"I'm in the Dragon Clan, what the heck is the Naruto Counterattack System?"

Sunny path outside the gymnasium of Shilan Middle School.

The foliage of the sycamore trees was dappled with sunlight, cicadas chirped incessantly in my ears, and over there was a porcelain-blue sky under the blazing summer sun.

"Ah~ it's so hot."

Xia Mi raised her hand to her forehead, shielding herself from the intense summer heat, and said plaintively, "Sister Xiao Qiang, how much longer until they come out?"

As she spoke, she nimbly tiptoed and looked towards the entrance of the stadium. Her movements were like those of a restless monkey, but her long legs and slender waist made her look like a female monster, or a swan peeking out from the shadows.

Not finding that familiar figure, he immediately pouted and impatiently started spinning in circles.

In contrast, Su Xiaoqiang, standing to the side, seemed lost in thought, her eyes unfocused. Only after hearing Xia Mi's words did she snap out of her reverie and absentmindedly reply, "They should be out soon, right?"

As she spoke, she squinted at the stadium in the distance, where she could see a line of sky so blue it seemed to drip with water through the shade of the trees. The roar of airplanes flying overhead stretched far into the distance, leaving only a trail of white smoke in the blue sky that lingered for a long time.

"How about we go into the men's locker room to look..."

Just as Xia Mi was about to utter those lewd words, Su Xiaoqiang's deep green eyes suddenly lit up.

"Qi Xiuyuan!"

Qi Xiuyuan and Chu Zihang came out together and immediately felt a wave of heat hit them.

However, along with the heat wave came a tall figure.

"Didn't you say it would be a while and we didn't need to wait for you?"

Qi Xiuyuan smiled helplessly and reached out to accept the girl's small hug, feeling the warmth and softness of her body filling his arms.

"It was only a short wait."

Su Xiaoqiang only took a small bite before leaving the embrace with her hands behind her back. She put her thumb and forefinger together and made a "small" gesture, her voice light and cheerful like a wind chime.

The sunlight shone down, outlining her well-proportioned figure, and she exuded youthful energy.

However, it was clear that sweat gathered from the side of his face to his chin, condensing into water droplets that dripped down.

"snort."

Another girl gave a slightly dissatisfied snort, and Qi Xiuyuan looked past Su Xiaoqiang at that girl.

Xia Mi stood tall and proud, her long legs spread wide with an air of authority, looking at him with displeasure: "Although I should feel honored to see the heroes of the Shilan team, the sun has been shining for half an hour, and it has dried up my feelings."

"Sorry, sorry." Qi Xiuyuan smiled. "The group from the sports school kept bothering us with strange questions, and some scouts wanted to persuade us to pursue a career in sports. As for Zhang Shaojie... he's also causing some trouble."

"Hmm?" Xia Mi raised an eyebrow, asking curiously, "So how did Senior Brother respond?"

"There's not much to say about a one-sided massacre, is there?" Qi Xiuyuan smiled, his eyes narrowed. "At times like this, whatever the victor does will only seem like a mockery and pity for the loser, so it's better to do nothing."

Hearing his meaningful words, Xia Mi looked into his eyes, their gazes met briefly, and finally she pouted and whispered, "Arrogant."

After saying that, she turned to look at Chu Zihang beside her and said with a grin, "Indeed, I like Senior Brother Chu even more. This villain should be the top of the list of those to be killed. I'm going to vote for Senior Brother Chu."

Upon hearing this, Chu Zihang paused for a moment, ignoring the "like" in her words, and instead frowned and asked, "What do you mean by a list of villains deserving of execution?"

"It just appeared." Xia Mi winked playfully, took out her phone, tapped it, and then shoved the screen toward Chu Zihang. "Senior Brother Chu, you and Senior Brother Qi have been nominated."

The phone nearly shoved into Chu Zihang's face. He instinctively took a step back and squinted at the contents of the phone.

That was the school forum webpage, a gathering place for a bunch of restless teenagers. Its main purpose was for gossip and confessions. Although Chu Zihang wasn't interested, he knew the school forum existed.

However, what hangs at the very top now is a picture-perfect photo.

It's clear that the photographer's skills are quite good.

The spectators standing around the court are out of focus, their faces obscured. Two teenagers with distinct styles stand on the court, raising their fists to bump, and are placed in the center of the frame to create a central composition that highlights the main subject.

The skylight above the stadium reveals the blue sky to the side, and the light shining through the two boys' black eyelashes turns them white, while their naturally flowing black hair seems to hold the breeze of spring.

This photo is absolutely captivating.

"The technique is impressive! Who took this picture?"

Qi Xiuyuan couldn't help but chuckle, but when he saw the comments below the post, he suddenly couldn't laugh anymore.

I'm totally shipping them!

[Bombshell +1]

[Bombshell +2]

Damn shippers, what are you shipping about?

Besides the girls who were moved to tears, the boys were also crying in the comments section. But what they were crying about was the girls they liked but couldn't win over, who were screaming and loudly confessing their love to the two boys on stage.

The girls were thinking about how to get both boys on the field into bed together, while the boys were thinking about how to find an opportunity to kill those two shameless bastards!

But after thinking about it, I suddenly remembered that when Qi Xiuyuan jumped up to dunk on his last shot, his jersey naturally lifted up, revealing his abdominal muscles, and you could even clearly see the traces of his exertion.

In the end, they came to a common conclusion.

These two scoundrels deserve to be killed!

But it seems we can't win...

So they secretly created a "List of Those Who Should Be Killed" and put Chu Zihang and Qi Xiuyuan on it together, but Qi Xiuyuan, who has just become famous, still has the most votes.

"..." Looking at the chaotic forum comments section, Chu Zihang frowned and said in a deep voice, "Posting photos is one thing, but why post personal information as well? And who is this person in the photo...?"

Shh~ I don't know.

Xia Mi quickly put away her phone, tilted her head back, whistled, and muttered to herself, "Who could it be? It's so hard to guess."

Looking at the quirky girl in front of him, Qi Xiuyuan's eyes flickered slightly.

During the battle, you discovered that Orochimaru seemed to have no intention of killing you, but rather curiosity and surprise. It was as if he saw himself in you, and remembered his own struggle with his talent. You defeated Orochimaru, overcame your fear of him, and received the reward: Ninjutsu Branch - A-rank - Wind Release: Wind Cutting Technique.

Curiosity and surprise?

"Could she have mistaken me for one of her brothers or sisters?"

Thinking of this guess, Qi Xiuyuan smiled.

What a strange "Dragon King" it is.

Even Qi Xiuyuan couldn't tell whether Xia Mi was pretending or not.

From Xia Mi, one could only sense a curiosity, almost like that of a newborn kitten, towards "humans," and even...

envious?

"Hey, don't just stand there like an idiot."

Xia Mi walked up behind Chu Zihang and Qi Xiuyuan, pushed them from behind, and complained, "The sun is so strong it's almost given Xiaoqiang and me a tan! Let's find a cool place to eat!"

Chu Zihang and Qi Xiuyuan did not resist, but simply followed her force and took steps forward, while Xia Mi and Su Xiaoqiang walked behind.

"Sister Xiaoqiang".

After distancing herself from the two people in front of her, Xia Mi turned to look at Su Xiaoqiang, revealing her little tiger tooth as she smiled and said, "Actually, I'm a little curious about something."

Su Xiaoqiang, who was staring at Qi Xiuyuan's back, paused for a moment, then subconsciously turned to look at her lively junior sister and asked, "What?"

"Ah, well..." The originally lively and cheerful girl's voice suddenly softened, as if she were blushing with first love, "Do you know if Senior Brother Qi has someone he likes?"

Su Xiaoqiang stopped in her tracks, and her deep green pupils trembled.

"..."

The sharp chirping of cicadas lingered in my ears, while black insects flapped their wings and screeched loudly. A tidal wave, like wind and rain, engulfed everything.

"What's wrong?"

Su Xiaoqiang turned her head and looked at him with a smile on her face.

"You like him too?"