Sakura was still very scared. Seeing Naruto's strange reaction, she asked.
"Ah, I need to go to the toilet!"
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Sakura hung her head, and the tense and heavy atmosphere just now was dispelled at this moment. Watching Naruto about to undo his pants right in front of her, Sakura's face couldn't help blushing a little, and she was a bit annoyed.
"Naruto! I'm still here!"
"Oops, sorry, Sakura. I'm used to it. I'll go somewhere else right away!"
Watching Naruto's departing figure, Sakura withdrew her gaze and was startled by a face right in front of her.
"Sasuke, what's wrong? Why are you so close to me?"
"Why did your face turn red when you were looking at Naruto just now?"
"Huh?"
Is this really the right time for such a thing? Was it really okay to ask a girl such a thing? Sakura silently complained in her heart.
"Well, because Naruto might not have cared about these things, but boys and girls have different habits, so I was too embarrassed to remind him."
Sasuke looked at Sakura's beautiful emerald green pupils, which were just like a cat's.
Those beautiful eyes could no longer feel the same passionate love for him as in the past life. Although there was still affection in her eyes, it was just the kind of affection between companions.
It turned out that no matter how deeply one loved someone, it was impossible to love them through lifetimes and reincarnations. With the constant changes in time, space, environment and other factors, different beginnings would naturally lead to different endings.
Now Sakura was no longer his wife. She was just Sakura Haruno, his comrade.
In this life, he had a lot to do and had no time to be involved in romantic affairs. The top priority was to contact Orochimaru first.
"Sasuke, what's wrong with you?"
Sakura stared at Sasuke. Seeing a trace of slight disappointment in his pupils, she couldn't help asking.
"Nothing."
"I'm back. That was a quick one!"
"Naruto, I've told you not to talk about such things in front of girls..."
Before Sakura could finish her sentence, Sasuke took a lunge forward, rushed in front of Naruto, and kicked him more than ten meters away with a spinning back kick.
"Sasuke!"
"Sakura, take a closer look. The wound on Naruto's face made by the examiner is gone, and the bandages on his shinobi leg protector have been changed to the left leg. This is an imposter!"
Sakura also noticed something was wrong and immediately drew out her kunai to defend herself.
"Amazing! As expected of the Uchiha clan, so quickly saw through my Transformation Jutsu!"
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"It's obvious that your Transformation Jutsu was full of loopholes. You're not well - trained yet and you're just making a fool of yourself!"
......
"You bastard! How dare you laugh at me like this!"
The disguise of the fake Naruto was lifted. The enemy in a white jumpsuit picked up his kunai and rushed forward. He must teach Sasuke a lesson and take down his arrogance!
Just as the man got close to him and was about to gather strength to launch an attack, Sasuke dodged slightly and gave him a hard kick in the direction he was attacking.
The rival lost his balance and tumbled forward for over ten meters before stopping. Furious, he turned back to look at Sasuke. Seeing Sasuke's calm face, he could only grit his teeth and flee quickly.
This was definitely not a rival he could handle at the moment. After just a few exchanges, Sasuke had not only seen through his Transformation Jutsu, but also far surpassed him in Taijutsu. Not to mention that the Sharingan, the Uchiha clan's trump card that was especially effective against Genjutsu, hadn't even been used!
...
"So soon, rivals have found us!"
Sakura couldn't help but sigh. It hadn't even been ten minutes since they entered [The Death Forest], and they'd already had a fight. The next three days would be tough.
"Come on, Sakura. Let's go see how that idiot Naruto is doing!"
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"Wh...wh...wh..."
Naruto's body was tied up and his mouth was gagged. He could only let out muffled whimpers. Seeing this, Sasuke felt a surge of anger well up inside him.
When on earth would this jerk Naruto learn to be more careful? He threw a Kunai to cut the ropes tying Naruto up.
Naruto freed himself from the ropes, feeling relieved. But when he saw Sasuke's gloomy face, his mood instantly turned bad.
"Sorry, I was careless! Who would've thought I'd be attacked while taking a leak? I didn't even have time to zip up!"
"You're always like this! You use carelessness as an excuse. Then let me ask you, when will you ever be serious? Isn't the situation critical enough? Or do you think the exam is so easy that you can pass it without any effort?"
They'd known each other for a long time, and Sasuke had never been so harsh with him before. Why was Sasuke speaking to him like this today? Naruto's rebellious nature flared up.
"Sasuke! Are you my mom? Why should I sit here and take your scolding? I admit I was negligent, but it was just an accident after all. You don't have to talk to me in this tone, do you?"
"You..."
The confrontation between the two made the already tense atmosphere even more awkward. Sakura could only try to comfort them from the side.
"Naruto, Sasuke is just worried about you, so his tone is a bit harsh..."
"He's been like this since we were kids! Every time I make a mistake, he pulls a long face. To be honest, I'm sick of seeing that face of his!"
"Sick of seeing it?"
Sasuke stared at Naruto in disbelief with wide open eyes. He never thought Naruto would talk to him like this one day. Had he really done something wrong?
He'd always been very strict with Naruto in his training, hoping Naruto would grow up quickly to face the challenges ahead.
Otherwise, it would be too late when he finally lost someone important and started to regret not having trained hard.
He had changed the fate of the Uchiha clan, and he also hoped that Naruto could save the teacher who had loved Naruto like a son in the previous life.
Was it all just his own wishful thinking?
Sasuke lowered his head and let out a cold laugh.
"Sick of seeing me, huh!"
Hey, don't worry. You won't have to look at this annoying face of mine for much longer!"
"You..."
"Get down quickly!"
"Wind Release: Pressure Damage"
A powerful air current rushed towards them. This move was used so swiftly and forcefully that the three of them couldn't open their eyes in the strong wind. The broken trees around them were like menacing sharp blades, and they all had tiny cuts on their bodies. Naruto was even blown dozens of meters away, and the positions of the three were immediately disrupted.
"Sasuke..."
"Sakura, are you okay?"
"Yes, but what about Naruto..."
Before Sakura could finish her sentence, Naruto quickly pushed aside the sawdust on his body and crawled out of the pile of tree branches.
"Ah! I almost suffocated to death!"
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