Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 137 Companions

"Alright, that should be fine, before Kakashi-sensei comes back."

Naruto loosened the ropes binding Sakura slightly, allowing her to barely free her hands to move and eat. Meanwhile, his own barely touched bento was taken away by Satsuki without a word.

"Um... thank you so much..."

Sakura's eyes were slightly red, and her voice trembled with emotion as she carefully picked up Satsuki's lunchbox and began to eat small bites. The warm food not only dispelled her hunger but also brought a sense of comfort.

On the other side, Satsuki held Naruto's lunchbox, a faint blush rising on her cheeks. She calmly picked up a piece of tamagoyaki with her chopsticks, her eyes slightly unfocused, yet she pretended to be completely at ease.

"Alright, Naruto, come here. There's nothing we can do about it since there's only one pair of chopsticks."

She slightly raised her hand and handed the food to Naruto, her posture clearly indicating that she intended to feed him herself.

Upon seeing this, Naruto was slightly taken aback at first, then smiled knowingly, lowered his head cooperatively, and opened his mouth to bring the chopsticks closer.

As Naruto's face drew ever closer and his lips were about to touch the food, Satsuki's heart raced uncontrollably. A surge of joy and excitement welled up within her, and she could barely suppress the smile spreading across her face.

"Bang!"

The next moment, a huge muffled thud exploded! Accompanied by flying smoke and a sharp aura, a silver figure suddenly appeared in front of the three like a ghost!

Kakashi had clearly witnessed the "violation" of the rules, landing heavily with an imposing presence that caused the ground to tremble slightly. He exuded a terrifyingly low pressure, and although his mask covered most of his face, his only visible eye was filled with "anger" and "disappointment."

"You lot!"

The sudden roar and Kakashi's appearance froze the already tense atmosphere! Sakura was so frightened that she almost dropped her lunchbox, and all the color drained from her face.

Satsuki's chopsticks, which were holding food, jerked suddenly. She quickly withdrew her hand and instinctively tried to hide the lunchbox behind her back.

"What audacity!"

Kakashi deliberately released chakra, creating a tangible pressure that caused a low rumble of thunder to faintly echo across the clear sky, and dark clouds began to gather.

"How dare you openly violate the rules I set? You should know very well what that means, right?"

The overwhelming sense of oppression made Sakura tremble, but seeing Kakashi's truly furious expression, an unprecedented surge of courage erupted from the depths of her heart.

"Wait, wait a minute!" she almost screamed.

"Hmm?" Kakashi's imposing gaze instantly locked onto her. "What's wrong? You brat who broke the rules, do you have anything to say?"

"That...it wasn't their fault! It wasn't Naruto-kun and Satsuki-san who made that decision on their own!"

Sakura mustered all her courage, her voice growing louder and louder, "It was...it was me! I begged them to share some food with me! It's all my fault!"

Seeing Sakura step forward at this critical moment, trying to take all the responsibility upon herself, Kakashi could barely suppress the smile on his face beneath his mask, feeling extremely gratified.

However, he maintained his angry expression as if a storm was brewing, and slowly turned his gaze to Naruto and Satsuki.

"Oh? Is that so?" He awaited their answer.

Zuo Yue, standing to the side, bit her lower lip tightly. Why? Why does a teacher always have to jump out and mess things up at such a crucial moment!

A surge of intense resentment and frustration welled up within her. So close… so close! She'd finally found a legitimate reason…

"That's not how it is!" As if a fuse had been lit, Satsuki suddenly raised her head and retorted loudly with a "what's the use" attitude, grabbing Naruto's sleeve tightly.

"It was all my idea! I was the one who wanted to give her the lunchbox! Fine, I've already prepared to repeat a year anyway!" she shouted recklessly. "Failure is failure! What's the big deal!"

Anyway, Naruto already promised me! If anything unexpected happens, he'll be there for me to repeat a year!

This thought gave her boundless confidence. It didn't matter where she was! As long as Naruto was there, that was enough!

Besides... Naruto loves me the most! He'll definitely be on my side!

Finally, Kakashi cast his extremely imposing gaze at Naruto, who had remained silent.

Naruto looked at the Jonin teacher in front of him who was scaring children and found it somewhat amusing, but decided to give the teacher face anyway.

"We're sorry, Kakashi-sensei. We admit we broke your rules. But..."

His gaze swept over Satsuki, who was clutching his sleeve tightly, then glanced at Sakura, who, despite her fear, was still trying to straighten her back, before finally looking back at Kakashi.

"I'm the kind of person who just can't abandon my comrades! Watching my teammates starve and suffer, and then standing by and doing nothing for the sake of passing the test... I, Naruto Uzumaki, could never do that!"

"Is that so..."

The next second, the terrifying chakra pressure and icy anger surrounding Kakashi receded like a tide, and even the thunder in the sky quietly dissipated.

The next second, a smile of immense relief and warmth appeared on his face.

"Then you have all passed!"

"...Huh? Passed? Why, why?"

This sudden and shocking reversal completely stunned Sakura. Her eyes widened, utterly unable to comprehend the abrupt turn of events.

Satsuki, who was standing to the side, was also stunned, and subconsciously loosened her grip on Naruto's sleeve.

"Because this is the real test—a test of teamwork." Kakashi's smile faded, his tone becoming gentle and serious. "In the past, too many kids would rigidly follow the superficial rules, willing to watch their teammates go hungry and be punished just to pass, even feeling fortunate that they weren't the ones eliminated..."

His gaze became distant.

"Indeed, those who break the rules and ironclad laws of the ninja world are called trash... But—those who don't value their comrades are even worse than trash!"

...Although Naruto had absolutely no liking for Obito Uchiha, he thought this statement was quite accurate.

"Therefore, I hereby declare—all personnel qualified! Squad Seven, officially commencing missions tomorrow!"

"That's...that's great!!"

Overwhelming joy washed away Sakura's fear and unease like a warm current. Her eyes glistened with excited tears, and she couldn't help but cheer.

Just then, Naruto suddenly felt a light, fragrant weight gently resting on his arm.

He lowered his head and saw that Zuo Yue had buried her face deeply in his arm, her black hair brushing against his skin, and she repeated in a muffled, soft voice.

"Very good……"

Naruto smiled, and was about to suggest that they go out for a meal to celebrate when—

【Ding! 】

[Congratulations, host! You have established an initial bond with the original character "Kakashi Hatake"!]

Points earned: 350!

This unexpected discovery made Naruto even happier, and he immediately looked up and enthusiastically made the suggestion.

"Well then, Kakashi-sensei! To celebrate the official formation of Team 7, I'll treat everyone to a meal! Please, sir, try my cooking!"

"Um?"

Kakashi blinked his only exposed eye, a hint of confusion in his eyes, and glanced instinctively at the bento he had prepared. "Is it that the bento I prepared isn't to my liking?"

Logically speaking, his cooking skills are quite good; Rin and Obito used to really enjoy his meals...

"It won't be a waste!"

Naruto quickly waved his hand, "It's been sitting here all morning! Sensei's bento is totally cold! It must taste terrible! Come on, come on, trust me, Sensei won't be disappointed!"

"...I just can't do anything with you."

Kakashi looked at the three excited students in front of him, especially Naruto's expectant and confident eyes, and finally smiled and shook his head, accepting the suggestion, "Alright, then let me look forward to your skills."

Watching Naruto excitedly untie Sakura from her restraints, Kakashi stood there, a strange warmth and sense of responsibility welling up inside him.

I've finally... become a teacher.

Just like Minato-sensei...

He turned his head slightly to hide the deeper smile on his lips, then habitually took out an orange-covered book from his ninja tool bag. It looked extremely frivolous. He casually flipped through it as he followed the three laughing students.

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