When Naruto saw Sasuke, whom he had been thinking about day and night, he could hardly contain his excitement.
"S-Sa... Sasuke, what are you doing here?"
Seeing Naruto like this, Sasuke smiled and walked toward him.
"What, Naruto? Aren't you happy to see me?"
"No, no, I am! I am! Welcome home, believe it!" Naruto hurriedly waved his hands, utterly flustered.
Seeing him like this, Sasuke laughed and teased, "Look at you."
Despite teasing Naruto, he still wiped the dirt from Naruto's face with the back of his hand.
The sight left everyone watching from a distance dumbfounded.
Sakura nearly ground her teeth to pieces.
"Damn it! You bastard, Naruto! Why do you get to be there? That should be me!"
But not everyone saw it that way. Meihui, for instance.
Watching Naruto and Sasuke like this, Meihui could only sigh helplessly. "Ah, figures. In the Hokage World, nobody believes in love except Obito, and even he's a simp."
Meihui felt helpless as he watched the two practically radiating bromance in the distance. He was just about to interrupt them.
But someone beat him to it. Pain had long since had enough of watching them. Once upon a time, he and Yahiko had been like this too.
But now Yahiko was nothing more than a cold corpse. Seeing Naruto and Sasuke together filled him with envy.
"Shinra Tensei."
The attack hurtled toward the two, but they dodged it easily.
"Sasuke, be careful. These guys are strong."
Naruto warned Sasuke, only for Sasuke to shake his head.
"Naruto, I've gotten a lot stronger over the years. And I still stand by what I said: even the slightest effort from me is already the limit of this Shinobi World."
Uchiha Sasuke's words left Meihui rather speechless. Why was this guy still such