"Also, me bringing you here is already a big help, right?".
Hatake Satoru squatted down next to Naruto and poked the headband on his forehead.
Regarding freedom, I don't know how much Naruto can understand right now.
But as long as I tell him, he should be able to think about it properly.
Actually, when you think about it, the people around Sasuke are all very controlling. Everyone is holding on tight for his own good.
He's actually got the heroine's role, huh.
Naruto blinked his blue eyes at Hatake Satoru, his face showing an expression of not knowing if he understood or not, and nodded hard at him.
"...Yeah!".
"I will bring Sasuke back myself, with my own power.".
Hatake Satoru gave a slight smile, patted Naruto's head, then got up and turned to look at the trees next to him.
This is the only way to go, after walking for so long, he should be arriving soon.
Although there have been changes, don't let me down.
"The rest is up to you, I'm leaving~".
Hatake Satoru shrugged his shoulders in a refreshing way and took two steps back, jumping backward off the statue.
Naruto clenched his hands hanging by his sides and looked firmly to the other side.
Sasuke was almost non-stop preparing to cross the waterfall at the Valley of the End. However, as soon as he stepped onto the rock, he suddenly felt a sense of wrongness.
Immediately, Sasuke looked at the black shadow getting closer and closer on the ground, instinctively took a step back and turned his head.
"Why are you...".
After seeing who jumped up, Sasuke's eyes widened in disbelief.
It was this moment of shock that made him unable to dodge and was directly knocked to the ground by Naruto.
Naruto punched him hard in the face without hesitation.
"Cough...!".
Sasuke was caught off guard and a mouthful of blood came out of his mouth from the punch.
How could this guy be here?!
Even if he knew in advance that he would come here, Naruto shouldn't be appearing in this place, or rather, he shouldn't be here alone.
"Why did you leave?! Without saying a word...weren't we doing fine yesterday?!".
"Is it because of Uchiha Itachi?".
"Where are you going? Are you going to find Orochimaru? We even ran into those Sound ninja on the way.".
Naruto grabbed Sasuke's collar with both hands and pulled him up. The surrounding area was full of moisture churned up by the waterfall, and Sasuke couldn't really tell if the water on Naruto's face was sweat or water vapor.
Sasuke raised his head and lowered his eyes, looking at Naruto in front of him.
Why is this guy always like this, whether he's at the bottom or not, he's always like this.
It's not just that, it's not just because of Itachi, what he really wants to take revenge on is the higher-ups of Konoha, not Itachi.
And besides that reason, isn't it still because of you?
Whether it's pride or the personality he's built up since childhood.
Sasuke could never accept the result that Naruto would far surpass him in the future.
In order to stand on the same line as you, in order not to be left behind, I have to give up the choice of standing in the same camp as you.
Sasuke had figured this out a long time ago.
"Where I go has nothing to do with you, right?".
"Haven't you already seen that gap with your own eyes? Do you want me to still stay in the village and play games with you guys like we're friends?".
"Can staying make me stronger?".
Sasuke sneered and forcefully grabbed Naruto's collar, lifting him off himself.
"Don't get in my way, anything is fine, as long as I can achieve my goal.".
This shouldn't be happening.
Sasuke shouldn't be this kind of person.
They weren't just starting out as teammates, they had known each other since they were kids, and they were very familiar with each other for so many years.
But it was only after Sasuke met Itachi, after he and Jiraiya were training together while looking for Granny Tsunade.
When he came back, Sasuke seemed to have become someone he didn't recognize.
"No matter what you say, even if I have to use force, I will bring you back!".
"Then you can try.".
Sasuke let go of Naruto's collar and kicked him in the stomach.
During the match yesterday, he realized that Naruto was indeed a bit stronger than him.
But with just that little difference, there's no way Naruto could bring him back.
If you want to become stronger, if you want to get something, you always have to lose something.
However, one day, I will stand in front of you again at the same level.
Until then, I can only personally cut off the bond between us.
Sasuke's eyes darkened slightly.
Naruto was caught off guard by the kick and stumbled back two steps.
Even if he gave Sasuke a punch, he was just angry and giving him a friendly punch to break his face.
"With just that, you want to bring me back?".
"If you're just running your mouth here, then you've come all this way for nothing. Just go back to the village.".
Sasuke sneered mockingly as he jumped backward and stepped onto the statue's upright hair.
He pulled out a shuriken and kunai from his weapon pouch and threw them at the boulder behind Naruto.
Steel wire connected the shuriken and kunai. The tightened wire etched thin marks on the boulder in an instant.
It also tied Naruto firmly to the rock.
"Clang, clang". After a few sounds, several kunai were stuck around Sasuke's feet, and he had a steel wire in his mouth.
This is Sasuke's usual move, and it's also the move he uses when he's serious.
"You're serious...".
Naruto raised his head and stared fiercely at Sasuke. It was a strange feeling using the tools that are only used to deal with enemies on himself.
"Last time, Kakashi stopped me. This time, there won't be anyone.".
"You won't be able to bring me back without breaking my arms and legs.".
Black eyes stared down at Naruto, then Sasuke quickly made hand signs.
"Fire Release, Dragon Fire Technique.".
Red flames instantly spread down the steel wire. Naruto's pupil shrunk as he was firmly tied to the boulder, and the blue eyes reflected the fire.
"Boom!!".
The flames concentrated at one point, making a loud muffled sound, and the whole boulder was burning.
Then, the whole flame, like a backlash, suddenly rose into the air and rushed toward Sasuke, then Naruto's face appeared from the flames.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!".
A dense crowd of shadow clones suddenly appeared around Naruto, each staring at Sasuke standing in the middle.
"Ha...".
Sasuke took a slight half step back to show his charging, then suddenly widened his eyes.
Both eyes were instantly dyed red, and the two tomoe in them quickly rotated.
"Get a good look at the true power of the Sharingan." .
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