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Because of the awkward mentality of
a little boy, Asuma didn't want others to know that he was paying attention to the
red-eyed girl.
So, before Mizuki can finish
speaking, he gave Mizuki a vague look.
Mizuki naturally did not dare to
collide with the second generation of the most "powerful" in the
village, so he hurriedly lowered his head, and his eyes are full of resentment.
At this time, Yagami said,
"Asuma, do you also want to run for the class leader?"
"That's right." Asuma
raised his head proudly," What? Am I not qualified?"
"Of course not. As long as you
are a member of this class, everyone is eligible to run for the class leader."
Yagami of course could see that the reason for Asuma's choice is more about
playing around.
However, what he was worried about
was not that Sōseki would fail. He sees clearly that Asuma is too far behind
Sōseki in terms of popularity.
What he is really worried about is
that Asuma will do something to Sōseki after losing the election.
Although he believes that the Sandaime
Hokage doesn't care would not care about such trivial matters, as the son of
Hokage, as long as Asuma is willing, it is easy to find someone in the senior
years who is willing to teach Sōseki a lesson for him.
As a member of the Academy, he is
very aware of the existence of such vicious incidents like bullying. What is
even more terrifying is that under such hidden rules, the teacher's
intervention will only make things worse.
‘We can only expand the scope so
that he won't lose so badly.’ Yagami thought, and then looked at the others
with encouraging eyes, and hinted frantically, "Do anyone else want to run
for the class leader? It’s okay, even if you lose, it’s okay!"
It’s a pity that among these
students, there is no one like Sōseki who understood Yagami. His words even
made many of them look around in
indignation.
"Whoever dares to fight with
Sōseki is going to have trouble with me, Takiya Ryosuke!"
"That's right, except for
Sōseki, I will not accept anyone!"
"Let’s show that arrogant guy
that we civilian Ninja are not easy to bully!"
Seeing this situation, Yagami can
only say dryly, "Then... well, everyone can write the names of the person
they support on the paper, and hand them over after writing, no need to write
down your own names."
Listening to the sound of writing from
the students, Yagami secretly sighed, ‘Alas, I can only hope that Asuma’s
identity as the Hokage's son can prevent him from losing too bad."
Soon, everyone finished writing the
note and sent it to the podium.
Yagami counted the voting data, his expression
became very excited, and after rubbing his cheeks with both hands, he said,
"Cough cough, I now announce..."
Suddenly, Asuma loudly shouted,
"Wait sensei, you haven't said the exact number of votes yet!"
Yagami forced a smile and said,
"The exact number of votes doesn't need to be announced, right?"
"How can it be like that? Of
course it does. Voting must be fair and open!"
"But..."
"Sensei, if you don't want to
announce it, then I’ll do it myself."
Hearing this, Yagami helplessly
said, "Since insist on this, then... well."
Asuma jumped up from his seat and
when he passed by Sōseki, he also glanced at him demonstratively.
After taking the "vote",
with just one glance, he was beaming with joy, "One vote for Sarutobi
Asuma!"
Asuma spoke loudly, and looked at Sōseki
proudly out of the corner of his eye
It's a pity that the corner of Sōseki’s
mouth was smiling, and he didn't seem to care, making him feel like he was
punching cotton.
"Hmph." Asuma snorted in
dissatisfaction, and then continued to look at the pile of papers, "One
vote for Shimizu Sōseki, two votes for Shimizu Sōseki, Shimizu Sōseki..."
Every time
he took out one paper, Asuma's face became more and more ugly.
After counting the last one, Asuma
said in a hoarse voice, "Sarutobi Asuma has one vote, and Shimizu Sōseki
has 69 votes. Shimizu Sōseki...wins!"
The last sentence seems to drain all
his strength. He lowered his head, only to feel that every gaze looking at him
was full of ridicule and malice.
In truth, no one is laughing at him.
People only care about the winner. For those who lose, even mocking them feels
like a waste of energy.
"Great, I knew that Sōseki
would definitely win!"
"It's a pity. I don't know
which traitor voted for that guy."
At this moment, Asuma suddenly
realized something, ‘No, that vote seems... it’s my own vote!’
Thinking of this, Asuma was so
ashamed that he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in. He was so
excited that he didn't even recognize his own handwriting.
"That's great, Sōseki, I know
you can do it!" Kurenai leaned over and congratulated Sōseki with a
blushing face.
"Well, thank you for your trust
in me." Sōseki politely responded to everyone's congratulations.
‘The honors and applauses are his. I
have nothing.’ Seeing this, Asuma felt even more sour and couldn't help but shouted
with red eyes, "Shimizu Sōseki, this time I lost. But now, I want to challenge
you once again. Let's use the ninja style to decide the winner!"
Hearing this, Yagami frowned,
"Asuma, you should have learned how to refine chakra, right? You are already
half ninja, don't you think it's too much to bully Sōseki who is still an
ordinary person?"
Hearing this, Asuma asked
dumbfounded, "Huh? He doesn’t have chakra yet?"
Five five to fifteen years old, this
period is the fastest growing human body and the best age to practice Ninjutsu.
Because of this, the Academy started at the age of five to teach Academy-aged
children how to refine chakra.
However, just as there are no two
identical leaves in the world, there are real differences between people.
For those with good physical
fitness, the time to refine chakra can be appropriately advanced. Moreover, it
is impossible for each student to enter the Academy at the age of five.
Therefore, refining chakra in
advance is generally done by the children from the big Ninja clans, and this advantage
is unspoken rule that almost everyone know.
Yagami nodded and said, "Sōseki
is different from you. He didn’t have someone special to teach him."
‘It seems...he is the one who has
nothing.’ Asuma thought in his heart, and after a while, he apologized in an audible
voice, "I’m sorry, I don’t know you don’t know Ninjutsu yet."
Everyone looked at this scene in
surprise. ‘This stinky guy didn't seem to be so annoying anymore. ‘
Yagami also breathed a sigh of
relief upon seeing this, ‘Sure enough, the son of Hokage-sama could not be that
kind of unreasonable person.’
"Hmph, but don't expect this to
be the end of it. When you learn Ninjutsu, I will challenge you again."
Asuma looked at Sōseki with firm eyes and continued, "I just want to prove
that only the weak like you hug together to keep warm like
that!"
From the very beginning, Sōseki does
not have the same worry as Yagami. Whether it was the portrayal in the original
plot or his own observations, he is very sure that Asuma is not the kind of
arrogant and overbearing second generation. At best, he can only be regarded as
a rebellious brat that wants to attract the attention of his father and some
people.
To deal with this kind of Chūnibyō
kid, sometimes, it is better to be more Chūnibyō than them!
"Asuma, the real expert does
not need to prove anything!"
Upon hearing this, Asuma's body
trembles slightly. He calmed down, and re-savoured what Sōseki said before as he
seems to smell the aura of his kind.
"Then can you tell me who can
be considered a real expert?"
"Of course... someone who can
practice his Nindō and be firm for it!"
Asuma subconscious wanted to nod,
but thinking of his current position, he forcibly restrained the desire to nod
his head.
"So, I will accept your
challenge!"
"Huh? What did you say?"
"Didn't I already say it
before? Only people recognized by everyone can become Hokage!" Sōseki said
in a solemn voice, "and this is my Nindō!"
Many people are still confused, but
Asuma has understood instantly. "So that's how it is, did you accept my
challenge because you wanted my approval? Expert, you are the real
expert!"
Everyone looked at a loss when they
saw this, ‘Why did when Sōseki say such words, we are touched but when Asuma
said something like that, we felt an inexplicable sense of shame?’
‘It must be because the speaker is
different!’
Asuma didn't care about everyone's
strange gaze at all. He is already getting better. "Fighting against an
expert like you is what I have always pursued. You can tell me the time of your
choosing."
If Asuma is an explicit Chūnibyō,
then Sōseki is a recessive Chūnibyō. After all, he still has to take care of
his own reputation. As long as he speaks ambiguous words to make Asuma
interpret as Chūnibyō’s world, it won’t be long before they become "Best
friends".
"Then half a month, whether I
win or lose, I will do my best!"
"Just half a month? Then I
won't take advantage of you. I will tell you that my chakra refining method to
help you master chakra as soon as possible!"
"Hey, wait." Yagami
hurriedly shouted, " If you leak
out the chakra refining method of the Sarutobi Clan, Sōseki will be held
accountable."
"Who told you that it was
Sarutobi Clan's chakra refining method?" Asuma squinted his eyes and said
coolly, "Don’t forget, that person is called the Professor!"
‘Oh, it turned out to be developed
by Hokage-sama...’ Yagami was stunned, and then the corners of his eyes jumped
wildly, ‘Why would he call his own father “that person”?’
‘I always feel that this son of
Hokage-sama is not normal!’
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