup down your throat."

Shikamaru's pupils contracted sharply, and the lazy expression on his face vanished instantly, replaced by undisguised shock and a hint of...fear!

How did you know!

He hates eggs, especially semi-liquid egg drop soup, to the point of almost physiological aversion.

Even Choji and Ino, who hang out with him every day, don't really know him! This Uchiha Nagi... we've only known each other for a few days? Her keen observation skills are simply terrifying!

Originally, Shikamaru planned to continue using his "abbreviation" technique to get by while doing his homework, or just write something casually to get by.

But now, looking at that bowl of egg drop soup that felt like torture... all thoughts of laziness vanished in an instant.

For the first time, Shikamaru experienced what it meant to have someone who could subdue another. Helplessly, he raised his hands in a gesture of surrender and sighed deeply, "Fine... I'll write it."

Sakura had already enthusiastically spread out her textbooks and workbooks on the coffee table, her face showing a serious expression as she prepared to begin her studies.

She even thoughtfully reserved seats for you and Shikamaru, looking forward to the harmonious scene of the three of you writing furiously together.