With a deafening crash—boom!
Sasuke was sent flying backward like a cannonball.
Moving at such incredible speed with immense force, Sasuke had no way to control his own body.
Worse still, the Chidori crackling with powerful Chakra in his hand went out of control because of this sudden turn of events, crashing directly into the nearby wall.
In an instant, sparks flew and dust filled the air.
When everything finally settled down, everyone could see that the Chidori in Sasuke's hand had smashed a sizable crater into the hard wall.
At that moment, Young Boruto slowly opened his eyes, looked calmly like still water at Sasuke who had fallen to the ground, and spoke in a faint tone:
"Are you done?" There was not a single ripple in his tone, as if everything he had just done was mere child's play to him.
Sasuke struggled to climb up from the ground, his face full of fury, the fire of anger burning fiercely in his heart.
Gritting his teeth, Sasuke roared at Young Boruto: "Don't look down on me!"
With that, Sasuke once again stirred the Chakra within his body, preparing to launch an even more ferocious attack.
Kakashi gazed solemnly at Sasuke and said in a deep voice:
"Enough, Sasuke."
"Stop making pointless struggles."
Kakashi's gaze was piercing, as if he could perceive every single fluctuation in Sasuke's heart.
"You have absolutely no way of beating him."
Kakashi said earnestly, trying to calm Sasuke down from his frenzied state.
However, at this moment Sasuke was completely incapable of listening to any advice.
Sasuke abruptly stopped moving, his body as if drained of all strength, slowly lowering his head, dropping to his knees, and falling completely silent.
Time ticked away second by second, and the surrounding atmosphere grew exceptionally heavy.
Just when everyone thought Sasuke would remain dejected like this,
suddenly, as if a long-suppressed volcano had finally erupted, Sasuke's emotions completely spiraled out of control.
Raising both hands into tight fists, he began punching the hard ground like a madman, while continuously letting out painful and angry roars:
"Ah!"
"Damn it!"
"Damn it! Damn it!"
Those roar after roar seemed to vent all the long-pent-up resentment, unwillingness, and jealousy in his heart.
Right now, the complex emotions he had buried deep in his heart could no longer be restrained, surging out like a tidal wave.
Witnessing Sasuke in this state, everyone was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to comfort or persuade him.
They could only stand quietly to the side, silently watching the once proud and confident teenager who was now on the verge of total collapse.
Naruto looked at Sasuke in this heartbreaking state, his brows tightly knitted.
After a moment of hesitation, Naruto took a deep breath and walked slowly toward Sasuke with firm steps.
When he reached Sasuke, Naruto stopped, then slowly extended his right hand toward Sasuke, his eyes filled with care and sincerity.
Sasuke raised his head slightly, looking at the hand Naruto extended, a flash of doubt and dissatisfaction crossing his eyes.
Sasuke's voice had become hoarse and grating from excessive screaming: "Are... are you here to mock me?"
Before the words finished falling, Sasuke let out a cold laugh, slowly stood up, looked straight into Naruto's eyes, and continued:
"What?"
"Do you pity me?"
"Or do you think I'm pathetic, so you want to sympathize with me?"
Sasuke's words carried a heavy sense of self-mockery and sarcasm.
However, something completely unexpected to everyone happened.
With a dull "thud" sound, Naruto unexpectedly and without any warning threw a punch. This punch carried tremendous force, landing squarely on Sasuke's cheek.
Naruto's action was like a thunderbolt splitting the sky, shocking everyone present into dumbfounded silence.
No one could have imagined that Naruto would actually do such a thing.
Sasuke, dazed from the blow, turned his head and glared angrily at Naruto.
With a flushed face, wide-open eyes, and veins bulging on his forehead, Naruto grabbed Sasuke tightly by the collar with a hand like an iron clamp, jerking him violently right in front of himself.
Naruto scolded loudly:
"Idiot!"
"Do you even know what you're doing?"
"Are you really just going to give up on yourself like this?"
"Where did the high-spirited, confident Sasuke of the past go?"
As he spoke, Naruto pointed at Sasuke with his other hand, his voice growing higher and higher:
"Take a good look at what you've become!"
"Exuding an aura of decadence all over, where is there even a trace of that genius Sasuke from back then?"
Then, Naruto leaned in a bit closer, stared straight into Sasuke's eyes, and continued mercilessly:
"With what you look like right now, you still dare to dream of getting revenge on your brother?"
"Keep dreaming! You can't even beat me!"
At this point, the corners of Naruto's mouth curved upward slightly, revealing a mocking smile:
"Hmph, you're practically an absolute joke right now!"
Hearing Naruto's words, a flash of anger first crossed Sasuke's eyes, but then it gradually faded.
He slowly pushed Naruto's hand away and said in a low voice: "You're right, I really have become ridiculous."
Naruto was stunned; he hadn't expected Sasuke to admit it so easily.
Just as Naruto was wondering whether to hit Sasuke again,
Sasuke raised his head, his gaze turning firm, "But this will be the last time. I won't stay dejected like this anymore."
Hearing Sasuke's words, those around him couldn't help but be slightly moved.
The mockery on Naruto's face vanished, replaced by a gratified smile.
"Sasuke, this is more like it."
"This is the Sasuke I know."
Sasuke took a deep breath and said in a low voice:
"Thanks."
Naruto dug his finger in his ear, "What did you say? I didn't catch that."
Sasuke's expression changed, and he said coldly:
"Get lost!"
The atmosphere grew somewhat subtle, as the previously tense and opposing pair seemed to have rediscovered their past bond.
Sasuke clenched his fists, "From now on, I'm going to train seriously. I must reach the strength where I can get my revenge."
Naruto gave Sasuke's shoulder a hearty slap, "Then let's get stronger together."
Sasuke twitched the corner of his mouth without speaking, instead looking over at Young Boruto.
Sasuke slowly walked up to Young Boruto.
Tilting his head slightly, Sasuke lowered his voice and asked softly:
"Can you... teach me how to train?" A hint of earnestness and expectation laced his words.