"Go find your parents, and uncover the truth about what happened back then!"
"After all, you're a mature ninja now."
Xia Le's voice reached him once again.
Sasuke took a deep breath and made up his mind.
"Hmph, so you won't tell me!"
"Sooner or later, I'll uncover the truth about what happened back then."
That evening, Naruto returned to the courtyard as well.
Unlike his dejection when he left the examination site, Naruto now looked thoroughly excited.
"Hey, mister! Mister!"
"Look, look!"
He pointed at the forehead protector on his brow and called out excitedly.
"I see it. Just an ordinary forehead protector!"
Xia Le spoke casually.
"What do you mean?!"
"This proves I'm a genin!"
"Come on, teach me ninjutsu! Teach me something powerful!"
Naruto first pouted in dissatisfaction, then started clamoring again.
His cheerful, lively manner was the complete opposite of Sasuke, who stood silently nearby.
"Ninjutsu, huh?"
"Now that you're a genin, I suppose I can teach you!"
Xia Le said with a smile.
"Great!"
Naruto sprang to his feet.
Then Xia Le glanced outside the courtyard. The evening sun shone over the ground, bathing it in red.
"It isn't dark yet. We still have time."
"If you want to learn, follow me!"
Naruto immediately followed him, shouting excitedly.
The Shadow Clone Technique had made him feel he had some talent for learning ninjutsu. That left him eager to master even more powerful techniques.
When Xia Le reached the clearing outside the courtyard and turned around, he was surprised to discover that someone else had followed him.
"Why did you come too?"
Without blushing or batting an eye, Sasuke said expressionlessly, "I want to learn new ninjutsu too!"
Xia Le was speechless.
"I thought you were thin-skinned."
Sasuke pretended not to hear him.
A little shamelessness