Chapter 15: Chapter 15: A Letter, This Is a Huge Misunderstanding
Previously, Naruto had been gentle with his deskmate because he had damaged the classmate's textbook.
But this does not mean that Naruto would tolerate malice from his classmates.
Sure enough, once those harsh words were spoken,
The boy sitting beside Naruto was so intimidated by his explosive aura that he didn't dare to meet Naruto's eyes.
The troublemakers, who loved to stir up chaos, all fell silent when they saw Naruto enraged. After all, the book wasn't theirs, and they didn't want to get involved with this "unlucky person."
This scene caused an uproar among the students who were familiar with Naruto.
Even Sasuke, who had earlier heard that Naruto was an orphan with poor manners, now looked at him with a cold, sharp gaze.
After all, she too was now a child without parents.
[Beep, received 10 points of negative emotion value from a classmate!]
[Beep, received 10 points of negative emotion value from a classmate!]
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[Beep, received 10 points of shock value from a classmate!]
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Naruto's actions not only triggered negative emotions in most of the students, but also indirectly shocked many children from prominent families.
"Such a hassle, can't even have peace during self-study." The girl, Shikamaru, spoke with a tired expression, as if the argument had disturbed her nap.
"Hey, Shikamaru, don't you think Naruto's acting a bit different today?" Ino said with a mischievous smile as she leaned closer to Shikamaru.
"Yeah, yeah, what you said is right." Shikamaru, uninterested in Naruto, could only respond perfunctorily.
"Shikamaru, are you trying to start a fight with me?"
The Yamanaka and Nara families had a deep connection, and the two had known each other since childhood. Seeing Shikamaru's dismissive tone, Ino could only threaten with a sharp look.
"Don't. I'm not a man. I'm too lazy to compete with you guys."
Ino was left speechless and had no retort, so she turned to look at Sasuke and muttered, "Look at all of us girls, none of us can catch Sasuke's eye. And then look at him… he's so cute. Sigh… it's just painful when you compare."
"Naruto-nii..."
The only one who was truly concerned for Naruto was Hinata in the class.
However, she was shy by nature and disliked conflict, so even if she wanted to help Naruto, she didn't know how. All she could do was silently cheer for him in her heart.
But as Naruto grew angrier, the boy who had been relentless immediately lowered his head and dared not speak any further.
Of course, this matter wouldn't just end here. He might not be able to defeat Naruto, but he would tell his older brother from a higher grade about it.
"Naruto, wait for me after school."
Naruto rolled his eyes at the boy's surrender, no longer wasting words.
Since he had already offended him, Naruto simply grabbed his pen and began using it.
"You..."
This action nearly caused the deskmate to explode with anger. However, when he saw the terrifying look in Naruto's eyes, he forcefully held back, constantly reminding himself: Wait until after school, wait until after school, I will have my older brother teach him a lesson!
Naruto usually spent his class time either sleeping or daydreaming, so it was extremely rare for him to be serious about writing.
When the others saw Naruto holding the pen, bent over writing on a blank sheet of paper, they all secretly wondered what he was up to.
"Hey, do you think he's writing a letter?"
"I don't know. By the way, considering his usual style, could he be writing a love letter to Sasuke?"
No one knew exactly who said this, but everyone's gaze immediately shifted to the letter in Naruto's hand.
At that moment, Sakura, Ino, and the other boys looked at Naruto as though he were a fool.
All of them were far more capable than Naruto, yet they couldn't gain Sasuke's favor. How could this hopeless case have any chance?
Meanwhile, part of the class was focused on the letter in Naruto's hand, while the other part was entirely fixated on the silent and stoic Sasuke.
Naruto, however, was grinning in his heart. The earlier mistake of tearing up his deskmate's textbook and now writing a letter—these were all intentional.
That's right. He did it just to make his classmates feel frustrated and shocked.
Although his actions might have been a bit improper, compared to the treatment he received from these troublemakers' parents, what he was doing now could be considered merciful.
And if this next move worked out well, Naruto could earn more shock and negative emotion points.
Naruto folded the letter and, in front of everyone's gaze, threw it toward Sasuke's direction. The letter flew like a shuriken, heading straight for Sasuke's desk.
This scene happened so quickly that the boys didn't even have time to react.
But by the time they realized what was happening and tried to stop it, it was already too late.
The girls, all with their mouths wide open, watched in disbelief as Naruto did something so reckless.
The story of the Uchiha clan's destruction was well-known among the children from big families, so many were aware of the history.
Right now, Sasuke was furious. The fact that Sakura, Ino, and the other boys hadn't approached her today was proof enough of her mood.
Yet who would have thought that the same Naruto who had been easily defeated by Sasuke would once again provoke her in front of everyone? Wasn't this like lighting a lamp in the toilet—just asking for trouble?
"Naruto, are you asking to die?"
"Naruto, if you hurt Sasuke, I'll kill you!"
"Brothers, beat him up!"
Before the collective outrage could escalate, Naruto arrogantly surveyed the crowd and scoffed, "Mind your own business!"
At that moment, the classroom seemed to explode.
Meanwhile, the system prompt sounded in Naruto's mind.
After a wave of prompts, Naruto glanced at the system panel, surprised to see that in just three periods, he had earned 1,449 points of negative emotion value and 540 points of shock value from his lovely classmates.
It was a huge gain, a really huge gain!
At this moment, Naruto laughed maniacally, almost as if he had lost his mind.
Of course, this was just the beginning. The best part was yet to come.
At this point, no one was paying attention to Naruto anymore. All eyes were now on Sasuke.
Because Naruto's letter had perfectly landed on her desk.
"Hmph, stupid Naruto. Do you think Sasuke will read this letter just because you threw it there? If it were that simple, I would have succeeded a long time ago." Ino muttered, dissatisfied.
"Ugh... so annoying."
"Idiot! I didn't even dare to give Sasuke a letter in front of everyone, and Naruto has the guts to do it!?"
Sakura's forehead was lined with black veins, and her second persona appeared beside her, growling, "Sasuke, rip his letter apart! Rip it apart!"
The noise in the class grew louder, and Sasuke had long since lost patience.
As she mentally rehearsed her 999th scenario of killing her sister, a gust of wind suddenly passed by, and with a clink, the letter landed beside her hand.
Sasuke, who was about to snap, froze in place. In that moment, she stared at the letter in her hand.
At that moment, Sakura, Ino, and the boys all had expressions as if saying, See? See? Sasuke is too perfect and cool to read this ridiculous letter.
However, just as everyone thought Sasuke was going to throw the letter away,
Naruto deliberately cleared his throat, causing Sasuke to pause.
She looked at him, then at the letter, and realized it was from Naruto.
If it had been anyone else's letter, she would have torn it up without hesitation.
But Naruto was different. Last night, she had not only been defeated by him but had also gained a significant boost in her chakra from the blue card he had given her.
Throughout all this, Naruto had never been like Sakura or Ino, persistently pestering her and making her annoyed.
With that thought, Sasuke opened the letter in front of everyone and began reading.
In everyone's eyes, it had already seemed like Sasuke would throw Naruto's letter away.
Who would have thought that, just after Naruto's deliberate cough, Sasuke would open it and start reading it herself?
Ino went wild, her expression filled with black lines. "What...?!"
Shikamaru: "Boring."
Sakura's eyes were filled with fury, her second persona beside her cracking its knuckles. "This is impossible!"
The group of boys: "What... Sasuke reading a loser's letter? This can't be real!"
[Beep, beep, beep... Received 2,000 points of negative emotion value from the class!]
[Beep, beep, beep... Received 3,000 points of shock value from the class!]
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Hearing the nearly "explosive" system prompt, Naruto almost lost it right there.
Looking at Sasuke's back, Naruto couldn't help but sigh. It seemed like he had figured out the secret to wealth.