22 Chapter 22: Duel With Sasuke

"So... you... have no feelings for me at all?" Sakura asked in a low voice.

"Why should I have feelings for you? After all, you won't like me. Should I get close to you just to be scolded? How can someone be so foolish all the time? You really have no clue," Naruto said, turning his head slightly, his expression slightly annoyed.

Sakura fell into thought, gradually beginning to doubt her life. From then on, Sakura's matchmaking efforts collapsed halfway.

...

Two days later, on the training ground

Snake - Goat - Monkey - Pig - Horse - Tiger

Sasuke quickly formed hand seals, took a deep breath, and spat out a large fireball towards an empty spot on the ground.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

The massive fireball scorched the ground, destroying everything in its path before exploding.

"Boom!!

Not far away, Naruto, who was also training, watched Sasuke's Great Fireball Technique and couldn't help but think to himself. So this is his Great Fireball Technique? After squatting for several days, he finally saw him use it in actual combat. It wasn't easy.

I've memorized the seals for the technique..

After releasing the Great Fireball Technique, Sasuke slowly turned his head to look at Naruto and said, "Naruto, there's no need to hide. I know you have hidden strength. Let's have a full-out fight."

"Forget it, I'm not very good at fighting."

Naruto said with a smile.

"Hmph, such a poor trick. You might fool someone like Sakura, but do you think you can fool me who possesses the Sharingan?" Sasuke proudly pointed to his own eyes. (He hasn't activated it)

"Hmm?"

Naruto squinted his eyes. He had long heard of the great name of the Sharingan, but he didn't expect Sasuke to dare to openly reveal his strength with such confidence. It seemed that he must have really seen through him with the Sharingan.

But in fact, Sasuke was just speaking based on his feelings. Plus his own aloof and proud appearance made Naruto mistakenly think that Sasuke was very confident.

"Since you've already found out, let's spar a bit then. Just right, I'm also feeling a bit itchy." Naruto said while warming up his body.

"Oh, then let's give it a try."

Seeing Naruto's demeanor, Sasuke not only showed a hint of unusual expression on his face but also got ready for battle. His eyes were burning as he stared at Naruto in front of him.

"You can start anytime. If you want to rest and recover your chakra for a while, I can wait for you." Naruto said looking in another direction.

There were no people nearby and there was no feeling of being spied on. It should be okay to show a bit of real strength. Sasuke looked very proud. If I defeated him, he probably wouldn't expose my real strength.

So... I can fight!

"Rest? There's absolutely no need!"

Sasuke quickly rushed towards Naruto. As he attacked, the corner of his mouth slightly lifted and he thought to himself: His whole body is full of flaws. It seems that Naruto's real strength is just so-so. Let's end the fight cleanly and neatly.

He threw a punch!

But he missed!

Huh?

Sasuke watched as Naruto, with a lazy demeanor, dodged his punch at a subtle angle. His alertness instantly maxed out, and he swiftly switched his attack target, using the momentum of his punch to turn around and kick out a sweeping leg strike.

Naruto lightly jumped to dodge, his expression relaxed and natural. What was even stranger was that he was clearly jumping, but there was little change in the position of his upper body. Naruto's body control was very strong. After all, the sensory state that Ino used was his normal passive state, so meticulous wasn't difficult.

Sasuke's mindset slightly changed as he missed another kick. He immediately used the twisting force of his waist to switch legs and kick out. At this moment, Naruto was in mid-air and in Sasuke's eyes, it was impossible for him to dodge this attack. He could only take it head-on.

"Bang!"

Naruto blocked with his left hand on the left side, and as his feet just landed, they collided with Sasuke's leg, making a low muffled sound. He could clearly feel that Sasuke's kick was lighter than he had imagined.

This wasn't because his strength was weak...

But rather, it was a change-line kick!

Striking from below, it had high concealment. Once executed, it could have a very good effect. At this moment, Sasuke's mouth was slightly raised. His leg technique changed direction and accelerated to complete a two-stage kick, aiming directly at Naruto's head.

If it were an ordinary person, they might have fallen right here. But who Sasuke is facing now is Naruto who uses sensory state passively. How could he not detect such subtle changes?

Tilt head to the side and slightly bend 

Naruto quickly figured out a solution in a short time and dodged with the smallest movement. The wind from Sasuke's two-stage kick just brushed past his cheek, looking quite extreme.

Still didn't hit?

Sasuke's expression drastically changed. After missing once, he quickly retreated and slightly bent over in a crouching position. Looking at Naruto not far away who seemed full of flaws on the surface but actually had an impenetrable defense, not only did a drop of cold sweat fall from his forehead.

"That was really dangerous just now, so scary."

Naruto put one hand on his waist and smiled at Sasuke not far away.

"Hmph, it's just good luck."

Although Sasuke was scared in his heart, he still said unyieldingly on the surface.

Snake - Goat - Monkey - Pig - Horse - Tiger

Sasuke ran around Naruto while quickly forming hand seals with both hands. He refined a large amount of chakra gathered in his chest and then spat it out with all his strength. A huge red fireball attacked Naruto.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

On the other side, Naruto still looked calm. At the same time, he thought silently: Since he has Sharingan anyway, I guess Sasuke should be able to see if I randomly form seals without any need to do so. So why not just not form seals at all?

"Earth Flow Wall."

Naruto muttered softly and directly controlled the rock elements of the natural world with mental power to quickly form a vertical earth wall in front of him.

"Boom!!

The great fireball exploded and heat waves swept all around but still couldn't break through the Earth Flow Wall.

"This guy can actually use ninjutsu?"

Sasuke looked at the earth wall in front of him and couldn't help but be surprised. His sense of urgency increased even more.

"What are you looking at?"

A voice sounded behind him and a hand lightly patted his shoulder.

Sasuke instantly felt goosebumps all over his body. He bent over at the fastest speed possible and swung his waist to perform a ground sweep kick towards the unknown behind him.

As expected, he missed again

Sasuke looked behind him but didn't see Naruto's figure.

In an instant, Sasuke felt a heaviness on his shoulder and darkness above his head. The shock in his heart reached its peak. He slightly raised his head to look above him.

At this moment, Naruto was standing on Sasuke's shoulders with both feet in a squatting posture. He looked down at Sasuke with a smiley face and said: "Aha, you found me by accident just now. You're pretty good."

"What?"

Sasuke's mentality had already exploded. The result of the fight was already very clear. His strength was not on the same level as Naruto's at all. This guy could easily play him like a monkey.

Damn it...

If I can't even beat him, how am I going to get my revenge!

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