Naruto: I, Naruto, started with the Rinnegan

But after exchanging sixty blows, Naruto charged toward Sasuke, dodging the Fireball Jutsu on the way, and swiftly punched Sasuke in the face.

Sasuke saw stars after being hit and lost his balance. When he came to his senses, a kunai was already held against his neck.

"The victor is Naruto Uzumaki!"

The sound of the girls in the class wailing suddenly filled the air.

"Ah! How could this happen? Sasuke is so amazing, how could he possibly lose!"

Several clever girls ran to Sasuke's side, hoping to take the opportunity to comfort him and improve their relationship.

Unfortunately, Sasuke showed no gratitude whatsoever, only finding them annoying.

Shaking them off, Sasuke looked at Naruto and asked in a deep voice, "Why has your strength improved so quickly?"

After a week of hard training, the gap between the two sides not only did not narrow, but actually widened.

How could Sasuke possibly accept this?

Naruto pondered, "Maybe... possibly... perhaps... I'm a genius."

.........

Who isn't a genius?

Sasuke himself is a genius, although he dislikes others using the word "genius" to dismiss his hard work.

But Sasuke knew very well that he was indeed a genius.

Aside from not being able to compare to that man, she was unmatched among her peers and was always the best student in school.

until………

The blond-haired boy didn't skip class and got into a fight with him.

He then realized that he was not so strong after all, and that there were people who were more outstanding than him.

"You're a genius, and so am I. Perhaps I can't match your talent, but I will work harder than you and eventually defeat you..."

If he can't even defeat that blond-haired kid, what right does he have to stand in front of that man...?

Kill him!!!

Sasuke made up his mind, revised his training plan, and further reduced his sleep time.

I sleep three hours every night, catch up on sleep during the day while attending classes, and spend the rest of my time on intense spiritual practice.

A week later, during a practical training session, Sasuke and Naruto exchanged more than forty blows, and Sasuke was defeated.

He then began a higher-intensity training program, sleeping only two hours a night.

A week later, during practical training, Sasuke and Naruto exchanged more than thirty blows, and Sasuke was defeated.

The gap has widened.

Another week passed, and in the practical training session, Sasuke was defeated after exchanging more than twenty blows with Naruto.

Sasuke finally couldn't hold back anymore.

This is impossible to fight at all!!!

He sacrificed a lot of sleep for his spiritual practice, almost to the point of collapse, and this is the result…

Sasuke found it unacceptable; he suspected that someone on the other side was using cheats.

…………

Then one afternoon, after school, Sasuke secretly followed Naruto into the forest.

Naruto was seen running while carrying the giant log, his footsteps echoing across the ground, water, and tree trunk.

After finishing his run, he chopped down a tree, punching it repeatedly, making it thud loudly.

"So that's how he trains... I've learned something new."

As evening fell, Naruto packed his things and went home.

Sasuke followed Naruto all the way, watching him close his door before stepping out from behind a telephone pole, muttering to himself, "I won't lose to you..."

Turning around, I went home. Tonight, I won't sleep a wink.

"Why is this kid... keeping following the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? What's he up to?"

Watching Sasuke's departing figure, the ANBU members hidden in the shadows were puzzled.

If it weren't for the fact that Sasuke is just a harmless and cute child, the Anbu would have arrested him long ago.

Another ANBU member asked, "Captain, should we report this to the Hokage? After all, no matter how young he is... he's still an Uchiha."

The captain pondered, "Let's wait a bit. If they continue to track the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki tomorrow, we'll report it to the Hokage."

Whether to arrest them or leave them alone, the Hokage needs to give them a clear order.

.........

The next day, Sasuke went to school with his hands wrapped in bandages.

"Sasuke, what happened to you? Let me see..."

"roll!"

Shaking off the annoying flies, Sasuke went to his seat, looked at his hand which was twice its normal size, remained silent for a moment, and then turned to look at Naruto.

Naruto was lying listlessly on the table, his palms were fair and tender, without a trace of injury.

Sasuke pondered: "Judging from our previous battles, his physique is clearly stronger than mine, but even the strongest should have a limit. The fact that he has no injuries on his hands is definitely suspicious. It's either a secret medicine or a secret technique, but his family situation makes it impossible for him to have secret medicine, and secret techniques..."

Logically, Naruto shouldn't have this, but considering his failures in climbing trees and wading through water last night, Sasuke believes that Naruto likely possesses a secret training method.

Sasuke didn't care where he came from, but he was just wondering whether he should continue to peek.

Sasuke hesitated.

Spiritual practice is a very private matter, and secret methods are even more so, matters concerning one's life and fortune.

It was already bad enough to peek at Naruto's training, but if he continued to peek at Naruto's secret techniques...

He couldn't allow it morally.

One day later.

"The victor is Naruto Uzumaki!"

After being defeated in fifteen moves, Sasuke decided to abandon morality.

"I'm willing to give anything to kill that man!"

Life is worth it, but morality is nothing...

It's not worth mentioning at all.

.........

In the afternoon, Naruto skipped class.

Seeing this, Sasuke followed without hesitation and tracked Naruto into the forest.

This time, he observed more carefully and quickly figured out the key points, gaining a great deal of knowledge.

"So that's how you release chakra... So that's the pose you have to strike..."

Sasuke suddenly realized what was happening and was about to punch the tree next to him, but he stopped just before his fist made contact.

My hand was still swollen, and we were so close to Naruto that making any noise would easily alert him.

I need to find another place to practice something else.

With that thought in mind, Sasuke quietly left and went to the other side of the forest to practice climbing trees.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

After countless falls, Sasuke finally succeeded.

He walked up and down the big tree as if it were flat ground.

A smug smile involuntarily appeared on his face, but it quickly disappeared.

"He's still far from being as good as that guy..."

Without wasting any time resting, Sasuke went to a nearby river to practice wading.

Stepping in water and climbing trees are different.

Climbing a tree involves gathering chakra at the soles of one's feet, using it like a suction cup to firmly attach one's body to the tree.

However, treading water involves gathering chakra in the soles of the feet and then gently releasing it, increasing the pressure on the water surface, thus enabling one to walk on the water as if flying.

The two training methods are exactly opposite, but they have the same effect.

Having successfully climbed a tree, Sasuke gradually got back on track after failing a few times while training to tread water.

Step by step, Sasuke carefully walked to the middle of the river.

"I did it! I did it!!!"