A/N: I'm all for slow burn in my writing, but my pace on releasing chapters is just ridiculous. I must apologize, for this is just a hobby.
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3rd POV:
Naruto was trying to communicate with the outside world.
"Testing...testing..."
"1, 2, 3..."
"Testing..."
He hung his head down.
An unfamiliar voice came from behind...
"1! 2! 3!"
...A loud one.
Footsteps.
And then, capture.
"GREETINGS!"
Two strong hands were planted on Naruto's shoulders, and with the boy's current deflation in energy, he might've slumped once more to the clean tile below.
But he didn't. And instead, he found himself stunned by the display in front of him.
Wild and thick. Body hair, that is.
Naruto really didn't take notice of anything else past that.
Well, that might have been a lie. There were two others.
A red sash displaying this student's affiliation with the school council,
And...
"...You came in early."
The other boy seemed astonished, no, disappointed? His features were exaggerated further, which Naruto had no idea of that being possible.
"Really? Really? It seems that I have failed!"
Naruto, oddly enough, jumped to defend this stranger's pride. "Hey! It's okay, I mean, you had the energy and everything."
"...You think so?"
Blonde locks were thrown in a fervent nod.
"...That's right! Energy is the foundation for ever flowing YOUTH!"
An unsettling gleam had forced its way into the teens beady eyes, before said teen turned towards Naruto.
"LET'S RUN 100 LAPS AROUND THE SCHOOL!"
"...Isn't that a little drastic?"
"Nothing is too drastic, for I should be pushing myself to new limits EVERY DAY! You have helped me realize this!"
"I didn't help shit!"
There then, was nothing else to be heard but the sound of exasperated breathing.
Of course, the new stranger would have to break the silence.
"What is your name?" Formal, and yet still unsettling.
"...Naruto. Naruto Uzumaki."
"First year?"
"Newbie," Naruto said, adopting the nickname most people were using on him.
The council member's eyes became starry once more.
"OH, HOW INTERESTING! MY NAME IS LEE, I AM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT COUNCIL!"
Naruto decided it was time to pull out his own formalities. "Pleasure."
"YES! INDEED IT IS!"
Another round of suspended silence.
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