Naruto © Masashi Kishimoto.
Dispute
"And our last pairing will be Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki. You two will present your report on the history of our village's police force next Monday."
Horrorstruck by teacher's words, the eight year-olds glare at one another from across the room.
"Why am I with stuck with you?" Naruto wails, drawing the attention of every student present.
Sasuke's retort is sharper than the shuriken they have just recently begun to practice with. "Because our last names start with the same letter, dummy."
Naruto crosses his arms and crinkles his eyes angrily. "So? That's a stupid reason, and this is a bogus assignment! Why can't I be with Sakura?"
The girl in question blanches.
Sasuke begins closing the distance between them, hands shoved in his pockets. "I'm not going to fail, understand? So just shut up and do what I say."
"No! Who died and made you Hokage?"
The ensuing fight is all too brief, and they both get detention. But Naruto thinks that the punishment was worth it.