"Sasuke, you idiot! Calm down!"
"Let go of me! I'm going to kill this bastard today!!"
The more Sasuke thought about it, the angrier he got. He reached under the bed to take out the Heavy Xuan Ruler and was about to attack Kakashi.
Fortunately, Naruto reacted fast and stopped Sasuke's rebellious act in time.
Naruto pinned Sasuke down on the hospital bed. Seeing the situation was not good, Kakashi quickly followed Jiraiya out of the ward.
This time, the S-Rank Missing-nin, Uchiha Itachi, had appeared in Konoha Village, and seeing that he was wearing the same clothes as another Kirigakure's Missing-nin, it is very likely that he has joined some mysterious organization.
Things were getting complicated.
Kakashi and Jiraiya discussed the situation outside the hospital, while inside the ward, Sasuke sat stiffly on the bed, fuming in silence.
Naruto almost wanted to mock them for being absolute scrubs, but considering Sasuke's current mood, their friendship boat might just capsize if he pushed it.
'I'd better waited for a couple days before roasting him.'
Whoosh…
Sasuke grabbed his cloak from the bedside, and flicked it dramatically over his shoulders.
He carried the Heavy Xuan Ruler on his back, stood up and was about to leave the ward.
Sakura worriedly reached out to grab Sasuke, but after hesitating for a long time, she let go.
"Sasuke..."
"Are your injuries okay?"
"Just scratches."
"It's no big deal."
Sakura was frantic.
She was not blind and had practiced Medical Ninjutsu, so she knew that Sasuke's injuries weren't serious.
But what she's asking about is his mental state!!
But what Sasuke said was indeed true. No matter how serious his injuries was, he had Naruto and also Karin at home, so he'd recover just fine.
As for the psychological damage...
Sasuke felt that half of the blame for this failure was on the white-haired bastard, and the other half was because he was too weak and had not developed the Angry Buddha Lotus Flame.
Otherwise, he could just use Fire Release: Angry Buddha Lotus Flame to attack, and soloed those two without needing the deadweight called Kakashi.
So, he wasn't too shaken by this defeat.
After all, Sasuke was absolutely certain that Itachi must be suffering like hell since he had the quicklime powder splashed all over his face.
He'll just consider it as collecting some interest first.
After all, what he used was quicklime powder. And according to Naruto, if it wasn't treated immediately, there is a high probability that the victim will go blind.
'Heh...'
'Uchiha Itachi, without those eyes…'
'You are nothing.'
Seeing the smirk at Sasuke's lips, Naruto knew he would be fine.
'Maybe he is already thinking about how to use the Angry Buddha Lotus Flame to deal with Itachi.'
'From the looks of it, Tsukuyomi hadn't affected him too badly.'
'Then again, it made sense. These two had been freeloading buff food off me for ages.'
'It was already bad enough that they still couldn't beat Itachi after taking so many dopings, but it would be really stupid if they also had a mental breakdown because of Tsukuyomi.'
"By the way, Naruto."
"Give me a bottle of healing potion."
Sasuke, who had just stepped out of the room, poked his head back in.
"Didn't you say they were just superficial wounds?"
Naruto was speechless, 'This guy really tried to act tough. He actually come back crawling less than two minutes later.'
Sasuke glanced at Sakura, who was still standing there in a daze, hesitated for a moment, then decided to pull Naruto aside to talk to him alone, "Come out for a moment."
"Huh?"
Naruto was confused by Sasuke's mysterious behavior.
He'd never seen him act like this before.
He didn't know if he was imagining it, but he seemed to see a guilty expression on Sasuke's face just now.
"What's wrong with you?"
"Can't we just talk in the ward?"
"Why does it have to be behind Sakura-Bro's back?"
"You're not hiding a woman from Sakura-Bro, are you?"
The two of them came to the stairwell one after the other, and Naruto kept asking questions.
However, Sasuke's expression became a little strange in response to his words.
Seeing that Sasuke was hesitant to speak, Naruto's smile gradually disappeared.
"HOLY SH*T!!"
"UCHIHA SASUKE, YOU'RE ACTUALLY!?"
"YOU'RE CHEATING ON ME… I MEAN, SAKURA-BRO WITH… Mmmph!"
"Keep your voice down!!"
When Naruto yelled, Sasuke quickly clamped a hand over Naruto's mouth.
He thought for a while before speaking, "I have a… friend..."
"Pfft…"
Naruto burst out laughing when he heard this.
'Are you still trying to play this trick on me? '
'A friend?'
'We have been beating each other up since we were young, so how could I not know about you?'
"Sasuke, there's no one else here."
"Just admit this 'friend' of yours is yourself."
Sasuke: "…"
Sasuke, who was suddenly exposed, fell silent again.
But when he thought about Karin's injuries, he couldn't help but feel a pang of pity.
"During the second stage of the Chunin Exams... I saved a girl..."
"Karin?!"
"You actually held her hostage in Konoha!?"
"It's a rescue."
Naruto's expression froze.
Back when Sasuke had mentioned saving someone during his 'bathroom break', Naruto already had his suspicions.
After all, that's how it is in the original work.
'But...'
'You just decided to keep her in Konoha without telling anyone?!'
'Judging by the situation, the higher-ups didn't even know about this yet.'
'Good, good, good!'
'So Uchiha Xiao Yan saves Little Fairy Doctor, and then secretly fell in love with her, right?' (T/N: Little Fairy Doctor is a character from Battle Through the Heavens.)
"Take me to see her."
Naruto didn't want to talk to this kid any more. Right now, he really wanted to turn around and tell Sakura about this.
'Let's see how you will survive in the Shuraba.'
Sasuke nodded slightly and signaled Naruto to throw a portal.
Then, the two vanished from the hospital stairwell.
At this time, Sakura was still learning Medical Ninjutsu and had not yet realized that her home had been robbed.
…
When Naruto stepped through the portal and arrived at Sasuke's house, he hadn't even crossed the threshold before a girl's voice called out from inside.
"Is it Sasuke?!"
"You're back so early today?"
The moment the words left her mouth, rapid footsteps echoed through the house, and a red-haired girl came into view.
Naruto looked at Sasuke, his expression twisted.
He raised a middle finger, pointed at Sasuke and scolded,
"Good, good!"
"I was wondering why you've been training alone lately and didn't even bother to come to my place anymore..."
"So you really were hiding a girl at home, huh?"
Naruto was angry right now.
Because he felt that his future daughter-in-law, Sarada, was most likely going to die in Sasuke's crotch.
After all, Karin has the template of Little Fairy Doctor, and she also looks more attractive than Sakura.
How the hell is Sakura supposed to compete with this?
"She's just staying here temporarily."
To be honest, Sasuke really didn't have any feelings for Karin.
The main reason for saving her was because of the girl's tragic past.
"Sasuke!"
Karin lunged at him like a tiger pouncing on prey, but Sasuke nimbly sidestepped to dodge.
Karin crashed to the ground, biting her lower lip, tears welling in her eyes, looking extremely aggrieved.
"Behave yourself!"
Sasuke cursed impatiently, but instead made Karin blush.
Naruto: "…"
Naruto was speechless when he saw these two, but he also noticed Karin's arm that was covered with bite marks.
Unlike watching it in anime, the shock of seeing it in real life is indescribable.
'Those people in Kusagakure are the real beasts.'
'Hmm...'
'I should find some time to go there for a stroll.'