"Sasuke Uchiha, huh?"
Naruto chewed on the name in his mouth, a hint of a smile appearing in his eyes.
Involuntarily, Naruto recalled the Byakugan Girl Hinata Hyuga, who, upon hearing his name, hadn't given him a cold shoulder but had instead chosen to exchange names with him.
Then, Naruto handed the freshly grilled, moderately warm Grilled Fish in his hand to Sasuke, who had already sat down on another rock not far from him.
"Want some Grilled Fish? I made it; it should taste pretty good."
Meeting Naruto's gaze, looking into his sincere blue eyes, Sasuke didn't refuse.
After taking it, he took a bite without much hope, but Sasuke couldn't help but widen his eyes, exclaiming in shock, "This Grilled Fish is crispy and delicious. The last time I had such delicious Grilled Fish was when my brother made it."
After this exclamation, Sasuke felt a little embarrassed.
He turned his head away, not wanting Naruto to see his cheeks tinged with a hint of red.
"Another tsundere who isn't honest with himself?"
Hearing the other party praise his cooking skills, Naruto felt a little happy.
For Naruto, this was a kind of recognition.
But seeing Sasuke like this, Naruto couldn't help but think of the lazy fox in his stomach, who was always lying motionless on the sofa, doing nothing but watching dramas and playing games.
If there weren't a lack of food for this lazy fox to eat, he might have already gained a lot of weight.
This person and fox had a surprisingly similar expression and temperament when they were being tsundere.
At this moment, Naruto could almost imagine Sasuke's embarrassing appearance of frantically saying 'it's so good' in the future.
However, Naruto didn't expose him.
Because the Third Hokage occasionally came to freeload meals, Naruto had spare tableware.
He ladled a bowl of Mushroom and Vegetable Soup, handed it to Sasuke, and gently said, following the other's words, "Have some soup; eating only Grilled Fish will make you thirsty. Also, who is your brother?"
Hearing Naruto mention Itachi, Sasuke perked up immediately.
After taking the soup and drinking a mouthful, Sasuke exclaimed again how delicious it was.
Then, he began to talk non-stop, "Let me tell you, my brother is Itachi, Uchiha Itachi. He's a genius ninja. He graduated from the Ninja Academy at the age of seven, and now..."
Naruto ate Grilled Fish and drank Mushroom Soup while listening to Sasuke praise his brother to the heavens.
From this, Naruto also learned that Itachi was also extremely skilled in cooking at the moment, and used to make him all kinds of delicious seafood feasts.
However, Itachi had recently joined the mysterious Anbu organization, becoming an elite Anbu to carry out secret missions in various places to protect the village.
The reason why Sasuke was unhappy was because Itachi had promised to practice Shuriken with him not long ago, but he broke his promise, causing Sasuke to practice alone today.
This made Sasuke very unhappy.
After finishing practice, Sasuke, in a bad mood, wandered around the Uchiha Clan Grounds.
Then, he unknowingly wandered to this forest, which was a considerable distance from the Uchiha Clan Grounds, and saw Naruto.
This was also why Sasuke initially thought he had met Naruto near the clan grounds.
"Itachi is really amazing."
After listening to Sasuke's story, Naruto also said with admiration.
Sasuke's brother, Itachi, was only eleven years old at the time, but he was already an elite ninja in the Anbu. No matter when, he was an extremely talented ninja.
Hearing Naruto also acknowledge his brother Itachi, Sasuke couldn't help but become much warmer towards Naruto, already considering him a friend in his heart.
That initial, inexplicable displeasure from their first meeting had long been thrown to who knows where.
While chatting, the two had finished their dinner.
Sasuke helped Naruto clean up the dishes, originally planning to chat with his new friend Naruto for a while longer.
However, upon seeing the sky, Sasuke's expression suddenly changed: "Naruto, I have to go. It's getting late, and my mom and dad should be waiting for me at home for dinner. I'll come here to play with you again tomorrow."
Saying that, Sasuke waved his hand and ran off.
"Okay," Naruto replied affirmatively.
Naruto watched Sasuke's disappearing back, his mood a mix of emotions.
"Mom and dad... I've never seen them before, I don't even know what they look like."
The Third Hokage had already told him that his mom and dad were heroes who died protecting Konoha.
After a moment of silence, Naruto stopped thinking about it.
They're already dead anyway, what's the point of knowing what they look like?
Today, besides training, he also made a new friend, it was a good day, Naruto thought with certainty.
After resting for a while, he started training again.
It was still early, he needed to train for at least two more hours before it was time for Naruto to go home.
For Naruto, the so-called home had become a place solely for sleeping. He spent most of his day in this training ground.
The next morning, Sasuke arrived as promised, almost at the same time as Naruto, at the training ground.
He was fully equipped, with his ninja tools and bento.
It seemed he wasn't just coming to play with Naruto, but also wanted to train together.
"Yo, morning Sasuke."
Naruto put down some of the seasonings and ingredients he had brought and greeted Sasuke.
"Morning, Naruto."
Sasuke also greeted Naruto.
Then, after putting down his bento box, he wanted to spar with Naruto.
Yesterday, through the traces left in this training ground, Sasuke judged that Naruto had considerable strength, which was a big reason why he could so easily acknowledge Naruto.
Otherwise, no matter how lonely Sasuke was, as a member of the elite Uchiha clan, he wouldn't casually befriend an ordinary person.
"Naruto, come and..."
However, before Sasuke Uchiha could finish his challenge, Naruto formed a hand seal.
Then, smoke burst out across the entire training ground, and more than twenty identical figures of Naruto appeared.
As soon as these figures appeared, they took their places, those who should practice ninjutsu practiced ninjutsu, those who should cut leaves cut leaves, those who should practice ninja tools practiced ninja tools, and those who should catch fish went to catch fish, and began to busy themselves in an orderly manner.
Naruto's main body, however, glanced at the surprised Sasuke Uchiha and said with a smile, "This is the Shadow Clone Technique, which can help with some non-physical experience-based training. I didn't hear clearly just now, what did you want to say, Sasuke Uchiha?"
Looking at the Shadow Clones that had already begun practicing, Sasuke Uchiha's cheeks flushed red.
Although he already knew that Naruto was very strong, he didn't expect him to be so strong that he could create so many Shadow Clones in one breath.
Of course, he knew about Shadow Clones, but he didn't expect that a guy the same age as him could create so many, and still look so relaxed, not even at his limit.
This newly acquainted friend was so powerful, which made Sasuke Uchiha feel a little uncomfortable.
However, he did not become jealous or give up on himself because of this, but instead ignited his fighting spirit.
"No matter what, I am a member of the Uchiha clan, how can I let this guy surpass me!"
He glanced at Naruto, raised his hand, and issued a challenge: "Naruto, let's have a taijutsu sparring match!"
That day, Sasuke Uchiha was beaten miserably
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