10: Chapter 10 Clash of Lone WolvesA few days later, at the third training ground.
Naruto is still honing his Body Flicker Technique, and his body coordination and chakra flow are becoming increasingly synchronized.
Sweat soaked his forehead, glistening in the setting sun.
He stopped catching his breath, feeling the real sensation of his strength gradually increasing.
Thump, thump, thump.
The rhythmic and precise sounds of kunai striking each other came from the other end of the field.
Naruto looked up.
Uchiha Sasuke.
Alone, he repeatedly and mechanically threw kunai at the stake, each one hitting the bullseye with perfect accuracy.
His profile appeared cold and hard in the afterglow of the setting sun, and his dark eyes held an unyielding fog, a stubbornness that no one could understand.
A profound sense of loneliness seemed to permeate his entire being.
Naruto watched quietly for a while.
In the fragments of memory in this body, he could find similar feelings of rejection and coldness, and the emptiness he felt when looking at the lights of other people's houses late at night.
They are different, yet in some ways, they are damn similar.
He is no longer the Naruto who only shouts and provokes others, but he still needs to gain villainous points.Sasuke, as a whetstone, is an excellent test of his own strength.
He adjusted his breathing, walked over, and without making a fuss, simply said, "Hey, Sasuke."
Sasuke didn't stop moving at all, as if he hadn't heard anything and completely ignored it.
Naruto wasn't annoyed.He stopped nearby and looked at the kunai nailed to the bullseye."Practicing alone has limited efficiency," he stated.
Sasuke finally stopped what he was doing, slowly turning his head.His dark eyes held only a cold, distant look."What are you trying to say, you loser?"
"It's nothing," Naruto said, flexing his wrists."I just feel that you can't train a living person's reaction by practicing on inanimate objects."
He assumed a fighting stance, saying, "Fight me, seriously."
Sasuke looked at him, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, which was then covered by a cold fighting spirit.
He's no longer the Naruto who only knows how to play pranks; Sasuke can sense that.
This change caused his combative blood to stir slightly.
"You're asking for trouble." Sasuke sneered, and almost the instant his words fell, he had already rushed over!His speed was incredible, and his punch landed squarely!
Naruto's eyes sharpened, and he dodged to the side!*Bang!* Their arms collided with a dull thud.The force was considerable!
The two separated after a brief contact, only to collide again!
There was no provocation.
Only the muffled thuds of fists and feet colliding at high speed echoed intensely in the training ground.
Sasuke's Uchiha Fluid Technique was elegant and precise, his attacks flowing like mercury.
Naruto's movements are more simple, even a bit like those of a street brawler, but with the support of his basic taijutsu and toughness, he is strong and efficient, often able to deflect attacks and counterattack from unexpected angles.
Bang!Snap!Thud!
Naruto delivered a heavy hook punch that grazed Sasuke's jaw, while Sasuke followed up with a fierce kick that struck Naruto's side.
Both of them staggered back in pain, but their eyes became even sharper as they panted and stared intently at each other.
[Ding!Engaged in a high-intensity taijutsu battle with Uchiha Sasuke, gaining +100 Villain Value!] (System Judgment: Competition and confrontation themselves align with the villain's growth path)
"You've gotten a little stronger, still the worst." Sasuke wiped his mouth, his eyes sharp.This was an admission, tinged with condescension.
"You haven't been idle either, have you, you arrogant Sasuke?" Naruto rubbed his aching back, grinned, and his fighting spirit intensified.
The two charged at each other again!The battle intensified, their figures flashing past each other, their speed increasing rapidly!
Sasuke gradually realized that Naruto's reaction and resilience exceeded his expectations.
His eyes darkened, and he held nothing back.
Sharingan - Awaken!
As the single tomoe slowly rotated, Sasuke's perception and predictive abilities instantly soared!Naruto's movements seemed to be a beat slower in his eyes!
"I saw it!" Sasuke shouted coldly, seeing through Naruto's feint, precisely cutting into the opening, and slamming a heavy punch into Naruto's chest!
"Ugh!" Naruto groaned, sliding back several meters before barely managing to regain his balance, his blood churning.
"Troublesome eyes," Naruto thought to himself, but his eyes gleamed with even more excitement.
This is the kind of pressure he wants!
Sasuke wouldn't give him a chance to breathe.His Sharingan locked on, and he charged forward again.The kunai had already quietly slipped into his hand and was aimed straight at Naruto's shoulder!
The action was ruthless!
Naruto's pupils contracted slightly; in this critical moment, he instinctively activated the Body Flicker Technique!
*Thud!* His figure blurred for a moment, narrowly avoiding a fatal blow, but the sharp blade still sliced through his arm, drawing out a string of blood beads!
The two figures passed each other.
Naruto looked at the blood seeping from his arm and licked his dry lips.
Sasuke turned around, his Sharingan fixed on Naruto."You were hiding something all along."
Just as the atmosphere became tense again, and the battle was about to break out—
"Stop!Sasuke!Naruto!"
Sakura Haruno's panicked voice rang out.
She ran into the training ground and saw that the two of them were injured, especially Naruto whose arm was bleeding and Sasuke's Sharingan was activated.She turned pale with fright.
Her appearance broke the tense atmosphere of the standoff.
Sasuke frowned, the fighting spirit in his eyes faded, and he reverted to his usual indifference.
He glanced at Naruto, then gave Sakura a cold look, his displeasure at being disturbed evident in his words, "Mind your own business."
He put away his kunai, his Sharingan faded, and turned to leave without a trace of regret.
The solitary figure quickly disappeared at the edge of the training field.
[Ding!After a fierce battle with Uchiha Sasuke, forcing him to use his Sharingan, you have gained +200 Villain Points!]
[Ding!Injured in battle, gained Villain Value +30!]
Naruto watched Sasuke leave, shook his bleeding arm, and said nothing.This battle was worth it.
Sakura then ran over, saw Naruto's bleeding arm, and frantically tried to find something to bandage it: "Naruto, your hand.I, I'll help you."
Naruto raised his hand to avoid her touch.
His eyesThe light swept across Sakura's panicked face, then looked in the direction Sasuke had disappeared, and suddenly asked, his tone devoid of emotion: "Why do you think I fought him?"
Sakura was stunned and looked at him blankly.
Naruto didn't want her answer, and chuckled to himself, "Perhaps.it's because I can't find anyone else."
After saying that, he stopped looking at her, pressed his arm wound, and turned to leave.
His silhouette stretched long in the setting sun, exuding a sense of loneliness.
Sakura stood there, stunned, watching the two leave one after the other.Naruto's last words stirred a small ripple in her heart.
Can't find anyone else?
She recalled Sasuke's perpetually cold back and Naruto's occasional, completely different look in his eyes.
them...
Meanwhile, in the shadows of the woods in the distance, the figures in the shadows reappeared, deeply imprinting the recorded images into their minds.
(Naruto Uzumaki's taijutsu combat skills have significantly improved, and he has mastered what appears to be the Body Flicker Technique.He engages in a high-intensity battle with Sasuke Uchiha, but his motives are unclear.)
The report was once again quietly delivered to the Hokage's desk.
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