"Protecting his eyesight?"
It must be said, as expected of someone from the Yamanaka clan, Ino's observational skills were terrifying.
She quickly noticed Naruto's every move, even analyzing the pauses and patterns with perfect clarity and thoroughness.
And... "Hmm..."
"I have to say, when Naruto is so meticulous and focused on listening..."
"He's actually quite handsome..."
"I never noticed it before..."
But she quickly recalled why.
Because the old Naruto never took anything seriously.
He was either skipping class to play pranks, or making exaggerated expressions and laughing boisterously... he was never this serious.
"Focused, hardworking, and even a little handsome..."
"It seems Hinata liking Naruto isn't so hard to understand after all..."
Ino secretly nodded, continuing to observe Naruto closely... Meanwhile, on the other side.
Sakura Haruno, despite forcing herself to calm down after suffering repeated blows, couldn't help but get distracted and her thoughts wander.
Sasuke had treated her so roughly; even though she said she wouldn't give up, how could her heart not be dejected and sad? From time to time, her gaze couldn't help but drift towards a familiar direction.
Why was that handsome face always so cold... Why couldn't he give her even a glimmer of warmth and light, allowing her to see a tiny bit of hope... She sighed softly, then subconsciously glanced at Ino again.
Although she was determined to break ties with her, Sakura was not an emotionless animal after all.
However, this glance made Sakura's face instantly turn pale.
"Ino, Ino she..."
"Why is she staring at Naruto?!"
"Could it be that she..."
"Fell for someone else?!"
Chapter 38: Unlocking a New Trait Ability! [Divided Attention]! Please give me your monthly votes!!!
The shock in Sakura's heart was no less than if Sasuke had suddenly confessed his feelings to her.
She knew Ino too well.
Of course, she knew that Ino, like herself, had feelings and love for Sasuke... So much so that the two former good friends had fought fiercely and endlessly over him.
How could she suddenly forget Sasuke and turn to Naruto?!
More importantly... why was everyone turning to Naruto?!
Hinata was like that, Sasuke was like that, and now even Ino... Is this world really revolving around Naruto?!
What kind of bizarre world is this!
She frowned, forcing herself to calm down.
"Calm down, calm down..."
"Ino is always gossiping, maybe she's just observing Naruto..."
"Speaking of which, I wonder what happened between Naruto and Hinata..."
"And between Naruto and Sasuke-kun..."
"If that's the case, it's not hard to understand, but if it's really like that, Ino shouldn't just be observing Naruto alone; her eyes should be moving back and forth between Hinata and Sasuke..."
"Not at all!"
"She's completely staring at Naruto alone!"
Sakura's inner voice suddenly erupted.
This was also one of her hidden attributes; occasionally, a dual personality of angel and devil would take turns appearing.
"What's going on, Ino!"
"Even if you betrayed me, has your aesthetic taste also degraded?"
"What's so good about a scoundrel like Naruto..."
She followed Ino's gaze and saw Naruto's focused and serious profile... For a moment, Sakura Haruno couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
"Naruto he..."
"He's not ugly after all?"
"And if you look closely, he's even a little..."
"Handsome?"
She suddenly realized she was also staring at Naruto, and immediately shook her head wildly like a rattle drum.
"What am I doing!"
"My heart belongs only to Sasuke, and I will never allow anyone else to occupy it!"
"I can even abandon my friendship with Ino, let alone that scoundrel Naruto..."
She immediately turned her head back to glance at Sasuke, and let out a sigh of relief.
"Hmm, sure enough, Sasuke-kun is much more handsome..."
"But, Ino, that girl, could she really..."
Sakura still couldn't let it go.
She looked at Ino, who was still staring intently at Naruto, even drawing and sketching on paper, doing who knows what... "Could it be... she's drawing a portrait of Naruto?!"
"Not only did she fall for someone else, but she's even doing such infatuated actions?!"
"Damn Ino, not only did you betray our friendship, but you also betrayed your love for Sasuke?!"
She couldn't help but glance at Naruto again.
"Naruto, what on earth have you been up to lately? I will definitely get to the bottom of this!"
At this point, she also couldn't help but have the idea of observing Naruto closely... "Alright, let me solve this mystery!"
Sakura Haruno also unconsciously began to stare at Naruto... Iruka Sensei frowned deeply.
Naruto's change made him feel very relieved.
However, the ensuing commotion left him very confused.
Originally, only Hinata was looking at Naruto.
But now, Sasuke, Ino, and even Sakura, why were they all starting to stare at Naruto from time to time?!
These intricate relationships and crisscrossing lines of sight were almost turning into a spiderweb... "Ahem..."
"Ino, Sakura, listen carefully, don't look around!"
Iruka Sensei couldn't help but raise his voice to remind them.
Ino stuck out her tongue guiltily, as if her prank had been exposed, and couldn't help but blush.
"Ah... Yes, Iruka Sensei."
Sakura also pouted: "Yes."
But her heart was filled with shock.
"Ino actually blushed?!"
"Could it be that..."
"I really guessed correctly?!"
...Naruto, with his Divided Attention, naturally couldn't perceive all these messy things.
Immersed in his studies and training, he was completely focused.
Of course, since he was already using Divided Attention, he couldn't be distracted any further.
This feeling could be described as painful yet joyful.
While enjoying it, the energy consumed was also quite terrifying.
Especially since one class followed another, with no break time in between.
For Naruto, this kind of training was even harder to endure than physical training with Rock Lee.
But he still persevered.
For an entire day, from beginning to end, he maintained Divided Attention without any slack.
Finally, it was dismissal time.
Naruto also surprisingly heard a long-awaited notification sound.
"[Host's Divided Attention proficiency has increased to 70 points, unlocking a new trait ability... Divided Attention! When doing two things simultaneously, you can either simultaneously improve the efficiency of both, or treat one as a subconscious action, minimizing the brain's occupancy rate to achieve the effect of Divided Attention.]"
"A new trait ability has been unlocked!"
"[Divided Attention]!"
"This is great, with this, I'm another big step closer to my final goal!"
Naruto was overjoyed and didn't move even after hearing the dismissal bell.
He actually continued to train in his seat.
He wanted to test the effect of the new trait.
"Chakra Refining Technique!"
"At the same time..."
"Study cultural subjects!"
Naruto first tried his usual state.
Although he could do it, they interfered with each other and disturbed each other, so he ultimately couldn't achieve perfection.
So... "Activate trait ability..."