After releasing Ao, Sasuke thought for a moment and then released Yamato as well. After all, once Ao obtained the eye, he would need an excuse to retreat.
After releasing the two of them, Sasuke returned as if nothing had happened and helped treat Naruto, that idiot. Naturally, he was nowhere near as meticulous as he had been with Sakura. After all, Naruto was a grown man—and a grown man who was no longer useful. Sasuke had already obtained Naruto's cells. If there was anything about Naruto that still interested him now, it was only the Nine-Tails within him.
To stand at the pinnacle, besides the Rinnegan, Sage Body, and Tenseigan, the nine tailed beasts were also indispensable. Of course, there was also the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. With the God Refining System and the fusion system, Sasuke had no need to worry about the Ten-Tails' backlash. After all, the God Refining System's description stated that it could refine tailed beasts.
Those simple thoughts flashed through Sasuke's mind. He withdrew the Mystical Palm Technique from his hand and kicked the already sleeping Naruto awake.
"It hurts... What are you doing?"
Having just fallen asleep, Naruto was kicked awake and immediately glared furiously at Sasuke. Sakura beside him also looked completely baffled. What was Sasuke trying to do?!
"Dead last, stop sleeping. I'll be your sparring partner!"
Sasuke slowly headed toward the woods, leaving those words behind for the two of them. Tonight, he needed a perfect alibi, and these two were the best witnesses. After all, if someone had infiltrated the courtyard while Sasuke was still awake, someone of his strength would definitely have noticed.
"Hell yeah!"
Watching Sasuke walk away, Naruto shouted and immediately ran into the woods.
"Honestly..." Sakura sighed helplessly at Naruto's retreating back, then