"Alright, class, the Three Basic Jutsu are..."
Gulp— Gulp— Gulp—
Shūichi Tanaka continued writing on the blackboard.
But no one was paying attention to the lesson anymore.
Every few moments, all eyes drifted towards the figure freely drinking.
The boys watched with a mixture of fear and grudging respect.
Among the girls, some were afraid, but others watched with eyes full of admiration.
It was simple, really—despite Jin being a heavy drinker, he was incredibly handsome.
He had messy black hair and narrow eyes that looked slightly hazy from the alcohol.
Though still young, his perfect features already held the girls' gazes captive.
Strangely enough, while heavy drinking usually made people look haggard—
Jin only seemed to get better-looking the more he drank.
Jin attributed this to the effects of his Dionysus System.
Not that Jin cared much; appearances didn't matter. When you had time to worry about looks, wasn't it better to have a couple more drinks?
Ring ring ring—
Just then, the bell signaling the end of class rang. Mr. Tanaka let out a huge sigh of relief.
"Alright class, dismissed! Be careful on your way home."
After that hasty announcement, Mr. Tanaka practically fled the classroom.
"Hey man, let's go! My mom's calling me home for dinner."
"Yeah, yeah, I just remembered too! Let's bounce, quick!"
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After a few brief exchanges like this, the boys in the class practically escaped the room.
Even most of the girls left quickly.
The reason? Seeing Jin's obviously intoxicated state, even the girls who were crushing on him were afraid he might go on a drunken rampage.
Other people might just stumble around or break things when drunk; Jin, however, started cutting people down.
As for Asuma, whose nerve had been utterly broken by Jin, he had covered his face and bolted the moment the bell rang.
In front of everyone, he had charged Jin recklessly, only for Jin to not even unsheathe his sword before he collapsed in terror.
As the son of the Third Hokage, Asuma felt intensely ashamed.
Right now, all he wanted was to leave this place of humiliation and go home to nurse his wounded pride.
"Rin, let's walk home together."
Obito Uchiha nervously approached Rin Nohara, head bowed, face beet red.
"Um..."
After waiting a long moment without a response, Obito looked up—only to see Rin walking towards Jin.
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"Here's to us! Forget all the worries... only booze and... uh... poetry remain..."
Clearly quite drunk, Jin rambled nonsensically, vaguely recalling lines from his past life.
"J-Jin-kun? Are you alright?"
Kurenai Yūhi came up beside Jin, her red eyes filled with concern.
Jin-kun was obviously drunk; she couldn't even understand what he was saying.
"Jin-kun, you've had too much to drink."
Rin Nohara reached Jin's other side, her small hands steadying his swaying body, her voice laced with worry.
"Well, hello there! Two pretty little ladies. Care for a drink with me?"
Jin looked up, saw Kurenai and Rin, and a grin spread across his face.
As he spoke, his hands snaked out, pulling both girls into his arms before they could react, their expressions stunned.
"J-Jin-kun."
Held in Jin's embrace, both Kurenai and Rin looked flustered.
It wasn't that they were entirely unwilling, but...
Kurenai and Rin glanced at each other, now face-to-face, their eyes holding complex emotions.
Hoo— Hoo—
Just as Kurenai and Rin were about to say something, the soft sound of breathing reached them.
They looked up—Jin had actually fallen asleep.
"Rin! Jin, you bastard!"
Obito stared blankly as the girl of his dreams was pulled into Jin's arms.
Then, fury erupted. Ignoring the vast difference in strength between himself and Jin, he was about to charge forward recklessly.
"What are you doing?! Go away!"
Rin, still in Jin's arms, hissed in a low voice, glaring daggers at Obito.
"Rin, b-but..."
Seeing the anger in Rin's eyes, Obito froze.
"Just go away! And be quiet! Don't wake Jin-kun up."
Gack—!
Obito stood rooted to the spot.
Seeing Rin's angry glare, hearing her words—
Obito suddenly felt like crying.
He was trying to save Rin from being harassed by Jin!
And Rin was annoyed with him, worried he might wake Jin up?
"What are you still standing here for? Hurry up and leave! What if you wake Jin-kun?"
Rin frowned impatiently.
"I... I get it."
Obito bit his lip, turned, and slowly started walking towards the classroom door.
"Obito, quieter footsteps."
Just then, Rin's voice reached Obito's ears again. He flinched but obeyed, each step taken with extreme care.
His retreating figure looked utterly desolate.
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