“Ding!
Check-in complete!”
“Check-in Location: Ninja Academy.
Duration: 4 hours.”
“Check-in Reward: Tobirama Senju Skill Pack ×1, Lazing Points +10.”
At exactly noon, the system distributed the rewards.
Time passed so quickly.
The four-hour practical class had apparently been eaten up by attendance and taking turns throwing shuriken.
If only every day could pass this quickly.
As Naruto walked home, he silently opened the skill pack.
“Obtained Skill: Body Flicker Technique, Level 1.
(Can be learned.)”
“Can be dismantled.
Dismantling it will grant 15 Lazing Points.”
It was the Body Flicker Technique.
He had to admit, this check-in reward was rather cheap.
If he dismantled it into Lazing Points, he would only get 25 points in total.
But Naruto wasn’t a greedy salted fish.
“Come to think of it… if I keep checking in at school, won’t I eventually be able to learn all of the Second Hokage’s abilities?”
“And if the skills repeat, they can apparently be upgraded too.
This…”
Naruto’s heart suddenly fluttered.
Maybe…
He could apply to work at the Ninja Academy in the future?
“Ding!
Successful act of slacking.”
“Obtained 20 Lazing Points.”
The system notification appeared.
But at that moment, Naruto suddenly stopped walking.
Right in front of him—
Sasuke was standing there with his little schoolbag on his back, staring at him with an unhappy expression.
“I’ve been waiting for you.”
Naruto froze.
He looked behind Sasuke.
There was no one there.
So who was this guy talking to?
A ghost?
Confused, Naruto continued walking, planning to go home, grab his equipment, and head out fishing.
The lunchbox produced by the system really was delicious, but it wasn’t convenient to eat it where the ANBU might see him.
But after only a few steps, Naruto stopped again.
Sasuke had already taken off his schoolbag right in front of him.
“Fight me.”
“If you defeat me, I’ll let you go home.”
After hearing his brother praise Naruto yesterday, Sasuke had been so angry that he had nearly spent the entire night unable to sleep.
Especially after seeing Naruto’s performance today.
Sasuke became even more convinced that Naruto was nothing but a useless loser.
Someone like that didn’t deserve his brother’s praise.
He had to prove it.
He had to show his brother that he was the most outstanding one.
“Uh…”
Naruto scratched his head.
He felt as though he had just been struck by a bolt from the blue.
His face still looked half-asleep, but inside, ten thousand grass-mud horses were galloping.
Wait, Second Pillar…
Did you get the wrong script?!
Normally, shouldn’t I be the one chasing after you and screaming like an idiot, only to get beaten into the ground by you?
Why have you suddenly changed your role?
Turning the tables and taking the initiative?
Naruto was speechless.
He was just a salted fish.
What had he done to deserve this?
Then again…
After several rounds of attribute increases, his average attributes had already surpassed 60.
That might not sound like much.
He still hadn’t even reached Chunin level.
But the problem was—
He was only six years old.
The average age of the entire class was also six, including Sasuke.
With attributes above 60, Naruto could easily become the little tyrant of the class.
If he also mastered the basic ninja skills such as the Three Basic Techniques and shuriken throwing, he could probably graduate right now.
And Sasuke wanted to fight him?
Wasn’t that basically asking to get himself killed?
Unbelievable.
Naruto couldn’t help but marvel.
Sasuke stared at Naruto’s dead-fish expression, becoming increasingly irritated.
Yes.
Sasuke had yet to experience the baptism of blood and hatred.
Strictly speaking, he was still just a child who had been spoiled and doted on since childhood.
When Naruto showed no reaction, Sasuke instinctively interpreted it as indifference.
He was becoming more and more annoyed by that dead-fish face!
Sasuke formed a hand seal, raising two fingers in front of his face as he prepared for battle.
His fighting spirit was blazing.
Naruto froze.
He hurriedly raised his hand.
He wanted to surrender.
“Um… can I just surrender?”
Naruto tried to negotiate.
I’m really weak.
Can you please not bully me?
He genuinely didn’t want to fight.
If he fought Sasuke, beat him up, and rubbed him into the ground over and over again…
What would that accomplish?
Nothing.
It might even create a whole bunch of trouble.
Sure, this guy was rather smug.
But that didn’t mean Naruto couldn’t continue slacking.
“Of course not!”
Sasuke immediately charged forward!
His little fist rose high.
He was going to use his exquisite taijutsu to show Naruto that he was the strongest!
Naruto instinctively took a step backward.
Ah.
He’s scary.
Should I just let him punch me and fall down pretending to be dead?
Would that look too fake…?
Forget it.
I’ll exchange a couple of moves with him.
Besides, he didn’t know any taijutsu.
He hadn’t learned any martial arts in his previous life either.
If he just started swinging his fists around randomly, Sasuke…
He should be able to dodge that, right?
Seriously.
He only wanted to be a salted fish.
Why was that so difficult?!
Sasuke wasn’t slow.
After all, he was a child of the Uchiha Clan.
In the blink of an eye, he had already reached Naruto.
His fist was about to smash into Naruto’s face.
“Don’t hit people in the face.
That’s going too far…”
Naruto muttered.
Sasuke was fast.
But with Naruto’s Mental Energy at 65, he could still react.
If he focused a little…
He seemed to be able to see Sasuke’s next move.
Naruto extended one arm to block, showing Sasuke some respect.
At the same time, he swung his own fist.
He planned to make a symbolic attack so he wouldn’t lose too obviously.
I’m not saying I didn’t fight back.
I just lost because I’m a useless loser.
“Ding!
Successful act of slacking.”
“Obtained 20 Lazing Points.”
The system sent its congratulations.
But there was a problem.
His Physical Energy was a whopping 67, even higher than his Mental Energy!
His speed was faster than Sasuke’s.
And not by a little.
Sasuke’s fist was still some distance away from him when Naruto’s arm was already in position.
And the fist Naruto threw—
Sasuke didn’t even have time to react.
“Oh, crap!”
The moment Naruto threw the punch, he regretted it.
Sasuke was so weak.
Unexpectedly weak.
Or perhaps Naruto had simply added too many points.
At his current level, Sasuke simply wasn’t enough to pose a challenge.
Bang!
Sasuke’s face twisted into an exaggerated expression as he was sent flying.
Naruto’s punch launched him three meters through the air!
“Uh…”
“You okay?”
Naruto stared blankly.
So why the hell had this guy wanted to fight him in the first place?