Shouldn't You Be Prepared for Someone to Copy a Jutsu You Use?

The sudden punch sent Sasuke flying, and the Activated Mark was also deactivated.

The body crashed to the ground in a parabolic trajectory.

"Cough cough--"

Sasuke braced himself with his hands on the ground, looking down at the barely noticeable Uzumaki pattern on his waist.

His eyes widened involuntarily.

So, when Naruto first attacked him, he had already left this thing on him?

"You bastard! You'd already been holding back this all along, so why did you fight me for so long!"

Sasuke angrily shouted at Naruto.

Naruto dusted himself off and said with a speechless expression, "This kind of technique is meant to be unexpected."

"You've revealed your hand right away; who knows what tricks you'll have up your sleeve next?"

It hardened; its fist hardened.

Upon hearing this, Sasuke felt that if he could advance his Sharingan through anger, he would definitely have the Mangekyo by now!

"Asshole!"

Same here~

Naruto, completely unconcerned about Sasuke's anger, picked his nose with his little finger.

"Alright, battle over."

Hagoromo slowly walked between the two, and said with a helpless smile.

"Naruto, your combat strategy has improved significantly; you're no longer just blindly charging in."

Hagoromo first praised Naruto, after all, being able to do this much was enough to show that Naruto was no longer the impulsive person he used to be.

"There are some areas where you still need to work harder. For example, you had many more opportunities to defeat Sasuke directly, but you chose a different approach for the sake of drama."

After praising Naruto, Hagoromo pointed out the time when Naruto had just fought Sasuke.

Although this is common at this age, Hagoromo still wants to point it out.

The fear is that when they encounter enemies in the future, Naruto's actions will simply be asking for trouble.

In ninja combat, the slightest mistake can mean the difference between life and death.

Yes, teacher!

Naruto, who had been all smiles, rubbed his head sheepishly after hearing the rest.

He was indeed trying to tease Sasuke just now.

"Sasuke, you did well too, figuring out the key to Naruto's technique in such a short time."

"But similarly, you've also been led into the dead end of 'just Kunai to offer'."

As she spoke, Hagoromo pointed to the mark on Sasuke's body.

"There are actually several Chakra marks on your body."

Sasuke's face stiffened upon hearing this, and he quickly checked the spot where Naruto had just approached.

Unsurprisingly, they all bear that almost negligible vortex mark.

Sasuke collapsed to the ground; Naruto had completely defeated him.

However, Sasuke wasn't too discouraged. Even if they started over, Naruto would find other ways to make it happen.

After all, unlike Naruto, he couldn't recklessly ignore the amount of Chakra and use Ninjutsu indefinitely.

"I will keep trying, teacher!"

Sasuke raised his head and looked at Hagoromo with a serious expression.

Hagoromo looked pleased; at least in terms of personality, Sasuke wasn't too bad now.

I won't go to extremes just because someone surpasses me.

"But teacher, why can't I copy Naruto's techniques?"

After a moment's pause, Sasuke turned to Hagoromo and asked a question.

He suddenly felt that his Sharingan seemed a bit useless; he couldn't use Yang Release Armament, and now he couldn't even do anything about Naruto's technique.

"Tch, you Sasuke, you actually tried to play dirty tricks!"

Naruto was quite displeased when he heard that Sasuke actually had the idea of copying his Flying Thunder God Technique.

"Isn't the very act of using a technique a prerequisite for this preparation?"

Sasuke wasn't embarrassed about it, after all, he even knew the Rasengan.

However, compared to Chidori, Rasengan didn't suit him as well.

"Most Ninjutsu are possible, but Naruto's Flying Thunder God Naruto Technique is an exception."

Hagoromo spoke with a smile.

If the Flying Thunder God Sharingan and used simply by the Sharingan, then this famous Space-Time Ninjutsu would have been commonplace long ago.

Upon hearing this, Shikamaru and the others suddenly understood, as this technique was indeed very powerful.

Naruto crouched down to watch Ino and Karin using Medical Ninjutsu to heal Sasuke's injuries.

"Your Activated Mark seems to be much less burdensome than before?"

Sasuke pursed his lips upon hearing this, and gestured for Naruto to look at the Amatsukaku in his hand, saying:

"This weapon the teacher has given me isn't just some ordinary enhancement; besides, I haven't been slacking off lately."

Sasuke naturally answered Naruto's questions truthfully.

After all, the two will discuss it after the battle, as for what happens if they are defeated in a subsequent battle.

That just means you're not as skilled as them.

"Hey~ Teacher, I want one too~"

Naruto immediately turned to Hagoromo and begged him, after all, the help a weapon could provide was just too great.

Hagoromo Yi gave Naruto a flick on the forehead, saying in an annoyed tone:

"Leaving aside whether you know how to use weapons, the Yang Release Armament itself is your best weapon."

This is why Hagoromo gave Amatsukaku to Sasuke, since he himself knew Yang Release Armament.

If it were another type of weapon, perhaps it might have been kept.

For example, the Uchiha Gunbai or the Six Paths Staff.

One can even deflect small Tailed Beast Bomb, while the other will turn the target to ashes upon contact.

Naruto scratched his head, agreeing.

All I need to do now is consolidate my existing methods and add another weapon.

It would only distract him, since he didn't have much time to cultivate anything else.

"Alright, your teacher has noticed your progress in this match."

With a beaming smile, Hagoromo spoke to Naruto and Sasuke.

"I think you are all qualified enough to apply for early graduation, but..."

Naruto and Sasuke were initially overjoyed to hear that they could apply for early graduation, but then Hagoromo said something...

But it sent a chill down their spines.

"I have one request: simply pass the test I set up on the Mirage Vapor Pearl."

"If the tests you passed before were at the A-rank, then this one can be considered S-rank in difficulty."

Naruto and Sasuke exchanged a glance, both of them recognizing the resistance in each other's eyes.

After all, the existing illusions are already enough to give them a hard time; if they were to face an even greater challenge...

The result is self-evident.

Those who had never experienced this before, including Ino, looked at each other in bewilderment.

Only Shikamaru twitched his lips; he was someone who had experienced it all, and had even reached the S-rank that Hagoromo had mentioned.

That kind of thing can no longer be passed simply by strength.

It requires a calm mind and a mature attitude to face it.

Anyway, even if Shikamaru were to take it, he wouldn't be confident he could get through it again.

After all, his success that time was purely by chance.