"I am not naive. This is my way!" Naruto roared as his strength burst forth. He dragged his exhausted body and charged at Sasuke once again!
*Bang—*
*Bang, bang, bang!*
An extremely fast volley of punches and kicks poured down like a torrential rain! Sasuke, unable to hold on for a moment, frowned.
"Does the dead last really think he can defeat me? Naruto, based on your current strength, it's not enough. It's not even close to enough!"
Sasuke quickly adapted to Naruto's physical attacks. After blocking the violent assault, he took the opportunity to create distance and unleashed his own ninjutsu again. "Fire Style! Great Fireball Technique!"
In an instant, the huge flames turned into a massive fireball, rolling towards Naruto and forcing him to dodge. But then, two shuriken seemed to bypass the vision obscured by the fireball, spinning and attacking from both sides. Startled, Naruto quickly rolled to dodge again. Sasuke's figure had already appeared in front of him. Obviously, the Fireball Technique and the two shuriken were all tactics that Sasuke had calculated in advance.
*Bang—*
A fierce knee strike hit Naruto's chin hard.
*Snap—*
Naruto's jawbone was broken instantly. Several teeth fell out, his mouth filled with blood, and he was knocked away violently. With a thud, he collapsed to the ground.
Sasuke landed gracefully, his hands in his pockets. "Hmph, still so fragile.."
Sasuke was about to turn and leave. However, Naruto struggled to his feet once again.
"What…" Sasuke's expression changed. "You can actually still stand?"
Naruto spat out the blood in his mouth, clenched his fists, and gasped for breath. "Sasuke, as long as I stand… the battle isn't over!" He roared angrily and rushed forward again.
Sasuke frowned but did not panic. He pulled out two kunai with his backhand, spun them neatly in his palm, and then counterattacked Naruto. "That's a lot of talk for a bigmouth!"
"Sasuke!"
The two boys, fighting as if to the death, suddenly collided with each other! Naruto's Konoha Whirlwind bloomed again!
*Boom!*
With a loud bang, the kunai in one of Sasuke's hands was kicked away, but the other kunai was already stabbing towards Naruto's throat! The Sasuke in this dream would show no mercy! It seemed that Naruto was about to lose again.
*Schlick—*
He suddenly stretched out his hand and let the kunai pierce his palm! Blood gushed out instantly, splashing across both Naruto's and Sasuke's faces. Sasuke's heart trembled, and he closed his eyes subconsciously. Naruto was breathing heavily, suppressing his fatigue and pain, and he actually laughed.
"Will you ever catch up with me? I'm right in front of you?!" Naruto suddenly grabbed Sasuke's hand with his palm still pierced by the kunai, and he clenched his other hand into an iron fist, hitting Sasuke's cheek hard!
*BOOM!!!*
A brutal punch to the face sent Sasuke flying. He fell heavily to the ground, unable to move or struggle!
[The host wins.]
The system declared coldly.
[Congratulations to the host for increasing his win rate against Uchiha Sasuke to 50%, achieving the 'Evenly Matched with Sasuke' achievement!]
[From now on, whether in dreams or in the real world, when fighting Uchiha Sasuke, your fighting spirit and will will be enhanced, and your own strength will also be improved to a certain extent!]
Naruto was stunned, then overjoyed. What was this? A secret weapon specifically for Sasuke?!
When Naruto heard the system's prompt, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise. When fighting against Sasuke, his fighting spirit and strength would increase! This was simply an ability tailor-made for him. Sasuke certainly didn't know that he had just obtained such a powerful advantage against him! Naruto was so excited that he could hardly contain his excitement. He wanted to wake up immediately and have a real battle with Sasuke in the real world!
Unfortunately, the System would not do as he wished, and soon the next round of their dream battle began again. But this was also good. "This reward was awarded for reaching a 50% win rate against Sasuke. If… my victory rate against him reaches 100%, hehe, hehe…" Naruto was already fantasizing.
…
At the same time, it was already late at night at the Uchiha clan's residence, but Sasuke was still wide awake. On the training ground at night, everything was quiet, with only the occasional chirping of insects and birds.
*Buzz, buzz, buzz—*
Suddenly, there was the sound of a thin wire cutting through the air, and Sasuke's figure suddenly appeared, flying through the branches of a tree. Then…
*Thwack, thwack, thwack!*
Several shuriken shot out rapidly, hitting all the bull's-eyes with extreme accuracy! But Sasuke was not satisfied. He pulled the thin, tough wire in his hand suddenly, and several of the shuriken abruptly changed direction in the air, shooting towards another scarecrow target.
*Hiss, hiss, hiss!*
The shuriken controlled by the silk thread also accurately pierced the scarecrow's heart, throat, and other vital parts! At the same time, Sasuke's figure landed lightly on the ground. He was also sweating profusely, breathing heavily, and his face was very pale. Obviously, he had overexerted himself. But he looked back at his successful training and nodded slightly with some satisfaction.
"Shurikenjutsu… Although it's not fancy like ninjutsu, it can take still down an enemy by surprise."
He had just shown a faint smile of satisfaction before he quickly suppressed it by force. "No, it's not enough… It's not enough!" Sasuke slammed his fist into a tree trunk, causing the bark to fall off and wood chips to fly. That bloody, moonlit night resurfaced in his mind. The intense pain made him feel nauseous, and he almost vomited on the spot.
"U-CHI-HA I-TA-CHI! I will kill you with my own hands!"
Sometimes he didn't dare to think about it, didn't want to think about it, but if he didn't, he would hate himself for forgetting his blood feud and would force himself to think about it. Sasuke lived in such nightmares and pain every single day.
"Naruto…" At this moment, the battle with Naruto appeared in his mind. Apart from his hatred for Uchiha Itachi, this was the only other thing that could make Sasuke worry. Of course, even he himself would never admit this. He didn't even realize it at all.
"If the Third Hokage hadn't interfered, who would have had the last laugh?!" At that time, he had already been preparing to launch a desperate attack with his Sharingan. But Naruto's condition had also been very strange and terrifying. At that time, Naruto's murderous intent had been completely abnormal, as if that was not his true self, but a terrible monster hidden deep within his body!
"Naruto also has a lot of secrets…" Sasuke was not stupid, and of course, he could see the strange attitude of the people around him towards Naruto. That was different from the way they kept their distance from him. It was filled with a strange hatred and loathing.
Of course, Sasuke didn't need anyone's recognition or understanding. Naruto was just the opposite. He was too lonely and longed for recognition and understanding from just about anyone.