Sakura had just put the apple she brought on the table next to her, and Sasuke surprised her with a sudden sentence.
"Huh?".
Naruto was even more confused, squinting at Sasuke for no reason.
"Huh? What...aren't you just getting out of the hospital today?".
He was just about to leave the hospital and wanted to fight him, this suggestion was strange.
Not knowing what crazy thing this guy was up to again, Naruto looked Sasuke up and down with a strange expression.
Sasuke's face wasn't good, even a bit gloomy.
His pair of dark eyes stared at Naruto, he was serious.
Sasuke was also hesitant about the path he had chosen. His bond with Naruto didn't just start with Team Seven.
Almost all of his life after the political change had been tied to Naruto.
They were both friends and rivals competing in secret.
Now that things had come to this point, Sasuke really wanted to see just how big the gap between him and Naruto was.
Sasuke didn't want to waste another day hesitating about his choice.
"Fight me, right now.".
"Getting out of the hospital is perfect, I've almost recovered.".
Sasuke suddenly opened his eyes wide, and a pair of red Sharingan eyes with two commas instantly appeared.
Sasuke's expression was terrifyingly twisted, and he got out of bed.
He stood in front of Naruto, revealing a provoking smile.
"Haven't you always wanted to fight me too? Have a go with me now.".
"Or are you...afraid?".
Sakura stood beside them, unsure of what to do, looking around blankly.
Although they competed more or less often, it wasn't to the point of such a serious match, right!?
And Sakura could usually feel deeply that the two of them actually had an extremely good relationship.
"Hey...I said, what's wrong with you two?".
He was serious. Naruto usually cared a lot about his teammates, and he didn't know what Sasuke was suddenly doing.
But with Sasuke being so openly provocative, he wouldn't be a man if he didn't respond.
Naruto bit down hard on his back teeth, then pursed his lips and smiled.
"Just what I wanted! I've always wanted to fight you!".
"Come on.".
Sasuke shook his head and walked barefoot out of the ward.
Seeing the two boys heading aggressively towards the rooftop, Sakura stood aside, at a loss.
Watching them go up the stairs one after the other, she couldn't even say anything to stop them.
The situation between them now was completely beyond her ability to smooth over.
The rooftop was full of clotheslines and constantly fluttering white sheets, faintly smelling of laundry detergent.
The rooftop was surrounded by a green mesh fence, and at the end of all the clotheslines there was a small open
Sasuke and Naruto stood facing each other in that open space.
They were silently facing off, and a strange quiet spread through the surrounding air.
Sasuke looked at the corners of Naruto's mouth gradually turning up and his slightly trembling body, and frowned slightly, unhappily.
"What are you smiling about?".
"I'm not smiling. I just feel really excited at the thought of being able to beat you here.".
Naruto raised his head, his pair of bright blue eyes meeting Sasuke's gaze.
The more confident Naruto was, the more lost and confused Sasuke felt.
"Talking big won't make you win against me.".
Sasuke lowered his body slightly into a ready-to-attack stance.
"Wait, put on your headband, I'll wait for you.".
Naruto took a small step back, held the headband on his forehead, and said to Sasuke.
"I don't need that kind of thing, and...I don't need you to wait for me.".
Sasuke gritted his teeth, gathered chakra in his feet, and rushed towards Naruto, punching him straight in the face.
Naruto steadily caught the two punches that Sasuke threw, then Sasuke suddenly broke free from Naruto's blocking hand, flipped over, and kicked Naruto directly in the stomach.
The two of them fought back and forth fiercely. Sakura ran up from the stairwell but was helpless against their punch-for-punch fighting.
She could only stand aside, watching them nervously.
Since who knows when, Naruto had completely shaken off his "dead last" label, and his strength was now equal to Sasuke's.
Although they had been stuck in this idea, Naruto had already caught up.
Naruto stood opposite Sasuke, panting, a pair of red Sharingan eyes watching him warily.
Sasuke's hand-to-hand combat was no longer clearly superior to Naruto's. It could only be said that he had a slight advantage with the Sharingan.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!".
Naruto made hand seals, and then a bunch of Narutos gradually appeared around him.
Although so many shadow clones would be useless against a strong opponent.
But against Sasuke, who was about the same level, they could still gain an advantage in numbers.
A large number of shadow clones densely surrounded Sasuke, and Sasuke kicked several shadow clones around him.
But more and more shadow clones kept crowding around. Sasuke squatted down slightly, supported himself hard with both hands, and jumped onto the nearby fence, using the force.
His hands quickly formed seals.
Snake - Ram - Monkey - Boar - Horse - Tiger
The Tiger seal is Fire Release.
Naruto was shocked and suddenly opened his eyes wide.
"Fire Release, Great Fireball Jutsu!".
Sasuke suddenly looked up and took a deep breath, put his fingers to his lips, and spit out a large burst of flames.
Whether it was Naruto's shadow clones, or the sheets and clotheslines drying around.
In an instant, everything was engulfed in a sea of fire, giving off a sharp, burning smell.
Sakura was forced back a step by the soaring flames and put her hands together in front of her, looking at the two of them in a panic.
At this point, they weren't just competing, were they?
They clearly wanted to kill each other.
Sasuke's Sharingan quickly scanned the surroundings, constantly searching for a human figure in the sea of fire.
However, the burning flames gradually formed a circle, as if they were constantly changing with the wind.
Sasuke opened his eyes in surprise, and then saw Naruto in the completely disappearing flames.
In Naruto's hand was a constantly spinning vortex of blue chakra.
"What is that technique...".
Although he didn't know what the ninjutsu in Naruto's hand was, it looked like an attack similar to Chidori (Lightning Blade).
Has this guy already learned this kind of ninjutsu?
Sasuke frowned in mid-air, then made hand seals, and bright blue electricity instantly appeared in his lowered palm.
A shrill bird cry instantly echoed throughout the sky.
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