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8:00 PM.
Kanda Rokuro and Rock Lee were still training earnestly.
The other children who had been training were exhausted and had gone home early.
Sasuke held out until eight o'clock, but even he couldn't take it anymore. After shooting an indignant glance at Kanda Rokuro, he left the school grounds with a heart full of reluctance and dissatisfaction.
At the school gate.
Sasuke saw his older brother, Uchiha Itachi, waiting there.
He hurriedly walked over and asked, "Brother, why are you here? Didn't you say you didn't have time to drop me off today?"
Uchiha Itachi smiled faintly. "I had a mission this morning, but it's finished now, so I came to pick you up. I didn't expect to see you training on the grounds!"
Hearing this, Sasuke's expression instantly froze.
Does that mean his brother saw him lose to Kanda Rokuro?
Thinking of this, he looked back at the school training ground and gritted his teeth. "Brother, don't worry. I will persist in my training too. Sooner or later, I will defeat that guy!"
Uchiha Itachi rubbed Sasuke's head and smiled. "Don't compare your weaknesses to another person's strengths. That Kanda Rokuro specializes in Taijutsu. The Uchiha Clan will likely find it very difficult to surpass him in Taijutsu; even I can't do it. If you want to win, you must utilize your own strengths!"
Sasuke suddenly understood.
He immediately said, "Brother, then if we use Ninjutsu, we should be able to defeat him easily, right?"
Uchiha Itachi glanced at Sasuke and shook his head. "No. Unless your Ninjutsu can be cast instantaneously, you might be defeated by him before you can even release the technique. Furthermore, his Ninjutsu talent isn't poor either. If you want to beat him, you must work extremely hard!"
Seeing his brother praising his enemy so vigorously, Sasuke said somewhat unhappily, "Brother, I'm your own flesh and blood. Why are you speaking up for someone else?"
Uchiha Itachi smiled. "I'm looking at the facts, not the person. It is true that he is strong; I can't just lie with my eyes open. If you become strong one day, I will praise you too."
Sasuke was still very disgruntled.
Uchiha Itachi didn't explain further. He lifted Sasuke up onto his back and said, "I can see you're tired. Let's hurry home and rest, or you won't be able to get up tomorrow morning!"
Lying on Itachi's back, Sasuke didn't say another word.
He was indeed very tired.
After Itachi walked a few steps, Sasuke fell into a deep sleep.
Back in the training ground.
Kanda Rokuro and Rock Lee continued cultivating until midnight before finally stopping their training.
As soon as the training stopped.
Rock Lee lay down, unable to move a muscle.
Panting heavily, he looked at the still-calm Kanda Rokuro and said somewhat dejectedly, "Big Brother, you are too strong. I don't think I'll ever be able to catch up to you in this lifetime!"
Rokuro smiled and sat down beside Rock Lee. "Don't say such discouraging things. Hardworking people will eventually be rewarded. Your achievements will definitely surpass those guys who left as soon as school was over!"
Hearing this, Rock Lee's mood improved a bit. "That's true, but I want to surpass you, Big Brother!"
Rokuro shrugged. "That's impossible. You can't compare yourself to a genius like me. You can only compare yourself to those mortals, like the Jōnin in the village. You can compare yourself to them in the future. I am on the same level as the Hokage!"
Rock Lee was speechless.
Lying there gazing at the starry sky, he said, "Forget it, let's not talk about it. I'm too tired to move. Big Brother, I'm not going back tonight; I'll just sleep here!"
Rokuro looked over to a spot not far from Rock Lee.
There, Uzumaki Naruto was lying on the ground, sound asleep, with a puddle of drool on the ground.
Naruto had trained with them until after nine o'clock, when he finally couldn't hold on anymore and collapsed. He counted as the last one to fall while training with Rokuro and Lee.
The others had left the school around eight o'clock, just like Sasuke, unable to endure it.
Rokuro created a Shadow Clone and ordered, "Go back and bring a few blankets over!"
The Shadow Clone left.
Rokuro also lay down to rest.
Cultivating in the school still wasn't as professional as in the training room.
However!
For the sake of Hiruzen Sarutobi's benefits, he decided to continue training at the school.
Lying down to rest for a while.
He checked today's two new quests.
One look!
And he was a bit speechless.
Someone had provoked the System again. It was Sasuke. The System had issued another one of these boring quests.
Daily Training Quest: Hold a Horse Stance for one hour without moving.
Daily Random Quest: Prank Uchiha Sasuke.
Sigh!
Sasuke, oh Sasuke!
Who told you to keep glaring at me for no reason?
Now look what happened!
I think you're going to have a lot of trouble in the future.
The System isn't something to be trifled with; it will probably torment you often from now on.
I hope you won't blame me later.
I'm being forced by the System.
After helplessly complaining a bit, Rokuro closed his eyes and enjoyed the quiet of the night.