Kaguya's Night Raid on Hinata's Bedroom

"Mm!" Sasuke nodded.

Naruto had always been Sasuke's destined rival. Whenever the two met, neither Naruto nor Sasuke would be satisfied without fighting the other.

"That guy Naruto actually mastered the power of sage arts without making a sound!"

Sasuke continued, "But this is as far as he goes."

"Before these eyes, even sage arts are nothing special."

Sasuke revealed his Rinnegan and declared with absolute confidence, "I've already seen through sage arts!"

Hinata: "..."

The pastry in her mouth suddenly became impossible to swallow.

The Naruto world's number-one king of pretension truly lived up to his reputation.

Naruto's Sage Mode, frankly speaking, was merely the use of Sage Chakra with a mortal body. It could not be considered true sage arts at all.

True sage arts... were the evolution of life, the cultivation of a Sage Body, not something whose value could be judged solely by strength.

"What are you planning to do next?"

Hinata said, "The date Kaguya and I agreed to meet is tomorrow, but the Shinobi World still hasn't stabilized. I can't leave so easily."

"I can take you to Ryūchi Cave to try cultivating sage arts."

Sasuke frowned and asked calmly, "Earlier... I tried entering space. But with my current strength, I still can't survive in space for long."

"What exactly are the requirements for entering space?"

Sasuke clearly did not want to remain in the Shinobi World, because he could no longer continue growing there.

Or rather, it was not that he could not grow, but that the cycle of growth was far too slow.

Having experienced rapid gains in strength, Sasuke clearly could not accept the prospect of slow progress anymore.

What was more, Sasuke had a limit to his lifespan!

He could not live forever!

"Entering space, huh!"

Hinata thought for a