At lunch, Sakura told me she couldn't wait to show Naruto everything she's learned. She argued that with her newfound knowledge of medicine, he wouldn't be able to tease her anymore and that he would have to acknowledge her as a full-fledged, independent woman. I smiled and said nothing more. For a lady so steeped in competition with the little brat, she affords him a great deal of admiration. More so than friends typically give. It makes me wonder if there's more between them than she lets on.

Oh, to be young again.