Natsuki emerged from Orochimaru's laboratory. What day was it today?
He closed his eyes and sensed Sasuke's location. Sure enough, he was still atop the Hokage Building.
Flying Thunder God, activate.
The improvement in his spatial perception had also allowed Natsuki to sense Flying Thunder God Marks faster.
The next moment, space shifted.
Natsuki had arrived on the roof of Konoha's Hokage Building.
Sasuke lay on a lounge chair, resigned to fate.
It had truly been seven days. Sasuke could neither refine Chakra nor practice taijutsu, and it was driving him crazy.
Having gone seven days without bathing, Sasuke was filthy as well.
The moment he saw Natsuki arrive, Sasuke sprang to his feet.
"Master, you finally came. Why exactly did you leave me here like this?"
Natsuki sized Sasuke up. "That'll do."
Sasuke looked at his clothes, which were beginning to give off a faint sour smell. "What'll do, Master?"
Natsuki smiled. "This time, I had you stay here and do nothing so you could learn to balance work and rest and relax your state of mind."
"Though the results were a little lacking, it was better than nothing."
Sasuke was like a tightly wound gear. Every moment of every day, he thought about training and improving himself.
Especially after Naruto's strength surpassed his by far, Sasuke had pushed himself even harder.
How serious was it? From morning to night, he trained like mad. Other than eating and sleeping, he left himself no room to breathe.
At a time like this, it would instead be detrimental to the plan Natsuki had made to help Sasuke grow stronger.
Sasuke was a smart child. After giving it some thought, he understood his master's intentions.
As he let out a breath, he said, "Master, you could have just told me."
Natsuki lightly