When Sasuke opened his eyes again, he found himself lying in a hospital room.
Seeing that Sasuke was awake, Sakura, who had been keeping watch by his bedside, cried out happily, "Sasuke, you're finally awake!"
Following her voice, Sasuke saw that not only Sakura, but Naruto and Kakashi as well, were gathered around his bed, looking at him with concern.
Ignoring Sakura's concern, Sasuke coldly asked, "How long was I asleep?"
Sakura answered, "You were unconscious for the entire afternoon. You scared us half to death!"
"Just one afternoon? Good, then I haven't missed the exam the day after tomorrow..."
Letting out a sigh of relief, Sasuke immediately propped himself up, trying to sit up from the hospital bed.
Sakura hurried over to support him. "Sasuke, you're covered in injuries. You should get some proper rest!"
Kakashi added, "Your body is practically at its limit. Lie down and behave."
Forcing himself into a sitting position, Sasuke looked at Kakashi and said proudly, "Kakashi-sensei, I've mastered Purple Electricity!"
Kakashi nodded, his expression grave. "I know."
Naruto, standing to the side with his hands clasped behind his head, grumbled unhappily, "What's Purple Electricity? Hey, Kakashi-sensei, aren't you being too biased? I made it to the third round too, so why are you teaching Sasuke but not me?"
Kakashi gave an awkward smile.
Emotionally speaking, Naruto, the orphaned son of his teacher, was clearly closer to him. But the passing down of ninja techniques did not depend solely on personal closeness; compatibility also mattered.
In Kakashi's eyes, Sasuke, with his extraordinary talent and equal proficiency in Lightning Release ninjutsu, undoubtedly resembled him more. Teaching Sasuke, who was the same type as himself, would naturally yield twice the results with half the effort.
Naruto, on the other hand, was completely different from him.
Moreover,