Chapter 126: The Duel

Chapter 126: The Duel

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"Dialogue"

'Thoughts'

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Chapter 126: The Duel

Sakura was completely perplexed to hear him declare something like this all of a sudden. "Sasuke, what are you saying? You're still in the hospital. A sparring match can wait until you—"

"Shut up!" Sasuke screamed at Sakura, his voice filled with pure rage. The four tomoe of his Sharingan were spinning rapidly.

Sakura became frightened. She let out a yelp and fell on her butt as she tried to back away from him.

Sasuke didn't seem to care about what he just did. His eyes locked onto Naruto's.

"You think you helped me? You and that meddling woman who calls herself Hokage?"

"What?" Naruto was genuinely confused for a moment. Then it hit him. Everyone probably assumed he had gone through all that trouble to save his teammate and sensei.

In reality, Naruto had only done it because he wanted to learn the Eight Gates technique and maybe gain some connections with a big clan.

He didn't consider himself bad or cruel, but he wouldn't have gone out of his way to help someone unless he expected something more valuable in return.

That kind of thinking was normal where he came from. Truly selfless people were rare there. And they didn't last long...

"Sasuke, what's with you today?... You're scaring me." Sakura continued to tremble from the floor. "Naruto, please, tell him to stop!"

"Come with me," Sasuke said coldly.

It wasn't a request. If Naruto refused, Sasuke would attack him right here and now.

Naruto watched as his teammate got out of bed and walked toward the door, pausing only briefly to see if he was following.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!" A gigantic burst of flames erupted from Sasuke's mouth, engulfing most of the rooftop.

Sakura barely managed to take cover behind the door that led to the roof.

"Naruto!" But she couldn't see any sign of her other teammate.

"Sasuke, stop this, please!" she cried.

Sasuke's red eyes scanned the area as the smoke cleared, but he couldn't find any trace of Naruto. "Did he jump off the roof?"

"No." The voice came from behind.

Sasuke reacted instantly, twisting around and swinging with all his might.

But Naruto was faster. He struck Sasuke in the chest with his right palm.

Sasuke felt a wave of pain invade his body as he was sent flying into the metal fence once again.

This time, he had taken real damage. He could feel blood filling his mouth.

"Blegh..." He spat it out onto the floor.

"Sasuke!" Sakura panicked when she saw the blood.

"That's not a bad jutsu, but it leaves you wide open. You should never use it in such a confined space against someone skilled in close combat unless you're trying to bait them," Naruto remarked as he walked closer.

"Shut up!" Sasuke yelled, his voice filled with fury. The last thing he wanted was to be lectured by Naruto.

"Naruto, Sasuke! That's enough, please!" Sakura pleaded with them. She couldn't bear to see her teammates hurting each other anymore.

"We can leave it here. You can't win against me," Naruto said calmly.

That only enraged Sasuke further.

"No! I'm not done yet!" Electric chakra began crackling around his right hand.

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