The next day, under the astonished eyes of his parents, Shikamaru rarely got up early and came to school early. He sat uneasily in the classroom and stared at the door.

They, Zhu Lu Die, have different morning routines, so although they walk together after school, it's fate when they go to school.

Generally speaking, Choji should be the first to arrive, followed by Ino, and finally Shikamaru, who is always on the verge of being late.

Yes, although Choji also likes to sleep, he likes to eat even more. Every morning he will be woken up by the smell of his own barbecue restaurant and breakfast shop, so he is the first one to arrive at school among everyone.

.

But obviously, this generally very common rule has been broken today.

"Shikamaru, are you really not feeling well?"

"Shikamaru, if you have a fever, don't hold on, I can take you to the infirmary."

Shikamaru's abnormality made both Ino and Choji very worried.

Not to mention Choji, who already had a close relationship with Shikamaru, even Ino was surrounding Shikamaru with gentle words and no time to appreciate the beauty of Sasuke-kun and Sakura.

Huh? No, there seems to be someone missing today.

"That's strange, where is Mingjun? He usually arrives earlier."

Ino looked around and realized something was wrong.

"Sakura, do you know what's going on?"

"I was with you yesterday and went home after we separated. Of course I didn't know."

Sakura frowned and looked around, but she didn't see Hanami Akira enter the classroom until the bell rang.

"It's strange. Shikamaru is so unusual today. He arrived so early. On the contrary, Mingjun, who always arrives early, came so late..."

Ino cast suspicious eyes on Shikamaru.

"Isn't it what you did yesterday?"

"Um, this..."

Shikamaru was speechless for a moment, it seemed that this was really his fault and he was not wronged.

I don’t know if Hua Jianming regretted it temporarily, or was too embarrassed to come out after changing his clothes, so he lingered until now and hasn’t come yet?

Before Shikamaru could delve deeper into this issue, Iruka-sensei walked in and coughed unnaturally.

"Well, today our lesson is about how to disguise yourself and identify disguised enemies. But before that - Sakura-san, what can I do for you?"

A certain pink-haired girl raised her hand so high that Iruka couldn't even pretend to see it.

Seeing the teacher asking questions, Sakura stood up immediately.

"Teacher Iruka, may I ask Mingjun whether he is today..."

"Ah, that's what I just said."

Iruka looked unnatural for a moment, but he soon returned to normal. After coughing, he explained: "Hanami Akira felt unwell today, so I asked for leave."

"Well, I don't know if Mingjun's illness is serious or not."

"Ahem, it's just a minor problem. I believe I can see him tomorrow." Iruka's eyes wandered and he coughed twice, "Today, an auditor came to our place temporarily to attend the class. Please don't bully him!"

"Yes~~~"

Everyone nodded casually. In addition to teaching the necessary knowledge for ninjas, the Konoha Ninja School also teaches some subjects such as literature, mathematics, geography, physics, etc. Although the proportion is not large, it does exist.

Therefore, it is not uncommon for ordinary businessmen in Konoha to send their children to attend some theoretical and cultural classes if possible.

Their class is an "elite class" and has many practical courses, but there are very few students who are auditors, but that's not the case.

Therefore, everyone just nodded in agreement and took a curious look at the new temporary classmate, but did not pay much attention to it.

The same is true for Shikamaru. He has no unnecessary curiosity, unlike some people in the class who are still guessing whether the temporary auditor is a boy or a girl, and whether he is good-looking or not.

He just thought that Hua Jianming might have given up and was too embarrassed to come to school, so he simply asked for leave.

Really, didn’t you say you don’t need to take the joke seriously?

That guy didn't skip class on purpose in this way, right?

Just as Shikamaru was thinking this, footsteps sounded outside the door.

A girl with red hair, fair skin, wearing a smart and simple white female waiter costume that reached her ankles walked in and bowed to everyone in the class.

"Hello everyone, I am Hanako. I would like to ask for your advice today."

The girl's voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible, but it was understandable.

After all, it's her first time here and she's a girl, so it's normal to be a little shy.

As for the sound...it sounds pretty good, although it's a bit neutral and still a bit familiar.

However, due to their preconceived notions, no one doubted anything.

"Wow, she looks so cute!"

"Red hair? It's so rare..."

"Her eyes are black, big and beautiful! She is not inferior to Mingjun at all!"

"Well, luckily Mingjun didn't come, otherwise..."

"..."

The students were talking a lot, and Teacher Iruka twitched his lips when he saw this, and patted the table to calm everyone down.

"Then the new classmate will sit..."

"Teacher, there happens to be a seat here. Can I sit next to this classmate?"

"Ah, of course, Akira Hanami-san is on leave today."

Teacher Iruka turned his head as if he couldn't bear to look at her and took out his textbook.

"Okay, everyone, be quiet! Let's start class."

Shikamaru was still absent-minded at first. He just glanced at the auditor casually and managed to keep his promise of "not feeling sleepy and sleep today", but at this moment he suddenly became excited.

After seeing this "Hanako" classmate gradually approach and sit down next to him, he suddenly realized something.

Looking up, Shikamaru's pupils shrank sharply and his hairs stood up as he faced the familiar big black eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

Could this feeling be...

"You're so cold, Shikamaru-kun." "Hanako" classmate whispered softly, with an aggrieved look on her face, "Obviously the two of us were having fun together in a close relationship yesterday, but you still told me to come to school today."

Shikamaru...Shikamaru had nothing to say.

He could only silently swallow this bitter pill under the gossipy eyes of Choji, Ino and others.

I never thought that this flower would be so cunning!

Since you can still take a leave of absence and go to school disguised as an auditor, you can do it.

More importantly, Hanako's disguise was so perfect that everyone believed that he was just a cute girl who came to listen in. Of course, this would not achieve the "social death" effect that was originally intended.

——Hanako is just a temporary auditor at the Ninja School, what does it have to do with me, Hanami Akira?

Cunning, so cunning!

"Ninjas are people who practice deceitful ways. I didn't break the agreement and kept my promise, didn't I?"

"...You have a point."

Shikamaru was choked, but he had to admit that Hanami Akira was right, but he really felt like he was being played with again in his heart. He couldn't move up or down, which made people feel uncomfortable.
Chapter completed!