And the other two first-years they had been ignoring all along
Haibara Yu listened, trembling in fear. It was too terrifying; was this the world of friends!
So, is making friends these days about learning how to flatter people? He had originally intended to chime in with a few words about Nanami Kento, but since the two of them had only just met today, he didn't know what to say for the moment and remained silent by their side.
So this is what real friends are like. No, he must work hard and learn from these two classmates beside him so he can understand Nanami better.
Nanami Kento.. These two are insane. The ones fighting are your two friends, not yourselves. Is there really a need to argue more intensely than the two people actually fighting on the field!
At the beginning, Gojo Satoru's Limitless and those Six Eyes that could see through everything indeed caused quite a bit of trouble for Uchiha Sasuke.
But as Uchiha Sasuke grew familiar with Gojo Satoru's fighting style, Gojo Satoru gradually found himself increasingly unable to cope.
After all, his current Limitless was not like the future version, where he had mastered the Reverse Cursed Technique without any concerns, allowing him to cover his body at all times. Even a tiny moment of negligence would be enough for high-level experts like them.
Uchiha Sasuke delivered a sharp side kick that disarmed Gojo Satoru, before Gojo Satoru could even pick up his weapon, his opponent charged with a sword, forcing him to face the attack empty-handed.
One wrong step leads to many more, it ultimately ended with Uchiha Sasuke holding his sword to Gojo Satoru's throat.
"You let me win." Uchiha Sasuke sheathed his sword.
Gojo Satoru was somewhat dazed; he had actually lost. Having been called the strongest since he was a child, he had never encountered anyone who could suppress him in combat like this.
I lost," Gojo Satoru said, a defiant glint shining in his eyes. "You are strong, but next time, I will definitely win against you!
"We'll talk about that when you win," Uchiha Sasuke said indifferently, turning to walk out of the training ground.
Gojo Satoru panted heavily and collapsed backward onto the grass of the training ground. The battle just now had exhausted his immense stamina, now lying on the ground, he had no desire to move at all, until a shadow covered his face.
“Isn't it dirty lying on the ground?” Geto Suguru crouched down.
"What does it matter, I have Limitless anyway." Gojo Satoru lay there lazily.
If you use Limitless too much, your head's going to ache.
"Geto, you're so annoying!" Gojo Satoru covered his ears, looking as if he didn't want to listen, while one leg secretly bent and swung around to Geto Suguru's back, delivering a kick forward.
Geto Suguru was caught off guard and knocked to the ground. "Gojo Satoru!"
"Hahahaha, cough, cough, cough!" Gojo Satoru choked mid-laugh because Geto Suguru rolled over and pressed down on his stomach; the weight of a boy roughly his own size nearly made him vomit.
"Ow, get off me!" Gojo Satoru reached out to push Geto Suguru's head.
"Looking at the sky like this, the scenery is truly wonderful." Geto Suguru remained as steady as a mountain, automatically ignoring Gojo Satoru's words.
Hmph, you just wait.
".. If you're so capable, don't use Limitless." Geto Suguru felt as though a gap had opened up between himself and Gojo Satoru.
“I won't, you're so heavy.” Gojo Satoru hummed a tune triumphantly.
Geto Suguru couldn't be bothered to deal with him and simply lay down on the ground in that same position.
Gojo Satoru lay quietly for a while before his hand involuntarily reached toward Geto Suguru's hair.
For some reason, watching this scene, Uzumaki Naruto suddenly felt a bit envious, he looked at Uchiha Sasuke with anticipation.
Facing Uzumaki Naruto's puppy-like, sparkling eyes, Uchiha Sasuke felt somewhat bewildered.
What are you standing there for?
Automatically translating that sentence as "hurry up and get over here," Uzumaki Naruto immediately rushed over with sparkling eyes, handing over the towel. "Wow, Sasuke, you looked incredibly cool during that fight just now, only a little bit less than me."
For some reason, as the only person there without a partner, Ieiri Shoko suddenly felt a slight pain in her eyes.
Songstress-senpai, where are you? I need you so much right now!
However, after a short while, Uchiha Sasuke started an argument with him, accusing Uzumaki Naruto's words just now of being too embarrassing and completely detached from reality.
Uzumaki Naruto, on the other hand, thought that this was ridiculous; I'm praising you like this, instead of being grateful, you actually have the nerve to say you aren't that good.
Sasuke is great, exceptionally great, no one can say Uchiha Sasuke isn't good, not even you yourself, Sasuke!
The two of them argued until they started fighting.
Gojo Satoru, unable to control his mischievous impulses, messed up Geto Suguru's neatly tied hair and secretly braided a small section into a pigtail, was now being chased across the entire training field by him.
In an instant, the warm atmosphere among the classmates vanished completely.
Looking at the group of problematic students on the training field, Yaga Masamichi felt a deep sense of worry for the school's future; this bunch looked completely unreliable—would they really be able to graduate smoothly?
Because the mistake of misidentifying the new students happened today, a lot of time was wasted. Yaga Masamichi did not let them practice for long before rushing the new students back.
On the way back after eating, Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke discussed going back to the dormitory first to pack their things, then making a phone call to explain the whole situation to their families.
"Huh, you guys actually chose this place?" A white-haired head poked out from next door, looking at the two people at the dormitory entrance.
Uzumaki Naruto and Sasuke only then realized that the room next to theirs actually belonged to Gojo Satoru.
"Want to play games?" Gojo Satoru lifted the handheld console in his hand.
“No thanks, Sasuke and I still have to pack our things,” Uzumaki Naruto said, glancing longingly at the handheld game console in his hand before declining.
"Then next time it is." Gojo Satoru said as he skillfully pulled open the door opposite him and walked inside.
"Come over after you've finished packing your things, we'll give Itachi-san a call together to let him know we're safe." Uchiha Sasuke opened the door, turned to say this to Uzumaki Naruto, then walked into the room at a much faster pace than usual.
"Alright!" Uzumaki Naruto's eyes lit up instantly.
"Those two probably aren't ordinary people." Gojo Satoru spoke up suddenly while playing a game. He was sprawled out on Geto Suguru's bed, while the owner of the bed had been squeezed onto the floor by him.
That's right, this is Geto Suguru's room.
He is certainly no ordinary person," Geto Suguru said, his hair disheveled, leaning against the edge of the bed without even looking back. "Even the 'strongest,' Gojo Satoru, lost to him.
Hey, I'm serious, I'm not joking!
"I'm serious too," Geto Suguru said with a chuckle, speaking up before Gojo Satoru could become incensed by embarrassment.
It seems they didn't know what Cursed Spirits were at first; they didn't look like they were faking it.
“I just received word that someone went to the association composed of those rotten oranges in the Jujutsu World high society and caused a huge scene. That person's name is Uchiha Itachi.”
Uchiha Sasuke and Uchiha Itachi should be from the same clan.
And those rotten old geezers in the higher-ups have taken quite a hit," Gojo Satoru said, lifting the phone in his hand. "Those old men from the clan even called me, telling me to get on good terms with those two guys.
“Although, because it was just practice, neither I nor that freshman named Uchiha Sasuke went all out,” Gojo Satoru's voice grew low, “but I can feel that if we were to truly fight, I am no match for him.”
What does it matter? Our enemies are Cursed Spirits. Having such a powerful comrade, shouldn't we be happy about that?" Geto Suguru didn't think much of it. "Besides, I'm always by your side. The two of us are Soukoku.
"That's right, Suguru and I, we are the strongest." Gojo Satoru immediately became happy.
Because Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke's performances were so outstanding, yet they knew so little about Cursed Spirits, Yaga Masamichi selected a low-grade curse exorcism mission the next day as their introductory mission for stepping into the Jujutsu World.
However, while they were waiting for someone to take them to the mission site, a few uninvited guests arrived.
"What are you all doing here?" Yaga Masamichi looked at the three extra second-year students expressionlessly. Shoko, do you think that standing far away from Gojo and the others makes it look like you aren't with them!
“I heard you were taking the first-years to exorcise curses, Teacher. It just so happens that Geto and I don't have classes this morning, so we thought we'd come help by looking after the new students instead.” Gojo Satoru spoke with a smile.
"You're not that kind," Yaga Masamichi's eyes clearly spelled out those words. As his thick, dark eyebrows furrowed, he exuded an aura of authority that commanded respect without even needing to be angry.
Facing Yaga Masamichi's intimidating gaze, Gojo Satoru showed no fear at all, responding instead with a pure smile.
"Satoru and I are just going to take a look; we won't do anything else," Geto Suguru added sincerely from behind. He actually didn't want to come, but Gojo Satoru insisted on dragging him along to see how the new students would perform.
Because Gojo Satoru had lost yesterday and felt he had lost face, knowing that this was Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto's first contact with Cursed Spirits, he wanted to see if he could regain his dignity.
Facing this student, Yaga Masamichi's attitude was much better; Geto Suguru still maintained a good image in his heart, being far more reliable than the unruly Gojo Satoru.
“It's not impossible, but you two are not allowed to cause trouble!”
While they were talking, the Assistant Supervisor sent to assist them on this mission arrived in a car.
Assistant Supervisors are a group of people who can see Cursed Spirits, but possess so little Cursed Energy that they are unable to exorcise them.
They provide certain mission intelligence to the Jujutsu Sorcerers on missions, or set up simple Curtains whenever a Jujutsu Sorcerer exorcises a Cursed Spirit.
The Assistant Supervisor sent to assist them this time was a woman with long black hair.
Seeing the Assistant Supervisor's appearance, a flash of cunning passed through Gojo Satoru's eyes.
"Kakashi-san, so you're the Assistant Supervisor this time!" Gojo Satoru suddenly waved his hand.
Kakashi-san!" Uzumaki Naruto was shocked. "Is that your mom?
Although Uchiha Sasuke didn't say anything, his slightly widened eyes already revealed his astonishment.
The Assistant Supervisor heard Gojo Satoru shouting her name from a distance and felt quite speechless.
“Satoru, that title is quite rude.” Geto Suguru acted very politely, “What do you mean 'Nani'? It's been a long time.”
"Nani?" Uzumaki Naruto exclaimed once again.
You're not much different from Gojo Satoru, the Assistant Supervisor's mouth twitched. Ignoring the two of them, he said, "My surname is He, I am the Assistant Supervisor for this mission." (In Japanese, 'He' can be read as 'Ka' or 'Nani')
I have already prepared the mission intelligence. If none of you have any questions, please board the vehicle first.
"Are you not coming with us, Senpai?" Uzumaki Naruto asked, looking at Ieiri Shoko, who didn't seem to have any intention of getting on the vehicle.
Ah, I forgot to tell you." Ieiri Shoko, who hadn't expected to be asked that question, froze for a moment. "I can only use Reverse Cursed Technique to heal others; I don't have the ability to exorcise Cursed Spirits.
She gave a soft laugh. "That's why I don't go on missions. As for you all, you'd better work hard to stay alive and come back to me for healing."
Oh, Uzumaki Naruto understood. Converting that to his own terms, Ieiri Shoko was a medical ninja among their ninjas.
“But we are comrades, so you must also really want to come and help, right, Senpai?”
It must be hard, having to stay behind and watch your comrades head off into battle.
Sakura would feel distressed because she couldn't be of any help, surely the senior before her felt the same. Being forced to stand in the rear and watch helplessly as her comrades departed must have felt incredibly powerless.
Ieiri Shoko said with feigned ease, "It's fine, I've long since gotten used to this. That's just how the rules are."
"Is the regulation always right? Don't you want to fight side-by-side with your comrades, Senior!" Uzumaki Naruto interrupted her.
Ieiri Shoko bit her lip. How could she not want to, but..
"Shoko, you should come along too." Geto Suguru spoke up as well.
Gojo Satoru reached out and pushed Ieiri Shoko directly into the car.
Yaga Masamichi watched without saying a word, silently accepting everyone's actions. In any case, this mission wasn't particularly difficult, taking Shoko to see a bit of the world wasn't a big deal.
The Assistant Supervisor pretended not to notice; since everyone was willing participants, why should she play the villain?
Ieiri Shoko had been at Jujutsu High for so long, this was the first time she could go on a mission with her comrades. Listening to the noisy chatter of the group around her, even though they were going to exorcise a dangerous Cursed Spirit, her mood was incredibly bright.