Sasuke was stunned when he heard that.
He had only been boasting. Why was Eiji agreeing with him?
Could Big Brother really be a genius among geniuses?
Had all his previous matches just been an act to hide his strength?
Sasuke felt a little better.
"Hey, although you've admitted how impressive my brother is, when he beats you up in the future, he definitely won't go easy on you."
Eiji ruffled Sasuke's hair. "With you saying that, I'm relieved. When we fight again, I won't go easy on you either."
"Don't touch my head!"
Sasuke snorted and stormed back home.
"Big Brother, when are you going to avenge yourself against that White Hair?"
Sasuke searched the entire house, but couldn't find Itachi anywhere.
Instead, he managed to summon Fugaku.
Fugaku explained, "Itachi has a lot of missions to handle lately. He won't be home for the next few days."
"Oh. All right, then."
Sasuke dropped onto the sofa, looking thoroughly unhappy.
"Ever since Big Brother joined the Anbu, he hardly ever comes home. I don't even have anyone to teach me how to practice with Shuriken."
"When he does come home occasionally, he locks himself in his room and doesn't say a word. He always looks so troubled."
"Father, is Big Brother under a lot of pressure right now?"
No one answered Sasuke's question.
The atmosphere grew a little awkward.
Mikoto suddenly smiled. "Then you can ask Eiji for guidance. He's a genius everyone acknowledges."
"I don't want to! Big Brother will always be the strongest!"
With that, Sasuke stormed back to his room and slammed the door shut.
As he wrestled with his pillow, he muttered things like, "I'll beat you sooner or later."
In the living room, Fugaku and Mikoto exchanged a glance and couldn't help laughing.
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