Konoha: Naruto, trained by Aizen

"In my opinion, Sakura, you already have a happiness that I dare not even dream of. You have a loving family and trustworthy partners."

Naruto handed Sakura a handkerchief.

Sakura awkwardly took the handkerchief, looked up, and saw Naruto smiling brightly in the sunlight, a warm smile that seemed to melt away all ice.

"Sakura, you are actually very beautiful. The first time I saw you, I was attracted by your pink hair. At this time of year, seeing pink like cherry blossoms is a kind of happiness."

"You are second to none. Don't live in the eyes of others. Be yourself."

"Sakura, who is confident, is very charming."

Naruto gently tied the red ribbon around Sakura's head and said softly.

Once, her best friend tied this red ribbon to Sakura's pink hair, giving her confidence.

Now, the person tying the ribbon has become Naruto.

Different people will naturally have different feelings.

Feeling the warmth of Naruto's hand, Sakura froze on the spot, her heart pounding, her mind filled with Naruto's words: "Sakura, you are actually very beautiful."

Tears instantly filled my eyes.

At that moment, she suddenly realized something.

She turned down a warm and caring guy, but instead fell for the immature Sasuke.

I was truly blind to his abilities.

"Thank you, Naruto." She gripped her handkerchief tightly and looked intently into Naruto's eyes.

Seeing the girl regain her former confidence, Naruto smiled and ruffled Sakura's hair.

"Go back, everyone is waiting for you."

"Okay." Sakura nodded and followed Naruto toward the classroom.

.......

Inside the classroom.

Naruto led Sakura in, and the students who had mocked Sakura all lowered their heads in shame.

Ino stepped forward and hugged Sakura, sincerely apologizing, "I'm sorry, Sakura."

The two whispered to each other and eventually made up.

Upon returning to his position, Naruto immediately received a message of comfort from Sasuke:

"I can't believe you'd waste your time on a woman. Humph, just keep wasting your time like this. I'll surpass you, surpass everyone else, and I'll be the one standing at the top." (Smug face)

Sasuke was excited and began to read the "Ninja Tips" that Itachi had given him even more carefully.

He fantasizes about one day defeating Naruto, who has become complacent because of a woman.

With his foot planted on Naruto's face, he grinned smugly and arrogantly: "Naruto, you're too weak. Run away, hate me, find a place to eke out a living, until you reappear with power like mine. Then I will use even greater power to destroy your confidence."

......

Sakura and Ino, who have reconciled, seem to be even closer now.

One second they were maliciously slandering each other, and the next second they were inseparable.

The friendship between women can sometimes be so unpredictable.

Ino glanced in Sasuke's direction and spoke first: "Sakura, I've thought it over carefully. We both like Sasuke, so let's compete fairly. No matter who comes out on top, we'll be best friends for life."

"No, I don't like Sasuke anymore." Unexpectedly, Sakura shook her head. Under Ino's astonished gaze, she looked adoringly in the direction where Naruto was cowering, and whispered:

"I have found the person I truly love."

Ino: ? ?

Chapter 30 Naruto vs. Sasuke

Life at the ninja academy was always so simple and unpretentious.

Naruto had considered skipping class, but in order to maintain his image as a good student, he still managed to keep the good habit of being punctual and never leaving early.

That day, he came to the classroom and sat down as usual.

Before he could even sit down properly, Sakura handed Naruto a glass of freshly squeezed juice, looking shy and bashful.

"Naruto-kun, drinking some juice in the morning is good for your health."

This is the tenth day that Sakura has been delivering breakfast drinks.

"Thank you, Sakura." Naruto accepted the gift with a gentle smile. "You don't need to send it anymore; orange juice isn't cheap."

"It's okay, it's okay, we have plenty of orange juice at home, it's all leftovers, no, no, it's all extra, it would be a waste if we didn't drink it." Sakura explained hastily, secretly annoyed at herself for saying the wrong thing.

She used to be very outgoing, but she subconsciously became shy and insecure when she was around Naruto.

"Okay, thank you then." Naruto accepted Sakura's kindness.

During this time, he noticed a gaze and turned to look.

She is Hinata Hyuga, a girl with short purple hair.

"Good morning." He gave Hinata a gentle smile.

The latter simply lowered his head, steam rising from it.

The moment Naruto saw Hinata, he recognized her as the Byakugan girl he had saved years ago.

She was gentle and kind-hearted; I wonder if she has changed now.

I learned from Rock Lee that Hinata is the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan leader.

Like Sasuke, he was a core member of his clan.

Naturally, possessing abundant clan resources, their strength is certainly not weak.

Naruto looked away and waited for Iruka's instruction.

"Everyone, today we will be conducting a live-fire exercise," Iruka said gently as he entered the classroom.

As soon as he finished speaking, the classroom erupted into a cacophony of noise, like water boiling over a pot.

This will be their first official battle since entering the Ninja Academy.

Their eyes were fixed on Naruto and Sasuke.

We look forward to the performance of these two geniuses.

"A real-world drill? I've already taken first place in the grade this time." Sasuke said with a smug grin.

"I admire your confidence, but if your strength doesn't match it, then it's just arrogance." Naruto said with a smile, his expression unchanged.

"Actually, I've been thinking about this for a long time." Sasuke immediately broke down, sighed, and then said seriously, "Naruto, this time I will take off all my weights, so be careful."

Sasuke is getting serious.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. After Sasuke started training, they never had a serious, all-out battle.

Naruto smiled and nodded: "I'm looking forward to it."

"Don't be careless. You might be forced to use Mirror Flower Water Moon this time."

......

In the open field, under Iruka's instructions, a one-on-one battle is about to begin.

The first pair to go up were two unremarkable students; even Naruto hadn't remembered their names yet.

The two extras entered the scene and immediately began a fierce hand-to-hand combat. Since they had only just begun their studies at the ninja academy, they were not yet proficient in using kunai and shuriken.

The match was so bad that many students were drowsy.

But Naruto watched with great interest.

"Next up, Hinata Hyuga versus... Ten Murakami."

The battle of the Hyuga clan.

Like many students, Naruto was invigorated.

“The Hyuga clan excels in jutsu, and their Byakugan, like our Uchiha eyes, is an extremely rare bloodline limit. It can see through the opponent’s body’s meridians and has extremely strong insight,” Sasuke said softly.

"How does it compare to your Sharingan?" Naruto asked curiously.

“That can’t compare to the Sharingan.” Sasuke proudly raised his head.

"Although the Hyuga clan is considered a powerful clan on par with our Uchi clan, the Hyuga clan actually does not have any top-tier strong members, and the Byakugan's ability is only limited to perception; its upper limit is far inferior to the Sharingan."

At this moment, Sasuke was like a proud peacock.

"His words were somewhat biased," Naruto thought to himself, quietly observing the scene.

Hinata was already fighting with the extra students.

Hinata then adopted a peculiar fighting stance, her entire eye turning bluish-white with bulging veins around it.

Perhaps because he was facing the Hyuga clan, Murakami Ten looked very nervous.

For an ordinary citizen to defeat someone from a powerful family is as difficult as ascending to heaven, but if they succeed, they will definitely gain considerable attention.

He picked up a kunai and mustered his courage to charge towards Hinata.

"It's very slow, like a snail to my eyes," Sasuke commented. "If the Hyuga clan can't even defend against this kind of attack, then I'm really disappointed."

Faced with her opponent's attacks, Hinata remained calm and composed, responding with grace and skill in every punch and every move.

The movements may seem slow, but each one perfectly neutralizes the opponent's attack.

The battle lasted for nearly a minute.

Sasuke frowned immediately: "Is this all the Hyuga clan is capable of? I could take down an opponent like this with one punch."

“This is the power of gentleness.” Naruto looked at Hinata thoughtfully.

"The Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist can neutralize the opponent's force and even turn it into one's own, thus achieving the effect of using minimal force to overcome great strength." Naruto muttered to himself, "Hinata's body has hardly left that circle."

"Rather than saying they were evenly matched, it would be more accurate to say that Hinata was testing Murakami Ten's moves; this might be her first real battle."

Upon hearing this, Sasuke focused his attention and saw that Hinata was using one foot as a pivot, moving only the other foot to deal with the attack.