【“Hmph! It seems that I have to admit that besides being clever, you are also quite courageous!” Tayuya, who had been tricked again and again, was somewhat impressed by Shikamaru. 】

【“Hehe, I am also a very gentle person. It is really against my principles to punch a weak woman. Fortunately, you don’t look like a weak woman at all!” Shikamaru said, and punched Tayuya’s abdomen fiercely, but was blocked by the other party’s palm. 】

["Hahaha, as long as you are strong enough, I can beat you up regardless of your gender!"]

["Shikamaru, you are being sexist! Can't you treat everyone equally regardless of gender and strength? Even if she is a woman, as long as she is an enemy, you should do your best to defeat her!"]

["The one above must not have a partner!"]

["You are indeed a little kid in peacetime. When did ninjas also have male and female differences? If you hold on to this mentality, you will die miserably one day!"]

["Stop being so senior, you old guys who talk about war and rules all the time! Why do ninjas have to act within the framework agreed upon in the past? Can't we, the ninjas of the new era, have our own ideas!"]

["Ha! Naive!"]

[However, even if he used strategy to lead the battle to this situation, Shikamaru's Shadow Head-Strangling Technique was extremely difficult to perform. After entering the second state, Tayuya's strength increased greatly. ]

["This stalemate phase is all about hard power!"]

["Sure enough, no matter how smoothly the plan went, at this moment, the most reliable thing is your own strength."]

["You have to work harder on ninjutsu, Shikamaru!"]

Shikamaru sighed in frustration. Although he had made up his mind to work hard, he still felt it was very troublesome.

[Naruto's hundreds of shadow clones were wiped out by Kimimaro who was unscathed, leaving only his real body to face this unfathomable opponent. ]

[Just as Naruto tensed up and prepared to continue the next wave of attacks, the coffin containing Sasuke suddenly exploded and emitted a burst of purple mist. ]

[In the mist, Sasuke, who had his back to the two of them, retracted the curse seal on his body, and his strange blue-gray long hair and gray skin also quickly faded as the curse seal was retracted. 】

["Sasuke's appearance is... State 2?!"]

["It seems that Kidomaru is not talking nonsense. Sasuke really joined Orochimaru voluntarily!"]

["Why did you defect? ​​What can Orochimaru give him?"]

["Probably to gain power. After all, there is Uchiha Itachi who killed the whole clan and has been active in the ninja world. If it were me, I would definitely pursue power desperately, otherwise I would not be killed by that lunatic one day!"]

["Sasuke probably doesn't know that Orochimaru wants to use him as a container. Isn't he looking for death by foolishly sending himself to the door like this!"]

["So Sasuke is actually gone? No one expects him to escape from Orochimaru's palm by entering State 2!"]

["As expected, excessive pursuit of power is not good. Shikamaru and Sasuke just need to neutralize each other a little!"]

"...Sasuke, is this what you want? For power and revenge, it doesn't matter if you are used as a container by Orochimaru!"

Kakashi turned his eyes away from the sky. Looking at Sasuke, Sasuke responded coldly: "If there is only this way to go, then I will definitely do it, because killing that man is my only goal!"

Sighing, Kakashi covered his forehead and said: "You should give up this goal. Indulging in hatred will only make you lose..."

"Shut up!" Sasuke interrupted Kakashi, his eyes flashed red: "As long as I can kill that man, I don't care if I give up everything!"

Kakashi was very depressed. Why are there so many problem children in his team? It feels that Sasuke's mind cannot be changed in a short time. Kakashi changed the subject and said: "Okay, let's not talk about revenge. If you just want to gain strength, let's start training tomorrow. After all, compared to Orochimaru, I should be more suitable to be your instructor."

"...Why?" Sasuke frowned. Compared with the legendary three ninjas, where did Kakashi get the confidence to teach better than the other party?

"You'll know then."

[Naruto, who had a ferocious face, instantly recovered. He raised his lips and greeted Sasuke in a nonsensical way as usual, but what responded to him was Sasuke's wild laughter.]

[Naruto's smile suddenly became a little forced. He recalled the scenes he had experienced with Sasuke in his mind, and said in a trembling voice: "Sasuke... Hey... Did you hear what I said!!"]

[However, Sasuke did not look at Naruto from beginning to end.With a big leap, he rushed towards the border. 】

["Judging from Naruto's past personality, he must be in a very bad mood when he encounters a situation where his partner may become his enemy!"]

["The moment he saw Sasuke, the Nine-Tails Chakra was suppressed. This guy really has no sense of crisis!"]

["To be honest, does the pursuit team sent by Konoha know the seriousness of the word defection? From their attitude, we can see that they knew the situation when they received the mission, but their goal from beginning to end was to rescue Sasuke, as if Sasuke would definitely go back with them!"]

["Naruto may have never believed that Sasuke was a defector, so he showed such an expression after seeing his opponent's performance."]

"Sasuke..." Naruto frowned, looking at Sasuke who left without looking back on the sky, his face was a little ugly.

[Naruto was in a state of panic when Kimimaro approached him in an instant. He was about to be slashed on the neck. Fortunately, Lee rushed over at the critical moment and knocked Kimimaro away to save Naruto. ]

[Knowing the agreement between Naruto and Sakura, Lee said that he would stop the enemy in front of him, so that Naruto could go and bring Sasuke back without any worries. ]

[With the determination and trust of his partner, Naruto chased in the direction where Sasuke left without hesitation. Kimimaro did not stop him because he could feel that the opponent in front of him was not simple. 】

["On the surface, it is Shikamaru, the captain, who bears the lives of his companions, but with the mission at this point, it seems that Naruto is under no less pressure than Shikamaru!"]

["According to Tayuya, Naruto is the one who is chasing his goal at the cost of his companions' lives."]

["The brains of these Genin in Konoha are a little abnormal. Everyone stops these opponents of unknown strength without thinking. On the surface, it seems that they trust themselves and their companions, but from another perspective, they actually don't take their own lives and the lives of their companions seriously!"]

["Does Lee have a problem with his body? Naruto seems to be quite surprised by his appearance!"]

Looking at Sakura, who looked like she was about to cry with a bitter face, Naruto gritted his teeth and made up his mind not to let this happen.

'I'll beat Sasuke up when I see him tomorrow, so that he won't run to Orochimaru to pursue power! '

(To be continued)

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