Clang, clang, clang! Clang, clang, clang!
"You two have gotten a lot stronger," Lin Chuan said, casually throwing six kunai, each trailing a steel wire. Naruto and Sasuke instantly deflected the attacks with their own kunai. Their sharp, forceful movements were indeed a considerable improvement over six months ago.
"Cut the chatter. It's been six months. I want to know how far behind you I still am," Sasuke said, kunai in hand, his gaze fixed firmly on Lin Chuan.
Over the past six months, he had devised a brutal training regimen for himself, training desperately whenever he had time. He had started with the basics of molding chakra, then moved on to tree climbing and Water Walking, along with practicing the Three Body Technique and Body Flicker Technique. After that came ten-kilometer runs with weights, rock climbing with his bare hands, one-handed climbing, and other exercises.
As for ninjutsu, he practiced the Uchiha Clan's Fire Release relentlessly. He still had quite a few Fire Release scrolls, and he could freely read and learn the Uchiha ninjutsu stored in the ninjutsu room. No one stopped him.
He had challenged Lin Chuan plenty of times over those six months, but he had lost every time. Even teaming up with Naruto wasn't enough to beat him. This guy really was strong-absurdly strong.
"Sasuke, come on! Hurry up and save me!" Naruto was close to tears. He knew perfectly well that Lin Chuan could use the Water Prison Technique, yet he had still fallen for it and gotten trapped.
Lin Chuan had created two Water Clones to maintain the Water Prison Technique while his real body fought Sasuke. Seeing Sasuke on the verge of defeat while he remained trapped in the Water Prison left Naruto thoroughly frustrated. Didn't that mean he was weaker than