Noah had no idea what random nonsense Sasuke was thinking. Right now, Noah was only regretting acting too quickly. Naruto had not been injured by the Demon Brothers' poisoned claws, so there was no need to let him bleed to purge the poison. And it seemed that neither Kakashi nor Sasuke had any intention of mocking him.
In the original story, it was their mockery that pushed Naruto to work even harder. To be honest, Noah was even considering whether he should mock Naruto himself and steer the "plot" back onto the "right track."
Fortunately, Sasuke did not disappoint him after all.
After staring at him for a long while for no apparent reason, the kid finally remembered his "mission" and immediately launched into an merciless barrage of mockery at Naruto.
Even Noah tilted his head at the intensity of it. Those two really were born to clash, but perhaps it was precisely because they clashed that Naruto could recover so quickly.
At the same time, after Tazuna spoke with Kakashi, Kakashi Hatake decided to continue the mission.
Kakashi's decision suggested that Konoha had probably known about the Land of Waves' situation long ago. Otherwise, there would have been no need to specifically send Kakashi.
It was likely because of this mission's difficulty, danger, and importance that Naruto and Sasuke had been brought along, so the two could receive genuine experience and grow faster. Otherwise, Noah simply could not explain Kakashi's decision.
Still, this was good too. At least Noah did not have to listen to that old man Tazuna's speech again. Deep down, Noah had no fondness whatsoever for people who viewed everything from the perspective of the pitiful and then used the moral high ground to attack others.
In any case, Team 7 continued toward the Land of