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In Konoha, at the Namikaze residence.
Naruto watched helplessly as his father, who was cooking, suddenly vanished without a trace. He was anxiously pacing around when he saw his father reappear right in front of him, bringing along someone Naruto was very familiar with.
"Dad? Sasuke?" Naruto widened his eyes in surprise. "What's going on?"
"Ah, we'll talk about it later. Naruto, for now, just take care of your friend," Minato said, pushing Sasuke toward Naruto before rushing back toward the kitchen.
"My food, my food!"
"..."
Sasuke looked at Minato's retreating figure, then turned his gaze to the flustered Naruto, feeling somewhat bewildered.
"Sasuke!" Naruto approached Sasuke, looking at him excitedly. "Are you finally ready to come back to Konoha?"
Sasuke opened his mouth and spoke with some difficulty, "Where is this?"
Naruto waved his hand in front of Sasuke's face and said loudly, "Are you stupid? Of course, this is my house!"
"So, Uncle Minato brought me to Konoha?" Sasuke raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah!" Naruto nodded enthusiastically.
"What the hell..." Sasuke covered his face with his hand.
"What's wrong, Sasuke?" Naruto blinked in confusion.
"Ah, nothing." Sasuke put his hand down, regaining his composure. 'Should I tell him this was all a misunderstanding? No, I can't.'
He casually glanced around the house and walked over to the sofa, sitting down.
"Is this your new house? It's much better than that dump you used to live in."
"This was always my dad and mom's house," Naruto quickly followed and sat across from him. "Since Dad came back, the village gave us the house back. And my old place might have been small, but it wasn't a dump!" Naruto glared at Sasuke, puffing out his cheeks.
"Still pretty pitiful," Sasuke said, relaxing into the sofa. "Everything that was yours was taken away, and you didn't even know your father was the Hokage. You were miserable all the time."
"Hahaha..." Naruto laughed awkwardly. "It wasn't that bad. I never felt sorry for myself!"
Sasuke looked at Naruto's goofy smile and scoffed, "Whatever."
Though Naruto was often clueless, sometimes he could sense other people's emotions very sharply.
"Sasuke..." Naruto hesitated, then asked, "Do you... hate the Hidden Leaf Village?"
Sasuke glanced at him and replied honestly, "No, I just hate some of the people in it."
"That... doesn't include me, right?" Naruto looked at him hopefully, pointing to himself.
"Idiot!" Sasuke turned to look out the window. "It has nothing to do with you."
"Good," Naruto instantly brightened up. "I'm so glad you're in Konoha, Sasuke! Kakashi-sensei and Sakura will be really happy too."
Sasuke casually teased him, "Hah, don't you like Sakura?"
"W-Well, yeah, that's true!" Naruto blushed a little, then grumbled, "But Sakura always liked you, that clueless girl."
"That has nothing to do with me. It's her choice," Sasuke replied calmly. "Also, it's just because you're a useless dead last."
"Dammit! How can you say that!" Naruto jumped to his feet, furious. "What do you think of Sakura's feelings!"
"I'm not wrong, though." Sasuke shrugged, unconcerned.
"You bastard!" Naruto grabbed Sasuke by the collar, glaring at him angrily.
"Huh? What's going on?" Minato suddenly appeared beside them, gently prying Naruto's hand off Sasuke's collar. "Don't fight. You're friends, you should get along."
"Hmph!" Naruto turned his head away, still disgruntled.
"Dinner is ready," Minato smiled. "Sasuke, you're welcome to join us."
"Thank you, Uncle Minato," Sasuke replied politely, standing up to adjust his clothes. He then threw a taunting glance at Naruto.
"You!" Naruto stomped his foot in frustration.
"Alright," Minato turned to Naruto with a kind smile. "Time to eat, Naruto."
"Yes, Dad," Naruto obediently quieted down, suddenly alert.
After finally finishing the meal, Naruto wasted no time in jumping back up as Minato went to wash the dishes.
"Sasuke!" Naruto pointed at Sasuke, speaking seriously. "I challenge you!"
"Oh?" Sasuke put down his tea cup and smiled. "You've got some nerve, dead last."
"Dammit! I'm not that dead last anymore!" Naruto angrily waved his fist. "Last time you saved me, but now I won't lose to you!"
"Are you sure?" Sasuke stood up, looking Naruto in the eye. "I'll give you a chance to understand the difference between us."
"Ugh! You're still as arrogant as ever! Arrogant Sasuke!" Naruto clenched his fists.
"You've always been a dumbass, dumbass Naruto!" Sasuke shot back, placing his hand on the hilt of his sword.
The two locked eyes, neither willing to back down, staring at each other without blinking.
"What are you two doing?"
Minato, who had finally taken off his apron, looked at the two boys and smiled helplessly. 'Ah, youth. This is what it means to be young!'
"Dad!" Naruto turned to Minato. "I'm going to fight this arrogant Sasuke!"
"Hmph."
"Alright, alright, I get it." Minato raised his hands in surrender. "I'll be the referee."
Minato placed his hands on their shoulders, activating the Flying Thunder God Technique, and the three of them instantly appeared in the woods outside Konoha.
Sasuke was still savoring the sensation of space travel when Naruto shouted, "Hey! Let's start already! Sasuke, I'm going to beat you down hard!"
"Hah, you think you can?" Sasuke raised his chin slightly.
"Don't underestimate me!"
"Sure"
"Are you two ready?" Minato asked.
"Ready," Sasuke replied.
"Wait!" Naruto suddenly raised his hand.
"Now what?" Sasuke frowned.
"Dad, call Kakashi-sensei and Sakura! This is a fight between Team 7!" Naruto looked at Minato, who in turn looked at Sasuke for approval.
"Whatever, I don't care," Sasuke said indifferently.
"Alright, you two wait a bit."
Minato disappeared and quickly returned with Kakashi, then vanished again to bring Sakura.
"Sasuke?"
"Sasuke-kun!"
Kakashi looked at Sasuke in surprise, while Sakura was filled with joy.
Sasuke responded with a nod and then turned to Naruto. "Is that enough, dead last?"
"Hmph, it's enough!" Naruto nodded.
"Then the match will begin shortly. Both sides, form the Seal of Confrontation!" Minato raised his right hand.
Sasuke and Naruto locked eyes as they formed the Seal of Confrontation.
Minato immediately swung his hand down, "Begin!"
The two figures rapidly closed the distance, their fists colliding with a shockwave, but neither budged an inch.