As night falls, the starry sky unfolds like a curtain, deep and mysterious. A crimson moon hangs in this starry sky, its full crimson color bringing a touch of unknown and mysterious beauty to this world.
At this moment, in Uchiha 'Sasuke room, there were two people who were excited and unable to sleep. One was because it was the first time he had slept in a room with his classmate, and the other was simply unable to sleep because his defenses had been breached by the red heat.
Time stood still in the darkness for a long time until someone finally couldn't help but speak up and break the silence.
"Hey, Naruto, are you asleep?"
Upon hearing the voice, Naruto abruptly opened his eyes. He had just been about to fall asleep, but now Sasuke had woken him up.
"No, why?"
Naruto's tone was somewhat unfriendly; anyone would be unhappy to be disturbed when they're about to fall asleep.
"It's nothing, I just checked if you were asleep."
6.
Naruto was utterly speechless at Sasuke's actions. He ignored the night owl and secretly resolved to give him a good beating when he woke up the next day.
As for why Naruto's defenses crumbled, his body turned red, and he suffered from insomnia...
It's all related to the promotion match just now. He finally managed to reach the Jonin 3. Only he knows the hardships and bitterness he endured along the way. Every time he was matched with opponents, they were either a bunch of freaks or a bunch of brutes, making Naruto suffer terribly and complain endlessly.
[Look, host, you're swearing again.]
"Did I want to swear? Have you ever seen someone walk right up to my face and smash me with a panda? They started with a summoned spirit attack, then chased me around with Super Armor, how was I supposed to fight them? And look at this 1799, you bastard, why not give me one more point?"
[So what? Can't you look for the reasons within yourself? If you're bad, practice more. If you can't handle losing, don't play.]
Hearing his system's mockery, Naruto furious. He had to complain! He had to complain! That shit system, that shit cube, he had to complain about them all.
"Alright, system, stop yelling. This is my promotion match."
The game started, Naruto promptly muted his mic, selected his ninja, and looking at the three opposing ninjas, Naruto felt confident that this game was in the bag.
Our team composition: Chakra [ Boss Jail ], Earth Tremor [ Akatsuki Itachi ], Super Armor [ Kizaru ]
Enemy lineup: [ Blue Minato ] (with Super Armor armor), [ Skeleton ] (with dispersion), [ White Mask ] (with reflection).
PS: The [ Skeleton ] here is A-rank Sasuke Uchiha's [ Susanoo ].
Naruto has encountered this lineup several times already, so it's fair to say that Naruto can easily handle it.
"Hey hey hey hey, greyhound racing, greyhound racing, Xibali greyhound racing, greyhound racing, you're under way too much pressure..."
Seeing that he had easily tricked his opponent into using all their skills, Naruto wore a confident smile. Finally, it was his turn to win.
But what [ Blue Minato ] did next completely silenced Naruto.
All I saw was [ Blue Minato ] on the other side, who walked straight up to [ Boss Jail ]'s face, using Panda and Super Armor, and then immediately used a normal attack to get up.
"Seriously, buddy, you're going to walk up to my face and smash a panda on me? Is that how you play games?"
Naruto felt his defenses crumbling, because he only had one more Super Armor Kizaru left, but his opponent felt like a mad dog, relentlessly chasing and biting him. What happened to the strategic maneuvering? What happened to the planned tug-of-war?
" Enma, save me!"
Seeing his [ Kizaru ] reduced to zero energy and having wasted two skills, Naruto could only cower in a corner, watching the [ Skeleton ] slowly approach. Naruto felt immense pressure, especially seeing the opponent still twitching wildly and provoking him. Naruto had no choice but to use Enma to save his life.
"Brother, I was wrong, please don't pressure me, Enma, please save me!"
But the Enma that was thrown out seemed to be blind, not even glancing at the [ Skeleton ] opposite it, and started punching and kicking the air.
" Enma, you're fired."
But sometimes Hokage fans can change their minds just that quickly. The Enma, who was just moments before stubbornly beating Prince of Lanling, suddenly turned around and gave [ Skeleton ] a slap. Naruto, seeing this, was overjoyed—his chance had arrived!
" Enma, you've been promoted. The pressure is on, little sister."
But the opponent instantly replaced him, disintegrated the Skeleton, and Naruto's [ Kizaru ] was completely defeated. The opponent frantically tried to humiliate him, and Naruto's red-hot defense broke through.
"No, buddy, is it your turn to win?"
[You don't even lose points for changing your expression, huh? But how did you lose again?]
Seeing that Naruto ignored him, the system continued its pursuit.
[Why are you silent? Someone can't sleep tonight, I won't say who.]
Naruto remained silent, quietly exiting the system. He wrapped himself tightly in the blankets, no longer wanting to concern himself with these gains and losses. Since it was too late, he decided to stay overnight at Sasuke's house.
Naruto was just about to fall asleep when Sasuke woke him up. He tossed and turned and couldn't fall back asleep until very late.
As dawn broke, Naruto and Sasuke went to school together after breakfast.
On the way, Sasuke was still wondering why he felt a chill down his back even though the weather wasn't cloudy.
"Huh, that's strange, it's not cloudy today, so why does it feel so chilly?"
Sasuke looked at the rising sun in the east with some confusion. It was a perfectly sunny day, how strange.
Sasuke, don't you want to turn around and look? Naruto looks like he wants to punch someone...
As luck would have it, there was a practical lesson this afternoon, and just as Iruka announced the start, Naruto raised his hand and asked to spar with Sasuke.
Naruto's unusual behavior today not only piqued Iruka's curiosity, but also Sasuke's. Naruto is usually quite lazy, and it's usually Sasuke initiates the challenges. They wondered what was wrong with him today.
Without much thought, Iruka announced the start of the match.
"Both sides exchange Seal of Confrontation; the battle begins."
No sooner had Iruka finished speaking than Naruto charged out, white smoke billowing from his mouth, like a war machine, his only thought now being to wreak havoc and vent his anger.
" Uchiha Sasuke, don't let me catch you, or you'll be in big trouble."
Sasuke realized something was wrong. Without thinking, Sasuke turned and ran. He understood that Naruto wanted to beat him up.
" Naruto, what are you doing? Don't hit me! Let's talk this out. I was just worried about you last night."
Sasuke's words, spoken with a penchant for shock value, instantly drew ambiguous glances from those around them.
A knowing look appeared on everyone's face as they watched the two of them with an "I understand" expression. In their eyes, wasn't this just playful banter?
Naruto's face was so dark it looked like it was about to drip water.
"I didn't! I didn't! Don't run! Die!"
As for Sasuke, he didn't dare to stop at all. Seeing Naruto like this, he knew he couldn't escape this beating. Only a fool would stop.
"You idiot, run!"
But it was too late. Naruto was fast enough to grab Sasuke and pin him to the ground, giving him a good beating.
"I told you not to go to sleep at night and ask me if you were asleep."
"I..."
"Don't hit my face, bro."
The students watching from the sidelines marveled at the spectacle.
" Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki have such a good relationship! Look, Sasuke is even concerned about Naruto, asking him if he's asleep."
"Yes, yes, and Naruto Uzumaki so kind to Sasuke. Look, Sasuke so touched he cried."
Hearing the whispers around him, Sasuke was almost dumbfounded. "So you're going to force an explanation? You really don't care about my life or death at all!"
Where are your eyes? Two eggs hanging under your eyebrows, all you can do is turn them, not see them, right?
Also, I wasn't crying from being moved; I was crying purely from being beaten.
Which eye of yours saw his gentleness?