In the real world, Yao Guang—Chaldea Headquarters.
Naruto looked astonished. "Huh? Gaara and I went through something like that? But I actually managed to defeat such a powerful Gaara back then! Hahaha~ I really am the strongest!"
"So, Sasuke? I won this round. You got beaten so badly by Gaara that you couldn't even move!"
As he spoke, he flashed Sasuke a smug look.
Sasuke's face immediately darkened, and he felt extremely annoyed.
Yet in that memory scene, he really had been defeated by Gaara. If Naruto had not suddenly powered up like he was cheating, Sasuke might truly have been utterly crushed by Gaara.
That only made Sasuke more annoyed, and his competitive streak toward Naruto surfaced.
He could lose to anyone but Naruto!
So...
"Shut up! You idiot! Even if you were strong, that was only the you in the Light Screen footage. You don't have the Nine-Tails as a cheat now. You're not even as strong as that thirteen-year-old you from the Ninja World. What are you so proud of?"
Naruto said, "Bastard Sasuke, what are you so proud of? Did you see yourself in the Light Screen footage? That guy had the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. Look at you—you only have a two-tomoe Sharingan!"
"How embarrassing!"
Sasuke: "..."
And so, the two best buddies once again fell into their usual mode of trading punches and foul insults.
To everyone else in the real world, although Naruto's method of saving people through physical persuasion truly left them at a loss for words, it had undeniably worked. Gaara had been saved through a combined assault of physical persuasion and talk-no-jutsu.
Moreover, the mutated Shukaku's scheme to lure Gaara into falling was thoroughly thwarted.
It had to be said that the scheme was genuinely crude. It merely dug up Gaara's