Naruto: You'll Die a Miserable Death If You Keep This Up, Sasuke

Upon hearing this, Sasuke's eyes immediately lit up. If what Hagoromo said was true...

If I defeat Naruto, I can go home.

Then his father and brother couldn't force him to become an apprentice.

Sasuke immediately nodded and said, "No problem, Hagoromo- sensei!"

Seeing that Sasuke had agreed, Hagoromo's lips curled up, a smile playing on his face, reflecting on the time Naruto had spent with him.

After training, he's now capable of fighting off Shikamaru and Choji together.

"Hmph, arrogant Sasuke, I'm going to beat you until you're covered in bumps!"

Upon hearing that there was a legitimate opportunity to beat up Sasuke, Naruto immediately spoke up loudly.

"Tch, Dead Last."

Sasuke, with his hands in his pockets, dismissed Naruto's boastful words with disdain.

"Very well, let's start right there on that field." Hagoromo pointed to the open space over there and said.

Turning to Naruto with a smile, he said, "Naruto, what if you get defeated by Sasuke?"

"Then, you'll be in charge of Shikamaru and the others' assignments for today."

"If the battle drags on for more than five minutes, then all the tasks for the next five days will be yours."

Upon hearing this, Naruto's expression changed. Remembering the mountain of problems he faced, he couldn't help but shudder.

Choji, standing nearby, tugged at Naruto's sleeve, saying hopefully, "Naruto, why don't you try to stall for ten minutes?"

Good heavens!

Hearing this, Shikamaru looked at Choji in surprise; was this Naruto?

"No! I want to finish Sasuke off in one minute!"

Thinking of the mountain of problems, Naruto directly rejected Choji, who seemed honest but was actually cunning.

Sasuke, standing to the side, seemed a little confused, but Hagoromo- sensei told Naruto to finish him off within five minutes.

What a joke, being at the Dead Last isn't enough.

They immediately abandoned their Hagoromo and went to an open space to start stretching and warming up, hoping their older brother could teach them.

Sasuke declared that he was going to get serious!

"Sasuke, I'll show you the results of my training these past few months!"

Naruto was standing nearby, also came onto the field and, seeing Sasuke like this, immediately started shouting.

Sasuke wasn't about to tolerate Naruto's arrogant attitude, and slowly said, "Is that so? All I know is that I came in first place in the final exams before the break."

"That's because my research topic wasn't good enough! Otherwise, I would have gotten first place!"

Naruto, with a defiant expression, stated directly that research topics were his weak point.

Who would have thought that the first final exam would just be about research topics!

Standing to the side, Hagoromo covered her forehead in exasperation. Were these two sworn enemies?

"If you keep dragging this out, Naruto, you'd better finish one of your assignments first."

Upon hearing this, Naruto, who had been about to argue, immediately shut up and turned to look at Sasuke seriously.

"Watch closely!"

Naruto took a step forward, his entire body charging directly towards Sasuke.

Wow, so fast!

Sasuke had initially been dismissive, suddenly narrowed his eyes and retreated to create distance.

Naruto gave chase, his only thought now being to catch Sasuke and beat him senseless.

"You Sasuke! All you do is hide?"

On the field, Naruto charged again, but Sasuke dodged it.

Unable to contain himself any longer, he shouted loudly.

"Why take a direct hit when I can dodge it?" Sasuke said deliberately, his expression unusually serious.

Although he was constantly dodging Naruto's attacks, Naruto's speed and power far exceeded his own.

What's going on? Why has this Dead Last become so strong?

Thinking of this, Sasuke couldn't help but look at Hagoromo standing outside the arena, and some guesses began to form in his mind.

"Gotcha!"

Taking advantage of Sasuke's momentary distraction, Naruto seized the opportunity and pounced on him.

Oh no!

Once he came to his senses, Sasuke pulled out several Shuriken from his ninja tool pouch and shot them in Naruto's direction.

They attempted to change Naruto's attack route.

Seizing the opportunity Naruto was not about to do as Sasuke wished; he immediately reached out and blocked with his arm.

He had also started to add weight to his arms, and swung several Shurikens away.

Immediately, he went straight to Sasuke and kicked the unsuspecting Sasuke away.

Sasuke rolled in mid-air to use the momentum to land, immediately forming hand seals.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

The Great Fireball, slightly larger than Naruto, emitted a scorching heat and shot straight towards Naruto.

Boom--!

It seemed to have hit something; the fireball exploded instantly, and smoke billowed outwards.

"Tch, Dead Last."

Sensing that Naruto had probably hit Sasuke, he straightened up and put his hands in his pockets.

"Move again, and your neck will break, Sasuke."

A calm voice came from behind Sasuke. Naruto held Kunai in one hand and the other hand, pressing it against Sasuke's neck. His other hand was pressed against Sasuke's cheek.

Sasuke felt the cold pressure of the Kunai pressing against his neck.

"How could this be!"

Sasuke exclaimed in disbelief, while Naruto behind him raised his Kunai and cut off a few strands of hair from Sasuke's bangs.

"To draw conclusions before confirming whether the enemy has lost the ability to fight you."

Naruto neatly put away his Kunai, put his hands behind his head, and said somewhat speechlessly.

"You're going to die a horrible death if you keep going like this, Sasuke."

You lost!

After saying that, Naruto slowly and leisurely walked up to Hagoromo.

Hagoromo chuckled and shook her head, then reached out and patted Naruto's head.

"Well done, Naruto."

"Thank you, Hagoromo- sensei!" Naruto replied happily, rubbing his index finger below his nose.

"By the way, how long did it take me?"

Remembering the important matter, Naruto quickly asked.

Shikamaru, who was standing to the side, put down his timer and said lazily, "Two minutes~"

Sasuke had been standing there in a daze, suddenly snapped out of his daze when he heard Shikamaru announce the time.

He actually lost?

And why did they lose so quickly and so decisively?

Keep in mind that he was avoiding Naruto from the very beginning, and the actual fight only lasted a short while.

Hagoromo Yi stood still, though the reward for Sasuke her disciple was probably quite substantial.

However, hastily made sales are worthless, and he's not like he used to be.

If Sasuke can't accept this temporary setback, then it doesn't matter if he doesn't take this student as his disciple.

And...

Hagoromo glanced at the dense forest next to the training ground; there was someone watching there.

After a long while, Sasuke finally walked up to Hagoromo.

He looked up at Hagoromo, and after a long while asked, "Hagoromo- sensei, if I train with you, can I defeat Naruto?"

Naruto, who was about to retort, was stopped by Ino.

Seeing the pleading look in Ino's eyes, Naruto could only turn his face away in annoyance.

Arrogant Sasuke, you're still a long way from catching up with me!

Hagoromo chuckled and said, "Sasuke, Naruto's current level is not only due to my guidance, but also to his own hard work."

"So, what's your decision? If you don't want to, your teacher can take you home and tell your father you don't want to become his apprentice."