Chapter 25 Sasuke Gets Beaten Up by Fish
"Hey, Yugao, that's the second son of the Uchiha clan patriarch."
Another ANBU member spoke to Uzuki Yugao with a hint of worry in his voice, given the Uchiha's current awkward position in Konoha.
"Yes, she does resemble his brother, but he's a bit more impulsive."
Yugao remembered Itachi's appearance; after all, they were both members of the Anbu and had met before.
"It's alright, I'll explain to Third Hokage later."
After all, it was Naruto who took the initiative to go and play with the other children, and they seemed to have a lot of fun together, their faces turning red with laughter.
Sasuke: That's not a laugh, you know!!!
Given Itachi's connection, Yugao felt she could try to help Naruto.
No matter what, Naruto needs to make friends. Didn't he pay a heavy price for not playing with his friends for too long before?
You have to understand, compared to the life that Shisui lost, Naruto lost a huge chunk of flesh.
And so, Naruto led Sasuke to a stream.
The stream was about thigh-deep, and several fish were swimming freely in it.
Naruto took off his pants, leaving only his underwear.
What are you doing!
Sasuke was shocked by Naruto's audacious behavior. How could he take his pants off in broad daylight?
"Hey little brother, catching fish definitely requires going into the water, so to avoid getting your pants dirty, you naturally have to take them off."
"You're not scared, are you?"
Naruto focused his chakra on his little feet and tried walking on the water again.
Thump.
Oh dear, another failure.
Sasuke blushed slightly, whether from the mockery or embarrassment, but he still insisted on speaking.
"Why wouldn't I dare? I'll take it off!"
Sasuke took off his trousers, leaving only a pair of underwear with a blue elephant printed on them.
Ouch, it's a bit cold.
After all, it's late winter and early spring, the coldest time of year.
However, since it was almost noon and both of them had chakra in their bodies, it wasn't entirely unacceptable.
Naruto's underwear was orange, and he had drawn a picture of himself as Kurama on it, but it was drawn rather ugly, and it was almost impossible to tell that it had anything to do with Kurama.
Naruto timed his move perfectly and quickly stretched out his little hand.
Water splashed on the surface of the stream, and he caught a fish that was about the size of two of Naruto's hands.
"Come help me out!"
The fish struggled wildly in Naruto's hand, but because the scales were slippery, Naruto dared not use too much force, for fear that the fish would slip out.
Thus, Sasuke, who had just entered the water, became the best assistant.
"Stop nagging, I'm here."
Sasuke was immediately chilled by the stream water as soon as he entered, but luckily the water wasn't deep enough to freeze his elephant underwear.
He heard Naruto's call and saw the fish, which was relatively large compared to the two of them. After a brief adjustment to the cold water, he immediately walked towards Naruto.
"Gotcha!"
Sasuke grabbed the fish by the tail, while Naruto held onto its body. Before these two future saviors of the ninja world, the tiny fish couldn't even make a ripple...
*Smack*
Clap clap clap.
Sasuke lost his grip, and the fishtail went out of control, starting to swing wildly.
In order to adjust his position, Naruto slightly changed the fish's position, and the end result was that Sasuke's face was slapped a few times by the fish's tail.
Well, it's not very lethal, but it's extremely insulting.
Didn't you see how angry Sasuke was, he was practically about to activate his Sharingan?
If he weren't too old, he might have already awakened his Sharingan.
In the end, he managed to grab the fish by the tail again and, together with Naruto, dragged it to the grassy area beside the stream.
"I'll go find some hay or something."
Naruto went to find something to start a fire.
Sasuke glared fiercely at the fish with its eyes rolled back, his anger reaching its peak.
Very well, then you will become the whetstone on my road to success!
Sasuke found a fairly sharp rock and smashed it hard against the fish.
Unfortunately, the fish flicked its tail and knocked the rock down.
Its dull gaze seemed to mock Sasuke for not putting in enough effort.
Wow!
How dare it!
Sasuke had already put on his pants. He decided to kill the fish that had provoked him for the sake of the Uchiha clan's honor!
He pounced on it and began to fight with the fish.
So, when Naruto returned carrying a large pile of wood, this is what he saw.
Sasuke, his clothes disheveled but a smile playing on his lips, stood on the fish they had caught, hands on his hips, exuding an aura of invincible master.
There were still traces of him rolling on the ground.
"You...dueled this fish?"
Naruto asked doubtfully.
"That's right. This fish insulted the dignity of the Uchiha clan. I, Uchiha Sasuke, will kill it here and use its blood to pay tribute to our honor."
The time to say this has finally come!
Sasuke had thought of his lines for a long time and even came up with a new pose, all in preparation for showing off his achievements to Naruto.
At that moment, the fish at Sasuke's feet blinked.
Fish: I'm not dead yet.
"Well... you're really amazing."
As the eldest brother, Naruto didn't want to spoil his younger brother's fun.
Although bragging about beating a fish really left Naruto speechless, considering he had killed a ninja just a few days ago.
Hashirama and Kurama, inside the sealed space, commented that Sasuke's behavior was pretentious, but it was very Uchiha-like.
Hashirama's eyes were filled with longing.
"Wasn't it the same with Madara back in the day?
Back then, we skipped stones together, I was on this side, and he was on the other side."
"We just kept throwing stones at each other, saying something every now and then, and showing off how we skipped stones."
"It's wonderful."
Kurama, however, had no heart to empathize with Hashirama, who was grieving for his friend, because it was also very sad.
It's worth noting that back then, Madara used a similar excuse to Sasuke, directly crippling him, controlling his Mangekyou Sharingan, and then signing a summoning contract.
He was forced to sell himself because of some unknown reason about the dignity of the Uchiha clan.
Do the Uchiha clan have some kind of cat-like disorder?!
Leaving aside the man and the fox reminiscing about the past within the sealed space, Naruto arranged the wood.
"Quick, use your ninjutsu to start a fire for us."
Naruto ordered.
Why should I listen to you?
Sasuke instinctively retorted, then suddenly remembered that he was now Naruto's underling.
"Because you are mine..."
"You're so nagging, I understand."
Sasuke interrupted Naruto, who was grinning mischievously, and began his own hand seals.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
A small fireball shot out from in front of Sasuke's mouth, igniting the pile of wood.
Wuhu, grilled fish, please!
Fish: I haven't accomplished much in my life, but it was worth it to slap the face of the reincarnation of Indra a few times before I died!
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