Uzumaki Naruto was silent for a moment, then calmly shook his head and said, "Sasuke, I don't want to preach to you. I understand everything about you. I know what you want to do... But no matter what, you shouldn't have joined the Akatsuki. They're monsters destroying peace!"
"No, you don't understand."
Uchiha Sasuke raised his ninja blade again, curling his lips slightly: "Joining the Akatsuki is what I want. I've had enough of staying with you weaklings. A beast does not walk the same path as sheep."
In Sasuke's eyes, the three tomoes of the Sharingan gradually emerged. He spoke slowly: "Naruto, the Akatsuki aren't monsters. Isn't the real monster someone like you who has a monster inside?"
Haruno Sakura looked at Uchiha Sasuke in disbelief, almost unable to believe his words: "Sasuke-kun, what are you talking about! Naruto is our friend!"
"I have no friends."
Sasuke frowned, his whole body exuding a murderous aura as he looked at Sakura and Naruto: "You're just stumbling blocks on my path to growth. Right now, all I want is to remove these stones."
"Is that how you've always felt?"
Uzumaki Naruto clenched his fists, his chakra gradually becoming restless. The next moment, he charged at Uchiha Sasuke like a lion: "But I don't care about that, no matter what you say, this time I'll make sure you stay!"
If he let Sasuke go this time, who knows when they'd be able to bring him back? Tsunade and Kakashi had both warned about the threat of the Akatsuki. Who knows what trouble Sasuke might cause in the future!
"..."
Uchiha Sasuke frowned, looking at the charging Naruto. He kicked him in the chest, lightly cursing: "Idiot."
He never expected Naruto to cling tightly to his foot, refusing to let go, and throw him down to the ground!
"Idiot!"
After cursing again, Sasuke released a surge of lightning, knocking Naruto to the ground, and kneeled on one knee!
Uchiha Sasuke checked the chakra on his puppet body and frowned: "I can't use ninjutsu recklessly... Otherwise, if the chakra is insufficient, this puppet's body won't hold up for long."
Even with a puppet using only 30% chakra, Sasuke didn't want to lose to Naruto. It was a matter of pride.
The problem is...
His opponent was Naruto, who had an abundance of chakra since childhood.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Uzumaki Naruto immediately created hundreds of shadow clones, all rushing towards Sasuke's location: "Sasuke, I'm completely different from before!"
"Hmph, no difference at all!"
Uchiha Sasuke swung his ninja blade and said disdainfully: "No matter how many sheep there are, they can't hurt a tiger..."
Sasuke was extremely confident.
Even relying solely on his swordsmanship, he believed he could wipe out Naruto's shadow clones.
However, just as Sasuke charged toward the shadow clones, a Naruto unexpectedly emerged behind him, smashing a Rasengan into his waist!
With just one strike, Sasuke was knocked to the ground!
Sasuke looked grimly at the countless Naruto shadow clones pressing towards him. He began to ponder when the Naruto that attacked from behind had been set.
"After you used the Lightning Release Ninjutsu just now, I secretly created a shadow clone and transformed it into grass to hide..."
Naruto's voice held a tinge of pride: "I told you, I'm not the same as before. I've become incredibly strong beyond your imagination!"
"An idiot is always an idiot!"
Lying on the ground, Sasuke couldn't help but curse as he listened to Naruto's triumphant voice. He waited for the chakra instability effect of the Rasengan to end. What was Naruto waiting for?
Was he waiting for him to surrender?
The Sasuke controlled by a group of shadow clones suddenly transformed into a Naruto shadow clone, using a substitution jutsu to escape the predicament.
The next moment, Sasuke mercilessly raised his ninja blade: "Lightning Release: Chidori Thousand Needles!"
Countless lightning senbon pierced through Naruto's shadow clones, wiping them out entirely, leaving only the real Naruto standing alone.
Uchiha Sasuke casually raised his ninja blade towards Naruto again: "Lightning Release: Chidori Spear!"
A long bolt of lightning pierced through Naruto's arm!
Just as Naruto clutched his arm, Sasuke's figure suddenly appeared beside him, thrusting his ninja blade into Naruto's shoulder, pinning him to the ground!
"Lightning Release: Chidori Blade!"
Uchiha Sasuke, indifferent to Naruto's wince from the Lightning Release Ninjutsu attack, whispered coldly: "If it weren't for the orders of the Akatsuki, I'd take your life right now!"
A kunai suddenly landed on Sasuke's neck.
Haruno Sakura gripped the kunai tightly, her voice somewhat trembling: "Sasuke-kun, let Naruto go!"
"Do you want to be my enemy too?"
Sasuke glanced up at Sakura, suddenly pulling out his ninja blade and sneering coldly: "Sakura, your courage has grown!"
Sakura bit her lip, her face covered in coldness: "If it's to save Naruto's life, I don't mind attacking any village rogue ninja!"
"Hmph, let's end it here!"
Sasuke curled his lips, suddenly kicking Sakura in the stomach and sending her flying: "This time you're lucky. Next time, you won't be so fortunate..."
After speaking, Sasuke's form gradually faded away.
Because the Lightning Release Ninjutsu he used consumed a lot of chakra, quickly depleting the chakra in this puppet.
A strange corpse fell to the ground.
After Sasuke's body disappeared, Uchiha Itachi immediately moved, not appearing next to Hatake Kakashi but instead falling beside Naruto.
Just as Kakashi rushed to support, a scorching black flame suddenly rose around Itachi and Naruto, enveloping them!
It was Amaterasu, a Mangekyo Dojutsu!
Hatake Kakashi was stunned, watching as Uchiha Itachi grabbed Naruto's neck, seemingly casting some kind of genjutsu, as Naruto almost immediately became dazed.
The rapidly burning Amaterasu Black Flame blocked Kakashi's view.
Frantic, Kakashi could only use his Mangekyo Dojutsu Kamui to absorb the Amaterasu Black Flame in an attempt to open a path.
Inside the Kamui Space.
Uchiha Obito, hidden inside, was ordered to monitor the actions of Uchiha Itachi and Naruto from the outside. Suddenly, he felt a burning sensation in the Kamui Space.
Amaterasu Black Flames descended from above, falling into the Kamui Space.
Obito slowly looked up, seeing a space-time vortex appear above, dropping black flames, making his face darken.
Why is everything being sent to the Kamui Space!
Hatake Kakashi, you bastard, could you think about whether there's anyone living in the Kamui Space before using that Kamui Sharingan for an attack?
"Bastard..."
Obito clenched his fists, gritting his teeth: "Kakashi, once I uncover Uchiha Itachi's secret... one day... one day... just you wait!"