"Th-This is Naruto? Is this the power he used during the Chunin Exams?"
Feeling the powerful pressure radiating from Naruto, Sasuke could not help muttering aloud.
Honestly, the current Naruto put immense pressure on Sasuke!
Before this, Sasuke had known that Naruto was slightly stronger than him.
But now, judging solely by the aura Naruto displayed, Sasuke felt that he might not even last ten moves against Naruto.
And that was a conservative estimate.
After realizing this, Sasuke's expression turned extremely grim.
He had considered Naruto the first obstacle on his path through life, yet now he discovered that this first obstacle seemed to be one he could no longer overcome.
For the ever-proud Sasuke, even knowing that Naruto carried secrets, this still filled him with intense unwillingness.
"Damn it! My goals are my brother, my uncle, and my father! I want to stand at the pinnacle of the Uchiha Clan—how can I fail to even surpass Naruto?!"
At this moment, Sasuke had never considered that surpassing Naruto might be even harder than becoming the strongest person in Uchiha Clan history!
Of course, by the time Sasuke realized that, he had already reached the pinnacle of his life.
Yet even then, he still had not accomplished the goal he had set as a child—to surpass Naruto.
All that could be said was that Sasuke had chosen the wrong goal.
Or perhaps he had simply gotten the order of his goals wrong.
What he thought would be easy was actually the hardest thing of all!
On the other side, when Gaara erupted with Shukaku's power, the siblings Temari and Kankuro were both startled.
For a moment, they had even thought that Gaara had lost control again after so long!
"Temari, Kankuro, the battle from here on is not something the two