Naruto: If I ask you to kill Sasuke, you will become a succubus?

"What are you two doing standing here?"

Shikamaru seemed to be walking towards me with his head held high, looking around in panic, as if he didn't dare to look at me. "Boys don't stand by the passage outside the women's locker room..."

"What does it matter?" Ino said with a smile, "Everyone will see it during class anyway."

Shikamaru walked up to me, and for some reason, he lowered his head and scratched his hair, hesitating in a rare way.

Seeing him like this, Ino couldn't help laughing.

Shikamaru immediately glared at her helplessly: "Don't stand there and watch the joke!"

Ino smiled and hugged me and said, "Asaro is super cute! That's what Shikamaru wanted to say, right?"

I didn't understand why Shikamaru couldn't talk to me normally like usual, so I tilted my head in confusion and said, "This is a new swimsuit that my brother bought for me. I like it very much. What do you think, Shikamaru?"

Shikamaru then raised his eyes to look at me, and after calming himself down, he returned to his normal self: "Of course anything Chaolu likes is good... I think it suits you very well."

I laughed. "Thank you."

Ino asked, "What about Asaka? What do you think of Shikamaru like this?"

"so?"

"Well...it can barely be considered as his swimsuit benefit?"

Shikamaru was at a loss as to what to do and angrily said to Ino, "Hey!"

“Hmm…” I thought, “very cute!”

Shikamaru and Ino both froze.

Ino looked at me incredulously. "Cute? This guy...? How is he cute? Is it because he's only wearing swimming trunks?"

"Because Ino just said that Sasuke is cute... I think if that's the logic... Shikamaru is cute!"

After saying that, I looked at Shikamaru and nodded affirmatively: "Yeah!"

Shikamaru covered his face, but his ears turned red: "First of all, boys won't be happy when they are called cute... Secondly, don't teach her something weird... Ino...!"

"What?" Ino said unconvincedly, "It's not me who taught her bad things. It's just that this child really favors you."

"But why is it not okay to praise a boy for being cute?" I asked curiously, "Didn't Ino just praise Sasuke for being cute?"

Shikamaru asked, "Do you think Sasuke looks happy?"

"...Then it seems... that you are not very happy."

Shikamaru shrugged, "Right?"

Ino didn't care: "Who cares? I'm happy. If I want to praise him for being cute, I'll praise him for being cute. I don't mean any harm, and I'm not insulting him. It's his loss if he can't enjoy my love, humph."

Shikamaru said helplessly: "Okay, okay, just continue to be so proud."

We talked for a while, and Shikamaru's mood finally returned to normal, and his expression was no longer as nervous and panicky as it was at the beginning.

Not long after, Choji and Naruto also came out. Choji was a little depressed because he couldn't bring snacks to swimming class, so he had to put all his potato chips in the closet.

"Swimming is very physically demanding..." He muttered, "What if I'm too hungry to make it back to the locker room..."

And Naruto rushed in front of me all of a sudden, excited: "Asaro!"

"Naruto!" I paused, "You look very handsome in your swimming trunks!"

Shikamaru: "No, why is Naruto so handsome?"

Ino: "Why do you look cool in swimming trunks?!"

I hesitated for a moment: "Well... because I think, if you want to make the other person happy, it's better to do it in a way that the other person likes?"

"Don't give in to their unreasonable beliefs, Chaolu!" Ino was determined: "Cuteness is a higher level of compliment than handsomeness!! Cuteness is the best!!"

Shikamaru was very skilled and didn't argue: "Ah, yes, yes."

Shikamaru looked back towards the locker room with reluctance, missing his potato chips and almost crying.

At this time, another person came out. When he saw a group of us standing at the door, he paused.

I waved at him, "Shino!"

Aburame Shino then walked towards me. Shino usually wears sunglasses, and even though he changed into swimming trunks, he never showed his whole face.

Naruto looked at him in surprise, "You're wearing your swimming goggles now? How come even your swimming goggles are sunglasses!"

Ino circled around him curiously, "Can you summon bugs even when you're naked? Where will the bugs come from?"

Shino looked at her and said calmly, "You don't want to know."

Ino: "...It feels like it will appear from a very bad place."

She immediately looked away from Shino.

"Shino Shino," I couldn't wait to ask him, "Do you like me to praise you for being cute or handsome?"

He looked at me and his tone became much lighter: "Why do you ask?"

Ino couldn't help but say, "Tsk, your tone is so gentle when you talk to Asaro."

Shikamaru said, "Okay, class is about to start, don't keep standing here, get out."

A group of us walked towards the swimming pool as instructed, and Shino and I stayed at the end to talk alone.

I told him about the conversation about "cute" and "handsome" that had just taken place, and Shino nodded to indicate that he understood.

He said to me, "As long as Zhaolu is happy."

"Then if I praise you for being cute, will you be unhappy?"

"No. I'll be happy if Chaolu is happy."

But we were not far away from the others. Ino, who was walking in front, obviously heard this. She let out a hiss and looked back at Shino in amazement. Then she nudged Shikamaru with her elbow: "...Is Shino that powerful?!"

Shikamaru turned his face away and ignored her.

But Ino chased after him and whispered, "Hey, I told you not to be called cute, now you're outdone by Shino!"

Shikamaru pushed her away: "You're making so much noise..."

"Then I'll praise you for being cute and handsome!" I said to Shino, "Because Shikamaru said that boys would be happier when they were praised for being handsome, so I also want Shino to be happy, but cuteness represents girls' preference. I'll give it all to you!"

"..."

"Shino?"

Ino looked back at him, then pulled me away and said, "Forget it, his brain is fried! Come on, the teacher is here, he's probably going to call the roll!"

Ino was right. As soon as we ran to the edge of the swimming pool, the teacher blew the whistle hanging around his neck: "Assemble!"

We lined up according to height. Ino was very tall and was always the head of the girls' team.

When the team was almost lined up, Shikamaru and the others walked into the team a few steps slower than us.

After the teacher finished calling the roll, a lively and bold student couldn't wait to ask: "Teacher, can we go in the water now?"

The teacher had no intention of dismissing us. He stared at us with a serious expression: "Play? Do you think this is playing? Do you want to play with your own lives?"

Seeing that something was wrong, the students stopped talking.

Seeing this, the teacher said, "As Konoha's ninja, you are both lucky and unfortunate. Why do you say that? Because you were born in the country with the most suitable climate and the flattest terrain among the five major countries! The Hidden Rock Village has more Gobi, the Hidden Sand Village has more deserts, the Hidden Mist Village is humid, and the Hidden Cloud Village has more mountains. Your living environment is naturally better than that of other ninja villages!"

I saw a smile on Ino's face, as if she was proud of being born in Konoha.

The teacher continued, "But your misfortune is that ninjas from other countries do not need to adapt to the terrain and climate of Konoha, but you, as ninjas of Konoha, must adapt to the terrain and climate that ninjas from other countries have lived in since childhood and are already accustomed to! You have suffered more than ninjas from the other four countries!"

Ino's expression turned serious.

"Today, many people think that swimming lessons are for fun and relaxation, but you are wrong! This is an important course that can save your life in the future! The courses in the swimming pool are just the basics of the basics. In the future, you will learn to swim in rivers, lakes, and even the ocean! In waves, whirlpools, storms, and even tsunamis! Your enemies may be ninjas from the Hidden Mist Village who grew up by the water. They are like fish in the water! And if you want to survive, you must be more flexible than fish in the water! I don't want my students to drown in the water in the future, instead of dying in battle!"

After hearing such harsh words, the students who had smiles on their faces just now suddenly stopped laughing.