The Well-Deserved Dead Last-Naruto Uzumaki

"Sasuke..."

Amidst the rubble and ruins, Naruto stared blankly at Sasuke standing in the tree, momentarily at a loss for words.

The shadows of the trees obscured Sasuke's expression, making Sasuke appear somewhat sinister.

"It's Naruto! You're here too!"

"And Kakashi..."

Sasuke looked down at Naruto and Kakashi from his elevated position, his face expressionless, his Three Tomoe Sharingan appearing extremely sinister in the shadows.

Noticing that Naruto looked somewhat disheveled, Sasuke tilted his head, and his calm tone finally changed slightly.

"You're still the same as ever, you haven't grown at all over the years... You're still the worst!"

Today, Sasuke can finally righteously and sternly mock Naruto for being a loser, which makes Sasuke feel exceptionally relieved.

Even before Team 7 disbanded, Hinata was always the strongest member of the team; even Kakashi might not have been able to Hinata. While Naruto's grades weren't great in school, he had mastered the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu before joining Team 7, possessing a massive amount of Chakra, making his combat abilities comparable to Sasuke's.

Sasuke was marked with the Heaven's Curse Mark, Naruto was able to gain initial control over the Nine-Tails' power; Sasuke Chidori, Naruto learned Rasengan.

This made Sasuke had always been quite arrogant, extremely unhappy, and at the same time, he felt a sense of urgency.

However, Sasuke now feels that he is almost catching up with Hinata. As long as he awakens the Mangekyou Mangekyo and transplants Itachi Uchiha's eyes, he will be able to completely close the gap between himself and Hinata.

In contrast, Naruto's reputation as the "bottom of the class" seems well-deserved.

That attack was just a casual strike from Sasuke, but it left Naruto and Kakashi in a very bad state.

That feels so good!

"It seems that severing ties with you back then was indeed the right thing to do..."

Sasuke looked at Naruto and said calmly, "Having too many bonds will only make you confused. Intense longing and cherishing will only make you vulnerable."

"Since you put it that way..."

Naruto looked sorrowful, his head slightly lowered, then suddenly looked up at Sasuke and roared, "Since you say that, why... why were you afraid to face us back then and chose to leave alone in secret?"

"Sasuke! Do you think this is what severing bonds is?"

"Naruto!" Kakashi looked at Naruto with concern, fearing that Naruto might unleash the Nine-Tails in a moment of excitement.

Sasuke paused for a moment, then closed his eyes slightly and said calmly, "The reason is simple: it's not that I can't sever the bond between us..."

"You are special to me!"

Naruto: "?"

It sounds kind of exciting!

"What do you mean?" Naruto demanded.

Sasuke scoffed, "The Uchiha are a cursed clan. Every evolution of the Sharingan represents a loss."

At this point, Sasuke turned to Kakashi and said sarcastically, "As an outsider, you managed to evolve your Sharingan to the Three Tomoe. This means you must have the blood of your comrades on your hands."

Kakashi: "..."

Thinking of the changes in the Sharingan, Kakashi looked at Sasuke in shock and murmured, "Sasuke, you actually want to..."

Kakashi has a good understanding of the Sharingan.

During the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, Rin was captured by Stone Ninja. In the battle to rescue Rin, Kakashi Obito Obito witnessed Kakashi's left eye being slashed by Stone Ninja, which awakened his Sharingan with Two Tomoe.

In the subsequent battle between Konoha and Kirigakure, Rin was captured by Mist Ninja. Mist Ninja sealed the Three-Tails inside Rin, intending to release her back to Konoha and then use the power of the Three-Tails to destroy Konoha.

Knowing all this, Rin, in despair, crashed into Kakashi's Lightning Cutter.

Kakashi awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan during that battle.

However, Kakashi was unaware of the Mangekyo until he met Itachi Uchiha in Konoha three years ago, when he unknowingly learned that he had also awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.

"Oh?"

Sasuke was genuinely surprised this time. Could it be that Kakashi also knew about the Mangekyo?

Naruto looked at Kakashi with a puzzled expression. "Teacher Kakashi, what do you mean?"

Kakashi looked at Sasuke in silence.

Sasuke said coldly, "Naruto!"

"Beyond the Three Tomoe Sharingan, there exists an even more powerful Mangekyō Sharingan."

"And the only way to awaken the Mangekyo's power... is to kill your best friend with your own hands!"

"Naruto! You are special to me. Only by killing you with my own hands can I awaken my Mangekyo!"

Naruto stared at Sasuke in disbelief, then turned to look at Kakashi.

"Teacher Kakashi, your... Sasuke..."

In his excitement, Naruto was incoherent; he simply couldn't believe Sasuke would kill him.

Furthermore, Kakashi used the Mangekyo Sharingan during his battle with Sasori of the Red Sands. If the only way to awaken the Mangekyo is to kill one's best friend, then wouldn't Kakashi be...

Kakashi's expression turned serious; he now completely believed Sasuke's words.

"Naruto! I'll tell you the story of my eye later; it's definitely not what you think."

After calming Naruto down, Kakashi turned to Sasuke and said coldly, "Sasuke! You've really changed!"

"Shut up!"

Sasuke coldly retorted, "Kakashi! Our matter will be settled today!"

"???"

Kakashi was completely bewildered. What other story do I have with Sasuke?

As soon as Sasuke finished speaking, he instantly appeared beside Naruto, putting an arm around Naruto's shoulder...

"I remember you had a dream of becoming Hokage, didn't you?"

"Instead of wasting time looking for me everywhere, you'd be more useful to train hard... Naruto!"

"However... now that you've found it, I'll accept this power that belongs to me without hesitation!"

As he spoke, Sasuke slowly drew the Kusanagi Sword hanging behind him.

Naruto paused for a moment, then said firmly, "If you can't even save a comrade, you don't deserve to be Hokage at all!"

"Sasuke! Isn't that right?"

"Snort..."

Sasuke glanced at Naruto, his eyes blazing with killing intent, and swung his Kusanagi Sword, aiming straight for Naruto's heart.

Kakashi's eyes were serious; he could tell that Sasuke truly intended to kill Naruto with that sword strike.

Smack!

Kakashi Body Flicker Technique appeared behind Naruto and grabbed Sasuke's wrist.

"Nice eyes!"

Sasuke stared directly at Kakashi's left Mangekyo, his tone praising yet tinged with sarcasm. "... You actually managed to see through my movements!"

"Having stolen the power of the Uchiha clan, do you feel honored by this power?"

'Sizzle sizzle...'

A tangible bolt of lightning spread from Sasuke's body, instantly engulfing a twenty-meter radius around Sasuke. The violent and sharp lightning easily overturned the soil on the ground, and Sasuke and Kakashi were enveloped in the lightning and sent flying dozens of meters away.

When the lightning disappeared, the earth was scorched black.