"Have you noticed that Naruto seems much stronger than before?"
After watching Naruto and Sasuke clash twice, Kiba frowned and asked his companions beside him.
However, to Kiba's surprise, after he asked that question, all his companions looked at him as if he were an idiot.
Kiba immediately bristled!
"Hey, what are those looks supposed to mean?"
"Idiot! Those two freaks get stronger every time they fight. Isn't that normal?"
Shikamaru rolled his eyes and complained.
Still, there was a faint trace of unwillingness in Shikamaru's tone.
It was not that he did not want to work hard. It was that he felt that even if he gave it his all, he would not even be able to see Naruto and Sasuke's backs!
Not wanting to compete was only one reason.
So, he might as well slack off!
After all, as long as I do not try, I can still deceive myself. But if I try and still cannot catch up, then I will not even have an excuse left.
People as hot-blooded as Kiba would generally choose the former.
But people as cautious as Shikamaru pursued the latter more.
Perhaps that was simply because different people had different personalities.
"That's not what I meant. I mean that compared to their last fight, Naruto's growth curve seems much steeper than Sasuke's!"
Seeing that Shikamaru and the others had misunderstood him, Kiba hurriedly explained in a fluster.
After hearing Kiba out, the companions thought it over and were suddenly startled.
It really was true!
They had not noticed until Kiba mentioned it, but now they realized it as well.
In the past, Naruto and Sasuke would improve after every fight.
But their improvements had always been neck and neck!
Even if there was a difference, Naruto's rate of improvement had only