Naruto and Sasuke trained until nearly noon before stopping. They lay on the grass, and Naruto held a foxtail stem between his lips as he said, "Man, I'm exhausted. Sasuke, you pushed way too hard. Sure, we were sparring, but did you have to take it so seriously? I'm still hurting."
Sasuke scoffed. "Who was it that ended up using Kurama's power? And you have the nerve to say I took it too seriously? What about you?"
Naruto felt a little embarrassed at Sasuke's words. He had thought awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan would let him fight Sasuke on equal footing, but he had never expected Sasuke's sensory abilities to become so powerful in Sage Mode that he could even detect his Flying Thunder God Technique. Naruto was utterly speechless. Almost the instant he appeared behind Sasuke, Sasuke sensed him. And Sage Mode didn't just boost Sasuke's strength to a terrifying level; it also multiplied his speed several times over.
Every time Naruto appeared, Sasuke's fist was already in his face. Without the Mangekyō Sharingan, Naruto wouldn't even have been able to see his movements. But seeing them clearly was no help either. Every time he made contact with Sasuke's hand, he felt as though he had been hit by a truck. In the end, Naruto had been forced to use the Nine-Tails' power just to barely withstand Sasuke's punches.
Naruto laughed awkwardly. "Hehe, don't be so picky, Sasuke. Anyway, are you hungry? Let me treat you to ramen."
Sasuke replied, "Yeah, I am a little hungry. All right. Nobody's home today anyway, so I won't bother going back. Let's go." With that, he got up and headed toward Ichiraku Ramen.
Naruto stared speechlessly at Sasuke as he walked farther away, thinking, *This guy doesn't know how to be polite at