"Eh? Thank you Hinata."
Naruto, who was still thinking about his teacher, quickly accepted the gift and thanked them upon hearing this.
Hinata simply blushed and shook her head, indicating that she didn't need it.
The interaction between the two was entirely under Ino's watchful eye, and Ino covered her mouth as if she had stolen a chicken.
"Naruto, do you want to fight me?"
After resting, Sasuke spoke to Naruto.
"Huh?!"
For a moment, everyone, including Shikamaru and Hinata.
They all looked at Sasuke with surprised expressions, their eyes full of doubt.
Shikamaru frowned and couldn't help but ask, "Sasuke, why did you suddenly have this idea?"
"Because there hasn't been a teacher around lately, the training progress feels a bit slow."
Sasuke, with a calm expression, explained that this was also what he truly thought.
"So, you want to check your progress by taking on a challenge?"
Shikamaru raised an eyebrow, after all, Sasuke was the last to become a disciple of Hagoromo.
However, his training progress directly surpassed that of Shikamaru and Choji.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe Sasuke as a workaholic, since Naruto's training progress has always been ahead of the others.
He would occasionally show off in front of Sasuke, which meant Sasuke was almost always training.
"Arrogant Sasuke, bring it on! You think you're so tough?"
After Naruto finished speaking, he immediately stood up and responded.
"Just don't let me beat you up until you cry, that would be embarrassing."
Upon hearing this, Sasuke, who had only intended to challenge the Sasuke, was immediately provoked.
"Dead Last, dealing with you will only take a few minutes."
"Damn it, just you wait!"
Naruto's anger was instantly ignited by Sasuke's words, and he decided to teach Sasuke a lesson.
Hey! You two!
Shikamaru stood up somewhat helplessly and stepped between Sasuke and Naruto, who were facing off.
At first, it didn't matter, but now both of them are clearly angry.
"If we're going to take on the challenge, we should at least wait for the teacher to come back, right?"
Shikamaru immediately unleashed Hagoromo, his ultimate weapon, since Naruto would absolutely obey Hagoromo's orders.
Sasuke, on the other hand, wears Hagoromo and rarely uses spikes.
Sure enough, Naruto and Sasuke were somewhat deflated after hearing this.
"Alright, Shikamaru, I agree to their challenge."
A voice rang out, and the few little ones, who had been in an awkward atmosphere, immediately turned their heads to look.
"Teacher!"
Naruto shouted happily. At that moment, Hagoromo was standing on the tree where they had just rested, arms crossed, watching them.
"Um."
Hagoromo nodded to Naruto and the others, and then spoke.
"Since the teacher has been away for so long, you two can try this challenge."
Let me see if you've made any progress lately.
After saying that, Hagoromo jumped down from the tree and led the group to an open space.
"However, since it's a challenge, the teacher will set up rewards and punishments. No objections, right?"
Hagoromo glanced at Naruto and Sasuke, and then spoke.
"No problem!" Naruto, confident that he wouldn't lose to Sasuke, immediately raised his hand in agreement.
Sasuke nodded slightly, as this did indeed meet his requirements.
"Okay, the loser will have sixty more assignments each day this week."
Seeing that both of them had agreed, Hagoromo spoke directly.
He then gestured for the two of them to step forward and stand in their positions.
Once Naruto and Sasuke were ready, Hagoromo suddenly lowered his raised hands.
"Start!"
Hagoromo's words had barely finished.
Sasuke vanished from his spot in an instant, then kicked out directly at Naruto.
Naruto's pupils contracted, after all, Sasuke's speed was much faster than before.
In his haste, Naruto didn't even think about dodging. Instead, he quickly stretched out his arm to block, instantly intercepting Sasuke's kick.
Naruto was knocked back three or four meters.
Hagoromo, standing on the sidelines, couldn't help but nod. Sasuke's speed was good, and Naruto's reaction was not bad either.
Naruto shook his slightly numb arm, and the way he looked at Sasuke changed.
Such speed and power completely demonstrate that Sasuke is no longer the same as before.
Naruto no longer underestimated Sasuke, and pulled out Kunai and shot it at Sasuke.
Sasuke quickly dodged again using Body Flicker Technique and then charged towards Naruto.
This time, Naruto was prepared and reacted the instant Sasuke charged at him, throwing a punch that nearly disfigured Sasuke.
Sasuke's offensive was instantly disrupted, and Naruto seized the opportunity to launch an attack.
He immediately Sasuke, then delivered a kick that Sasuke flying several meters away.
"Damn it! Why is Naruto's Taijutsu so strong?"
Sasuke, who had just stood up, looked at Naruto's figure with great frustration.
I thought I could defeat Naruto using the Body Flicker Technique I recently learned, but I ended up getting completely dominated.
Without much thought, Sasuke immediately formed hand seals and used Ninjutsu.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"
A massive fireball, two meters in size, shot out of Sasuke's mouth and flew towards Naruto's location.
Compared to his previous fireballs, Sasuke's strength has indeed improved considerably recently.
"Hehe, I've been waiting for you!"
Naruto quickly created two Shadow Clones, gathering Wind Release Chakra in his hands and blowing it directly at the ground.
Call--
Instantly, dust filled the air, and Hagoromo saw Naruto quickly form hand seals and unleash Ninjutsu against the rising dust.
"Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique!"
Several wind blades, carrying sand and dust, directly covered Sasuke's fireball, which was over two meters tall, rendering Sasuke's Great Fireball Jutsu harmless.
Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, Sasuke fired several Shuriken, cautiously surveying his surroundings.
Sasuke was naturally familiar with Naruto's usual tactics.
Sure enough, Sasuke noticed the movement behind him the next moment, and a smirk appeared on his lips.
A Kunai backward, and Naruto's figure appeared just in the distance.
Hinata from the sidelines, couldn't help but shout out when she saw this.
The next second, Naruto's figure suddenly vanished into smoke with a bang.
"What?!" Sasuke sensed something was wrong upon seeing that it was Shadow Clone, and was about to make a move when...
Naruto's figure suddenly burst out from the billowing dust behind him, delivering a flying kick.
"Watch this! Naruto's ultimate taijutsu technique! Backstab!"
Sasuke felt a sharp pain in his back, and then he was lifted into the air, falling to the ground in an arc.
The outcome is decided!
Hagoromo spoke up directly from outside the arena.
Upon hearing this, Sasuke propped himself up and punched the ground.
"Hateful!"
"You Sasuke, I'm not just someone who only knows one move," Naruto swaggered over and said.
"Tch, I was careless this time, but I might not be so careful next time."
Although Sasuke was indignant, he still conceded defeat.