Chapter 24: The Battle of Naruto and Sasuke—No Matter Life or Death, Only the Leader Matters!
"Pfft, you?"
Young Sasuke climbed down from the swing and gave young Naruto a careful once-over.
"Is that all you've got—that mustache you sneaked onto your face with a black pen?"
"Let me tell you, under the watchful eyes of the great Uchiha clan, your disguise has nowhere to hide!"
Young Sasuke struck a pose that everyone in the clan loved to use, covering his eye with his left hand before glaring fiercely at Young Naruto.
He looked just like him—absolutely identical. Even that cocky tone and that show-off pose were practically indistinguishable from Izuna's back in the day!
Hashirama couldn't help but be captivated by Young Sasuke's dashing appearance, and at that moment, an idea struck him.
As everyone knows, Kurama is aware that during the Nine-Tails' Night, a man named Uchiha Madara took control of him—and that man, just like Madara, possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan.
He had even subdued Kurama, the strongest tailed beast, with just a single glance.
But! Hashirama reviewed the memories Kurama had transmitted. The shape of those eyes could absolutely not belong to Madara!
Poor Obito never imagined anyone could have memorized Madara's Mangekyō style. Well, for now, let's just call him "Fake Madara."
Since Fake Madara possesses the Mangekyō, it's practically certain he's a member of the Uchiha clan.
Add to that his deliberate imitation of Madara's voice, and it's clear he must be connected to Madara!
The Madara of back then definitely wouldn't have survived, so there's only one possibility!
Madara, just like me, has returned to this world in this state—that's why this Fake Madara has appeared.
Since that's the case, I'll have my beloved disciple, Nalu, build a good relationship with this Uchiha kid, so we can give Madara a surprise later.
Heh heh, just thinking about it gets me excited.
Unfortunately, the Nine-Tails doesn't know what Izuna looks like, so he can't grasp what's getting Hashirama so excited right now; he just thinks Hashirama is having another one of his episodes.
Hmm, late-stage dementia.
This is the assessment of Hashirama in his prime by Kurama, a tailed beast who's only lived a little over a thousand years.
But little Naruto can't worry about that drama-filled sealed dimension right now—this boy in front of him is such a pushover!
But there's a strange sense of satisfaction—could it be because he doesn't see himself as the Nine-Tailed Fox?
No, no, the real issue right now is who owns this swing!
"Hmph, a mere Uchiha brat—I could wipe him out with a snap of my fingers."
Naruto shot a dismissive glance at Sasuke, who was striking a cool pose, and said.
(Tobirama gave you a thumbs-up and tossed a Flying Thunder God kunai at the sleeping Izuna next door.)
"How dare you, Naruto! You've slandered the Uchiha clan! I, Uchiha Sasuke, hereby challenge you to a duel!"
A sly gleam flashed in Little Naruto's eyes. Heh heh, he's taken the bait.
"Fine, I, Naruto, accept your challenge!"
Little Naruto replied loudly, then his eyes darted around.
"But if you lose, you'll have to be my underling."
Young Sasuke hesitated for a moment. If he lost, would he really have to become a sidekick? By all logic, shouldn't he be the one giving up the swing?
No! Now was the time to defend the honor of the Uchiha clan!
The uncles in the clan had always told him to fight for the honor of the Uchiha clan.
"You're not scared, are you? You cowardly Uchiha fool."
Seeing Sasuke hesitate, young Naruto began to egg him on.
"How could I possibly be afraid! The Uchiha's honor must not be trampled upon. Let's bet!"
"But if you lose, you'll become my little brother and apologize to the Uchiha!"
Sasuke was successfully provoked by Naruto's goading, and the battle between Naruto and Sasuke officially began.
As you can see, standing on the left side of the park is the second young master of the Uchiha clan, the reincarnation of Indra, and one of the future saviors of the ninja world: Uchiha... Sasuke!
Standing on the right side of the park is the orphan of the Uzumaki clan, the son of the Fourth Hokage, the beloved disciple of the First Hokage, the future Seventh Hokage, and one of the saviors of the ninja world: Uzumaki... ...Who the hell is that?!
Just based on their titles alone, Little Naruto is already in an unbeatable position. After all, how dare a mere little Sasuke challenge the authority of Emperor Naruto?
The duel begins!
Little Sasuke charges at Little Naruto first, his little fist clenched tightly, using momentum to swing it toward Little Naruto's face.
Slowpoke, slowpoke!
In Little Naruto's eyes, Sasuke's movements were far too slow, and his intention to strike was painfully obvious.
Little Naruto sidestepped, dodging the punch, then struck back with all his might.
Empowered by chakra, he pinned Sasuke down tight.
"Hehehe, admit defeat yet? My number one sidekick."
Little Naruto flashed a smug grin.
"Let go! I just got careless and didn't dodge—that doesn't count!"
Little Sasuke's face was flushed red with anger; clearly, he was fuming.
"Fine, fine, fine."
Little Naruto magnanimously released Little Sasuke; he'd decided to make his little brother admit defeat wholeheartedly.
Young Sasuke took a step back and lunged at Young Naruto again, shouting something about an "Uchiha body slam" or the like.
"Convinced yet?"
Young Naruto gently grabbed Young Sasuke, who had once again misjudged his position, and whispered in his ear.
"No!"
Young Sasuke's face turned even redder!
This scene repeated itself three times...
Meanwhile, in the sealing space, Hashirama was laughing so hard his sides ached. He had placed Sasuke into the body of the class, and himself into that of Naruto.
Well, just as expected of his own disciple—defeating a mere Senna... ugh, I mean, defeating a mere Sasuke was no problem at all.
Finally, Little Sasuke got serious. He stepped back again and clasped his tiny hands together.
He murmured the sequence of hand seals under his breath, forming them at a rate of one per second.
At last, after Little Naruto and the others had waited a full ten or so seconds, Little Sasuke finally succeeded.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!!!"
Even if he couldn't actually unleash it, he had to project plenty of swagger—maybe it would scare the opponent to death.
That's what young Sasuke thought. After all, kids this age probably couldn't even generate chakra, let alone perform ninjutsu.
That bird guy might be a bit stronger, but my ninjutsu will definitely take him down!
Come on, let my flames purify you along with your sins!
"Cough, cough, cough."
However, the fireball Sasuke unleashed flew less than a meter before crashing to the ground.
He choked on the smoke himself.
Seeing this, Little Naruto rushed over, patted Little Sasuke on the back, and handed him the water he carried with him to drink.
"Gulp, gulp."
Naruto's timely water greatly eased Sasuke's embarrassment, though it did have a strange smell.
Hmm, that's Naruto's scent.
"Loser pays. From now on, you're my little brother."
Young Naruto looked down at Young Sasuke, who was crouched on the ground, and held out his hand.
Young Sasuke took a moment to compose himself. A flicker of emotion passed through his eyes, but he still took Naruto's hand.
"I'll let you be the boss for now. But if I beat you later, then I'll be the boss."
Little Sasuke said.
Little Naruto smiled, his sapphire-blue eyes glinting in the sunlight, reflecting the figure of the tsundere boy before him.
"Alright, if you can beat me. But for now, you have to call me boss."
Little Sasuke was momentarily dazzled by Naruto's smile, but he quickly snapped back to his senses.
"O-okay... B-boss."
"Louder! I can't hear you!"
Young Naruto shouted.
"Boss!"
Young Sasuke's face flushed bright red, but he still shouted it out loud.
"Come on, Boss is taking you fishing."
Young Naruto cheerfully led his newly recruited little brother off to explore the back mountain.
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