"Sasuke, you're back already. You got home earlier than me."
"Yeah, it was just a small thing. How's Rock Lee?"
"The doctors and young nurses said he's in great health. After some rest, he'll be up and running again. When Rock Lee heard that, he said he'd run around the hospital on his hands 20 times! It made the young nurse so mad that she flew off the handle!"
"Yeah, Naruto, you've met so many strong rivals in this Chunin Selection matches. What do you think?"
Naruto, who had been joking around, suddenly calmed down. Although he had his head down, the corners of his mouth curled up in an excited smile, and his eyes shone brightly.
"Everyone is really strong! Take the ten people who made it to the final matches. I think my strength is at most above average among them!"
"Oh~"
Naruto looked at Sasuke's teasing face and blushed, then angrily shouted,
"What? What are you looking at me like that for?"
"I just didn't expect you to analyze yourself so objectively!"
Looking at Naruto, whose face was red with anger, Sasuke thought that he was really different from before. Now Naruto could already calmly analyze himself. He's starting to think with his head!
"Damn it, I have a brain too!"
"To be honest, your next opponent is Neji Hyūga. Even I'm not confident of winning against him without a doubt!"
"Is Neji that powerful? You're not even confident of winning without a doubt?"
"Yeah! In his match against Hinata Hyūga, although he didn't hide it on purpose, you could really feel that he still had some tricks up his sleeve!"
"No way! Neji was already strong enough as it was!"
"Well, it's not hard to understand. He's the goal that Rock Lee has been chasing after. He can't be weak! So, your current chance of winning against Neji is probably less than 5%!"
"5%! Isn't that number too low? Do you think my strength is too weak?"
Naruto was indignant! He's a genius in many people's eyes. He's not as weak as Sasuke thought.
"No, I'm just being objective. Take today's Rock Lee - Gaara match for example. It was obvious that Rock Lee had used all his strength, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that Gaara was just momentarily surprised by Rock Lee's speed and strength, which gave Rock Lee a chance to fight back. But if it were a match against Neji, the outcome would be different!"
"But Neji's moves don't seem that powerful! The two of them were just hitting each other with their palms. I couldn't see how powerful it was!"
"The Gentle Fist of the Hyuga clan may seem simple at first glance, but in fact, it's very powerful. Take Gaara's most proud [Armour of Sand] for example. Rock Lee could only break the [Armour of Sand] by brute force, but if it were Neji, he could easily penetrate the chakra through the armor and into Gaara's body!"
"Wait! According to what you're saying, wouldn't even Gaara's most powerful defensive move, the [Armour of Sand], be as flimsy as a piece of paper in front of Neji?"
"You can think of it that way!"
"But, but my [Wind Release] is also very powerful!"
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"Naruto, if you want to become stronger, you first have to admit where you're still lacking, and then engage in cultivation to overcome your weaknesses!"
"Sasuke...."
"Right now, you're still very weak. That's why you need to find a real teacher who understands you and can teach you to guide your cultivation!"
"Can't that person be you? Didn't you always teach me Ninjutsu before?"
"That's why your ceiling is so obvious! You have Wind - type Chakra. In terms of Chakra nature, I can't teach you much. Moreover, I'm not specialized in Wind Release."
"How could this be...."
(′- へ -,)
Seeing Naruto's disappointed expression, Sasuke couldn't bear it and comforted him.
"So I'm going to find Kakashi and ask him to recommend a suitable teacher to teach you!"
This guy always shows his emotions on his face when he's in a mood swing. Especially when he's disappointed, those sky - blue eyes lose all their sparkle.
He doesn't like Naruto with listless eyes.
"Teacher Kakashi, Teacher Kakashi is also good!"
"Let's go then. Let's set off now!"
"Okay!"
...............
"Hey, Naruto. I've heard everything from Sasuke. I'll introduce a great teacher to you!"
"Huh? Isn't it going to be Teacher Kakashi teaching me? Why? You guys are all ignoring me!"
"Naruto, don't be naughty. Kakashi has Lightning - type Chakra. He's not suitable to teach you either!"
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Kakashi thought: It's okay when I say this myself, but why does it sound so strange when it comes from Sasuke's mouth? And why does he always just call me Kakashi without adding 'teacher'? What bad manners! Humph!
"Ta - da! Here he comes! This is your new teacher, Ebisu!"
Naruto looked in the direction of Kakashi's voice.
"Huh--------?! What the heck! Why is it you, this creepy pervert!"
"Who's a creepy pervert? I'm your instructor. Speak more politely!"
Naruto recalled how he had used the Harem Technique to beat this guy to a pulp, with blood gushing out and the guy lying on the ground looking completely drained. A wave of contempt welled up in his heart.
"No way. I don't want him to teach me. Sasuke, Teacher Kakashi, give me another teacher! This guy is so weak. He can't even beat me. How can he teach me!"
Seeing Naruto's firm refusal, Sasuke became curious. Naruto is usually not picky at all. Why does he have such a big problem with this Ebisu today?
He originally wanted to find Jiraiya. However, Jiraiya is one of the Sannin of Konoha and his whereabouts are hard to track. So he recalled that in the past life, Naruto asked Kakashi for help, but Kakashi was too busy. In the end, by a coincidence, Naruto found Jiraiya.
"Tell me what happened first. Why do you hate Ebisu so much? Did something happen between you two?"
Kakashi also looked Ebisu up and down with a suspicious look.
Is this unreliable guy up to something again?
Yeah! There must be something going on between them!
First, this guy kept looking at him disdainfully while he was beside Konohamaru. Finally, he gave this guy a good beating until he was in a sorry state. There was a colossal misunderstanding between them.
But he couldn't tell Sasuke that he had used the Harem Technique. Sasuke never liked him using these inferior Ninjutsu. Although he himself thought there was nothing wrong with it.
To keep Sasuke from looking down on him, he glanced at Ebisu. The two of them tacitly didn't mention this matter.
After all, no one wanted to air their previous dirty laundry in public.
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