"Kakashi-sensei, the enemy's here."
Sasuke shook Kakashi awake, looking serious as he spoke to him. Kakashi wore his mask even while sleeping.
Kakashi nodded, then said, "Go join Naruto. I'll guard this place."
There was a reason for this arrangement. First, in their last battle, Zabuza had already shown wariness toward Naruto and the others, even using the flat of his blade when attacking Hinata.
So his most likely course of action this time was to send his subordinate to hold them off, then behead Tazuna.
That made this little wooden house the most dangerous place.
Sasuke nodded. As for his own safety, if things really got desperate, couldn't he just call on his teacher to take over?
Well, poor Kakashi knew nothing about the expert players inside Naruto and Sasuke's bellies, so he thoughtfully created a Shadow Clone with half his chakra and had it follow Sasuke in secret, while he walked over to Tazuna and sat down cross-legged.
With Moonlight hanging at his waist, Sasuke flickered through the air and soon stood beside Naruto.
"Hey, Sasuke, want some chakra?"
Naruto held out his hand, intending to share his chakra, only for Sasuke to slap it away.
Naruto: !!!∑(ﾟДﾟノ)ノ
"No need."
Lightning flashed over Sasuke's body, then gradually took on a form resembling armor.
The three scarlet tomoe in his eyes began to spin. Sasuke had refused Naruto's offer of chakra because he wanted to fight the enemy with his own strength alone.
Naruto looked at Sasuke's profile in slight surprise, then smiled and nodded. "Oh, then give it your best."
The corners of Sasuke's mouth lifted slightly. He then drew Moonlight from his waist, and lightning spread over the blade.
White mist rolled in. Naruto and Sasuke stood out starkly within it, and then a figure emerged from