The guardian chronicles : Nirvana (Todoroki Shoto x Uzumaki Naruto)

Chapter 34

There was no one in the hallways leading into the changing room, a reminder to Naruto that she had been just a little bit too quick in finishing her race. Present Mic's voice echoed throughout the corridor, not just telling her that Todoroki, Bakugou and Midoriya were racing out for second place, but also a constant reminder of just how alone Naruto was in the hallway.

She smoothed out the wrinkles of her gym outfit and darted her eyes throughout the hallway, looking and failing to find Jiraiya. Didn't he give her a signal to follow him so they could talk? She curled her lips into an ugly scowl. He probably found some pretty heroine and decided to hit on her like he always did whenever he catch sight of any pretty girl.

Naruto inhaled and exhaled as her feet dragged itself through the corridors, hoping to find any clues of where the Toad Sanin was. Pink lips curled into a frown as loud, thundering footsteps echoed throughout the hallways. There were a lot of things Naruto would use to describe Jiraiya, but he was not the type to make his footsteps loud.

He was always ready to spring up on her.

Naruto's footsteps slowed down when she caught sight of Todoroki's father. Turquoise eyes flared with rage and annoyance and a pair of mismatch eyes flashed before her eyes. Naruto grinded her teeth together, balled her hands into a fist and took several deep breaths before forcing herself to make a tight, cheerful smile.

Right now, she saw the eerily resemblance between her friend and his father. A resemblance, which Naruto hated because Endeavour acted like Hisashi with the way he constantly looked down on people. He acted like how Gaara described his own father, a man that barely saw his son as a son and saw him nothing but as a weapon.

"I want to have a talk with you, Uzumaki." Turquoise eyes flared with annoyance and stared at her like she was a problem that he wanted to fix. Naruto grinded her teeth and took several deep breaths as words of the past echoed in her ear, reminding her of the very first betrayal that she ever felt from a friend.

'I just wanted to be first again, Naruto. My Dad doesn't like the fact that I keep getting second place now."

Naruto dropped her smile. "If you want me to lose the next round just so Todoroki can win then screw you. I vowed in front of the whole world that I'm going to win this whole thing and nothing in the world will make me change my mind."

'It seems like Midoriya had decided to kick the ground behind him to propel himself to the finishing line!" Only the commentary from Present Mic echoed between them as Naruto hardened her eyes at the Pro-Hero. Turquoise eyes stared at her with begrudging respect, earning a scowl from the blond-haired girl. What was the point of having the respect of an asshole? So what if he was the Number Two? He was a symbolism of all the people that judged her.

All of those geniuses and prodigy that always looked down on her, because of her stupid scores.

"I want your help."

Blue eyes widened as Endeavour grinded his teeth and hands curled into a tight fist. His eyes focused on her for a couple of seconds, before darting to looking at everywhere but at her. The reluctance in his tone spoke volumes to Naruto because people like Endeavour don't want help. She pressed her lips into a thin line.

"My help?"

Endeavour nodded. "You are probably the only one that can convince Shouto to use his left side."

"His left side?" Naruto knitted her eyebrows together and darted her eyes to either sides of the corridor. No one seemed to be coming and the lack of forced movement told her that Todoroki was nowhere to be found. Endeavour scowled and looked down on her, his turquoise eyes focused on hers.