After finishing the Wind Spirit Wine in his hand, Naruto jumped down from the treetop. Sasuke followed him down, then casually drained his Fire Spirit Wine.
Watching Sasuke drink, Naruto smiled. "You've changed quite a bit."
Sasuke smiled faintly, tossed away his wine flask, and said, "So have you."
Naruto remembered their childhood. Sasuke had been so innocent back then, almost a completely different person from the Sasuke standing before him now. Naruto sighed wistfully. "Yeah, we've all grown up. We can never go back to how things were."
Sasuke looked at Naruto. "Why go back to the past? Neither of us can stop time from passing. Since that's the case, we should make everything more meaningful, shouldn't we? Isn't that what we've always been doing?"
Naruto stared at Sasuke for a moment, then laughed. "Hahaha... well said. We've always worked hard so we wouldn't leave too many regrets behind. Sasuke, you really have grown."
Naruto paused before continuing, "What's your opportunity for a breakthrough?"
"Magic crystals. What about you?" Sasuke asked calmly. He sounded as though he didn't care whether Naruto answered, but the eagerness in his eyes betrayed him.
Naruto smiled. "Heh, magic crystals? Good thing we're after different things, or we'd have a problem. Mine is heavenly flame. Since we're both heading for the Wisdom Academy, that means it has what both of us need. Heh, that academy really does have some deep reserves."
Sasuke said evenly, "That's hardly surprising. This world is far more advanced than our Shinobi World, after all. And the Wisdom Academy has existed for so long. It's only natural that it has such deep reserves."
Naruto looked at Naruto and said, "Before I came here, Granny Tsunade gave me a crystal ball. She left a message inside telling us to take out