Naruto Uzumaki waved his arms excitedly as he recounted how he had defeated Kabuto with the Rasengan.
Then he lamented that Lin Mu had not been there to witness the future Hokage in all his glory.
"Hey! Hey! How about this?"
Naruto Uzumaki seemed to think of something. He quickly sat down and wolfed down the remaining Ichiraku Ramen in his bowl.
"Hurry up and eat! Let's go have a match afterward. I'm telling you, I'm really strong now!"
Lin Mu smiled faintly and lowered his head to finish the Ichiraku Ramen in his own bowl.
Naruto Uzumaki had been unconscious throughout his fight with Orochimaru.
The current Naruto had no idea how strong he was.
But Lin Mu also knew Naruto Uzumaki's personality well and did not want to spoil his fun.
He might as well have a match with him!
I have plenty of tricks now, but I can't use most of them in a sparring match with Naruto...
Lin Mu considered this silently. Naruto Uzumaki was his good friend, so he could not use any truly lethal moves.
That severely limited his strength!
Almost all of Lin Mu's strength and techniques had been honed in life-and-death battles. He actually had very few moves suited to sparring.
Of course, Lin Mu was already unrivaled among his peers. Even if he could only use hand-to-hand combat, he remained confident that he was stronger than Naruto Uzumaki.
"Let's have our match at the Ninja Academy. We can ask Iruka-sensei to referee!"
Naruto Uzumaki was brimming with enthusiasm. He rarely saw Lin Mu fight and was very curious about his strength.
The last time he had seen Lin Mu in action was during his fight with Kabuto Yakushi.
But Lin Mu and Kabuto had exchanged only one blow then, which revealed