I ,Sasuke , Why Should I Defect To Konoha

Afternoon

Small forests outside the village

"Here, take a look… this is my art of multiple shadow cloning."

Naruto stood in the forest, his face bruised and his eyes swollen, but he was still proud. He formed a seal with his hands, ready to show off.

'Sharingan, open…'

Sasuke wasted no time, activating his Sharingan and glaring at Naruto with a fiery gaze.

"Come on, Sasuke-kun..."

Sakura, who had been silently watching the two, immediately praised him, her hands resting on her chin. Longing and expectation filled her eyes because Sasuke had promised her that they could have dinner together after training.

"Here we go!! Ninja Technique: The Art of Multiple Shadow Cloning..."

Hearing Sakura's encouragement, Naruto curled his lips in displeasure and shouted out his technique.

Under the intense attention of Sasuke and Sakura, with a sudden explosion, multiple Naruto clones appeared at once.

"Hey hey hey… It's so simple, it works instantly!"

Naruto grinned as he looked at Sasuke, who was meditating with his head bowed. He couldn't help but touch his nose and smile proudly.

At the same time, he looked at Sasuke with concern… If Sasuke were to learn his famous ninjutsu in the blink of an eye, all his reputation would be lost. But if Sasuke didn't learn it, there would be no feast for a month… This was such a confusing choice!

Under Naruto's tense gaze, Sasuke thought for a moment and then formed a seal with his hands.

"Ninja Technique: Multiple Shadow Clone Technique…"

Using his Sharingan, Sasuke observed Naruto's chakra flow and forced his own chakra to explode. He shouted.

There was an explosion...

But instead of clones, all that appeared was a line of white smoke rising from Sasuke's side.

Surprisingly, not even a single shadow clone, nor an incomplete one with missing limbs, appeared.

"Naruto, is there a secret to the Shadow Clone Technique's success? I followed your chakra flow exactly, why did it fail again?"

Sasuke looked at Naruto with a confused expression, unable to hide his doubt.

The Dual Mangekyo Sharingan could replicate bloodline-based ninjutsu and taijutsu by observing the flow of chakra. If he could replicate the mudras and chakra flow, there should be no problem! Even if it failed the first time, there shouldn't have been such a failure.

There must be something wrong!

"Secret?"

Seeing the serious expression on Sasuke's face, Naruto scratched his head, putting aside his previous arrogant attitude. Trick? How could he know something like that...

It was just a matter of exploding the chakra and succeeding, wasn't it? But he couldn't reveal the real reason in front of Sakura!

"Naruto, you don't know the secret…"

Sakura's eyes rolled as she looked at Naruto's surprised face. She raised her chin in doubt, and then suddenly realized that Naruto was a bad student. No, he really didn't know!

"Ahem... Of course, there is a trick, but I can only tell you secretly. You mustn't tell anyone."

Seeing the suspicious look in Sasuke and Sakura's eyes, Naruto cleared his throat and whispered in Sasuke's ear.

This was about face! He couldn't lose here.

"Hey, why are you acting so mysterious?"

Sakura wasn't satisfied with the secrecy and complained, but she still took a few steps back. She didn't want to upset Sasuke-kun.

"Yes, Sasuke. The secret to this technique..."

When Sakura had stepped back about ten meters and turned around, Naruto smiled at Sasuke and lowered his voice.

"Anger? Is that the supposed trick?"

Sasuke's face darkened upon hearing those two words. He couldn't help but complain inwardly. Did he think this was some super transformation from another universe?

Of course, he shouldn't trust Naruto.

It seemed like Naruto hadn't intended to believe him from the start. His original plan was to rely on his Sharingan to observe the chakra flow and learn the Shadow Clone technique, but he hadn't expected this failure.

"Well, anyway, I've told you the key... I learned how to clone myself through sheer anger! It's a technique that can only be successfully performed when you're extremely angry."

Naruto whispered to Sasuke with a grin, before glancing at Sakura.

He had shared the secret; whether or not it would work didn't matter to him!

Sasuke receives a reminder: Naruto's malicious suggestion detected, 20x C-level reward triggered. Mission: Learn the Shadow Clone Technique through anger. Reward: Naruto's version of the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique...

Sasuke was about to explode in anger, but a sudden reminder stopped him. The reminder informed him that the technique involved anger, which was something Sasuke knew he couldn't easily replicate.

However, he knew he'd have to wait for the right opportunity.

"Let's go, it's time for dinner..."

Sasuke sighed as he turned around. He knew that he could only copy others' techniques if he couldn't learn them on his own.

"Ha??"

Naruto was confused for a second, then quickly shook his head and shouted. He had already been prepared to follow Sasuke after being rejected earlier, but now Sasuke was still loyal! He hadn't expected this at all.

"Ha? Is training over already?"

Sakura was just as surprised when she heard Naruto's shout. What was going on? Was the training finished?

But, of course, if it meant she could have dinner earlier with Sasuke-kun, she wasn't going to turn it down. She hurried to catch up with them.

"Did you give up?"

Sasuke was really a smart kid.

"This method only works for Naruto. You can't learn advanced ninjutsu, especially forbidden ones, by just observing someone's chakra flow. You have to simplify it. This is something that only works for the person who performs it, and it won't work for others."

"If it were so easy, the Second Hokage wouldn't have just passed down one or two simplified techniques to others."

In the Hokage's office, Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen watched the three young ninjas through the crystal ball, musing to himself.

"Yes, just as I expected..."

The lazy Kakashi beside him suddenly spoke up with a serious expression.

"Hokage-sama, I suggest you give Team 7 more D-level missions starting tomorrow. I want them to participate in the upcoming Chunin Exams."

Sarutobi Hiruzen, surprised by the rare seriousness of his subordinate, turned to Kakashi. "Haven't you made up your mind yet? You're rushing things a bit, don't you think?"

"I'm sure. Sasuke has earned his promotion to Chunin, while Naruto and Sakura should focus on supporting the exams and gaining more knowledge."

Kakashi nodded confidently.

"I see, this is all for Sasuke… because Sasuke, despite his lack of wisdom, is too talented to remain hidden."

Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled fondly, thinking of the future. He was excited about the young generation that would soon shoulder the legacy of Konoha.

"Yes, the will of fire is passing on to the next generation. I hope the elders can see this progress, and I look forward to seeing how they will carry Konoha's future."

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