Today.
Naruto hadn't teamed up with his friends for a five-player game. Instead, he was asleep with his head on his desk.
Just as Naruto was sleeping soundly, Sasuke approached him, looking rather awkward.
Hearing movement beside him, Naruto opened his eyes in confusion and asked, "Sasuke? What do you want?"
"Well..." Sasuke hesitated, then finally seemed to make up his mind. "Naruto, I heard you can help my clansmen awaken their Sharingan..."
At that, Naruto immediately understood what was going on.
"Oh? You want to awaken your Sharingan too?"
"Yeah, yeah..." Sasuke nodded furiously.
There was something that had always bothered Sasuke: his father constantly compared him to his older brother.
Sasuke hadn't minded at first. After all... his brother was so strong that he could never catch up, no matter how hard he worked!
But... for some reason, his brother had spent the past few days hiding in his room. He neither played with Sasuke nor taught him how to throw shuriken anymore.
As far as Sasuke was concerned, it had to be because he was too stupid to learn anything, no matter how much he practiced. That was why his brother had started ignoring him.
So... after hearing that Naruto could help people awaken their Sharingan, Sasuke had decided to come to him.
Naruto had no idea what Sasuke was thinking. If he had, he would definitely have said, "Your brother doesn't think you're stupid. He's just so immersed in a sea of red that he can't pull himself out!"
"What do you say, Naruto? As long as you help me awaken my Sharingan, I'll agree to one condition..."
It had taken a great deal of resolve for Sasuke to say those words.
But... as he saw it, this little sacrifice was well worth making if