The Uchiha Must Strive Forward

"Master..."

Sasuke struggled to open his mouth, wanting to say something, but when the words reached his lips, he did not know how to express them.

His face was pale as paper, and traces of blood still lingered at the corners of his mouth. He was clearly badly injured.

While focusing intently on treating Sasuke's injuries, Senyo earnestly admonished him:

"You always think battles like this are sparring matches. If I had been an enemy instead, you'd already be dead."

"I told you just now that when facing such a powerful opponent, you must fight with the intent to kill. What exactly were you thinking at the time?"

Senyo's voice rang out again, carrying a trace of disappointment and dissatisfaction.

Sasuke lowered his head. After a moment of silence, he slowly said:

"I was thinking of launching a probing attack first, to assess the opponent's true strength."

Senyo frowned slightly and continued guiding him with a question:

"Then do you know where you went wrong now?"

Sasuke pondered for a long time before finally nodding as though he had suddenly understood.

"When facing an expert far stronger than yourself, especially one you have no way of escaping, there is no chance to conduct any so-called probing attack at all."

Senyo nodded faintly, then pointed at Itachi beside them and asked:

"Then is Itachi stronger than you?"

Though Sasuke was puzzled by the question, he nodded without hesitation.

"Nii-san is naturally stronger than I am."

Senyo then pointed at himself and pressed on:

"What about me? How do I compare to you?"

Sasuke wore a bitter expression at that question.

Wasn't it obvious?

He had nearly been beaten black and blue.

Seeing that Sasuke had not answered for a long time, Senyo suddenly raised his hand. With a crisp smack, he