78: Chapter 78 You're too weak, Sasuke"Sa.Sasuke-kun?"
Sakura's voice sounded like it was being choked.
She staggered forward two steps, trying to rush over, but then froze in place under the other person's cold gaze.
No.
A voice inside her was screaming.
This was not the aloof yet warm-hearted boy she remembered.
The person before me is merely a stranger disguised as Sasuke, a being made of ice and sharp blades.
Those scarlet eyes held no ripples of anticipation for a reunion, only the indifference of looking down upon ants.
That look sent chills down her spine.Her tears weren't from excitement, but from the fear of her dreams being shattered by reality.
"Ah, it's you."
Sasuke didn't even glance at Sakura; his gaze remained fixed on Naruto, and his tone was as indifferent as if he were discussing last night's leftovers.
"I thought it was just another one of those boring test subjects that Orochimaru found."
"Sasuke!" Yamato instantly went into battle mode, Wood Release chakra surging beneath his feet as he warily watched the figure on the platform."We represent Konoha."
"It's noisy."
Sasuke frowned slightly.
The next second.
The wind stirred.
No, it's not the wind.
It is a popping sound produced when an object moves at high speed and forcibly compresses the air.
Yamato's pupils suddenly contracted to the size of pinpoints.
In his dynamic vision, the white figure on the platform only swayed slightly, and then—
The afterimage vanished.
A chilling aura appeared without warning at the very center of the group.
That's too fast!
They hadn't even finished making the hand seals for Yamato Ren.
Sakura's tears were still hanging in mid-air, not yet touching the ground.
Sai felt his hair stand on end and instinctively reached for the short sword on his back, only to find his hand as heavy as lead.
Is this.the power of the Uchiha?
There were no unnecessary movements.
Sasuke landed lightly beside Naruto, like an elegant white crane.
His hand rested on Naruto's shoulder with an extremely natural yet somewhat authoritative air.
The hand was long and cold, with neatly trimmed nails, yet it gripped Naruto's shoulder blade like an eagle's claw.
The two stood side by side.
One was dressed in pristine white, with an aloof expression; the other was dressed in tattered clothes, with a languid demeanor.
"Is this your current teammate, Naruto?"
Sasuke tilted his head slightly, his lips almost touching Naruto's earlobe.
That distance was ambiguous and dangerous, as if it could turn into a fatal bite at any moment.
"A half-finished Wood Release user, a woman who can only cry, and another…" Sasuke glanced at Sai, who was stiff all over, and a contemptuous sneer curled at the corner of his mouth, "a piece of trash without feelings."
"You came to me with this makeshift setup?"
Sasuke suddenly tightened his grip, the force of his fingertips enough to crush rocks and embed themselves deeply into Naruto's muscles.
However, the pain that he had expected from Naruto did not occur.
He felt as if he was not holding flesh and blood, but a piece of extremely dense alloy encasing warm skin.
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't penetrate any deeper.
Naruto didn't even frown; he just looked at him calmly with the same gaze one would give a child throwing a tantrum.
This discovery caused Sasuke to feel a sense of unease and irritation for the first time.
"Or are you still clinging to that naive fantasy that you can take me back to that village where we played house?"
quiet.
A deathly silence.
Sakura watched this scene in horror, wanting to scream, but no sound came out of her throat.
Naruto is restrained!At that distance, Sasuke could easily snap Naruto's neck if he wanted to!
Yamato's forehead was dripping with cold sweat.The wooden stick in his hand grew wildly, but he dared not make a move.He was afraid to act rashly!
However.
Naruto, the person involved, didn't even lift an eyelid.
He didn't dodge, didn't retaliate, and didn't even frown because of the pain in his shoulder.
He simply turned his head slightly, his azure eyes calmly meeting those scarlet Sharingan eyes.
That look in his eyes.
Sasuke was stunned for a moment.
He didn't see the anger, excitement, or fear he expected in those blue eyes.
What he saw was a kind of tolerance towards children throwing tantrums?
No, it's a joke.
Naruto's gaze slowly moved down, sweeping over Sasuke's open chest, and finally landing on his bare feet on the dusty ground.
"Is this the speed you gained by abandoning everything?"
Naruto finally spoke.
His voice was not loud; there was no roaring or questioning.
"That's a bit slow, Sasuke."
These words were like a thorn, precisely piercing the oppressive aura that Sasuke had created.
Sasuke's pupils contracted slightly, and the hand on Naruto's shoulder tightened abruptly.
"What did you say?"
"I said, you're too slow."
Naruto sighed, as if disappointed by some long-awaited toy.
He raised his hand slowly, without any fluctuation of chakra.
However, from Sasuke's Sharingan perspective, this action was full of countless flaws, yet it seemed as if there were no flaws at all.
Naruto gently placed his hand on Sasuke's hand that was resting on his shoulder.
Warm palms covered the cold back of my hands.
"and..."
Naruto leaned closer, their noses almost touching.He could smell the faint medicinal scent and cool fragrance emanating from Sasuke.
"If you're going to act all high and mighty, remember to wear your shoes properly next time."
Naruto's gaze swept over Sasuke's feet again, a wicked smile curving his lips.
"This ground is very dirty.If you get your feet dirty, Orochimaru will be worried about his 'vessel'."
boom!
These words completely ignited Sasuke's killing intent.
He is an avenger, a survivor of the Uchiha clan, not anyone's pet!
"Shut up!"
Sasuke's EyesA flash of cold light appeared in his eyes, and his left hand instantly drew the Kusanagi sword from his back.
Chidori Stream!
Sizzle sizzle—
A surge of violent lightning chakra instantly enveloped his entire body, and electric currents, like hundreds of chirping birds, pierced fiercely towards Naruto's abdomen along the blade of the Kusanagi sword.
This attack was delivered without holding back.
He really wanted to kill Naruto.
"No!" Sakura screamed in despair.
However.
There was no loud noise, only a crisp "humming" sound that seemed to come from another dimension.
Under Sasuke's Sharingan's dynamic capture, the tip of the Kusanagi sword, which was powerful enough to pierce through everything, mysteriously stopped one centimeter away from Naruto's abdomen.
It wasn't that it was blocked, but rather that the space in front of it was infinitely "stretched".
The violent lightning chakra on the sword tip, like a beast rushing into a quagmire, let out a helpless and furious roar.The lightning twisted and swirled, but could never cross that seemingly non-existent centimeter.
The penetrating power of the Chidori Stream becomes a joke here.
"How.is this possible?"
For the first time, an emotion called "shock" appeared in Sasuke's crimson Sharingan eyes.
The Kusanagi Sword is a divine weapon; combined with the penetrating power of Chidori, it can slice through even rocks like tofu.
Why can't it be pierced?
Is this all you've got?
Naruto looked down at the trembling longsword in his abdomen and shook his head.
He released his hand from Sasuke's right hand and instead gently pinched the blade of the Kusanagi sword with two fingers.
"You're too weak, Sasuke."
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