Chapter 19: Stubborn Soul

"I can do it. This time I will definitely do better than last time!"

Naruto encouraged himself.

After falling down, he thought that he would definitely do better than last time when he stood up again, even if it didn't sound very reasonable.

So he didn't say anything else, just repeated it to himself in his heart.

Facing Naruto's tentative but still somewhat messy punches, Sasuke didn't attack immediately.

Instead, he engaged with Naruto for a while, then dodged and caught Naruto's fist, following up with a light straight punch.

This time, he knocked Naruto down head-on.

With a significant gap in strength, his current fight with Naruto felt like a warm-up, and it didn't matter if there were more rounds.

It just so happened that now, having re-verified his own strength, he was reluctant to beat everyone up.

A stubborn challenger like Naruto could help him expend the energy he had been storing during a month of recuperation.

Otherwise, if he sat still for too long, his body would feel a little soft.

Not far away, Shikamaru, who was practicing combat training with others and slacking off, watched this scene and couldn't help but hold his forehead and say, "The gap is too big. Even if he hasn't practiced for more than a month, Sasuke was originally the top of the class!

"Especially since he's from the Uchiha clan...

"Naruto, you idiot, why don't you find someone else to challenge!"

Uchiha!

The symbol of genius—

Now Sasuke's performance seemed very normal in Shikamaru's eyes.

It didn't matter if the people of this family didn't attend the ninja academy regularly.

As long as they stayed, they rarely failed to get the top spot.

"Naruto is not a fool!"

Choji disagreed, looking serious.

Naruto, who had fallen again, took a rest on the ground, then stood up again and said to Sasuke, "Come again, I can still fight!"

Sasuke said nothing, looked at the narration showing Naruto's status, and then extended his hand to Naruto again, indicating that he could continue.

During the battle, he wouldn't turn on the narration to avoid being disturbed, only checking it during intervals to judge whether Naruto's body could still hold on.

[Tiredness and pain seem to have become commonplace for this child who has not received positive attention since childhood. He stood up again and again. In addition to his physical potential, another reason is his mental toughness, that is, the result of dullness as a protective color coat.]

[He tried to learn Sasuke's fighting method, although he could not understand Sasuke's explanation of the details. Just like the cub host could not understand too profound concepts for the time being, he could not feel any improvement in his comprehension in the short term.]

[But he was unwilling to give up just like that, even if his "physical strength" was greatly consumed, he was tired and in pain, and he did not want to give up. It didn't matter if he could not understand how to improve his skills in theory for the time being.]

[It's good enough if he can remember it physically.]

[After changing his swinging punch to a straight punch, he also learned to start defending like a conditioned reflex, but he failed to block it and fell down, and then stood up again.]

[Slowly, he felt that the power of his fists and the speed of his movements were much faster than before.]

[This is not an illusion. Relying on the memory of the body, although a lot of "physical strength" was wasted, Naruto was able to let the chakra bless his own physical skills and had the ability to move high up on tall buildings and in the forest.]

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After Naruto fell again, Sasuke looked at the information about Naruto in the narration, and his expression was slightly moved.

According to the analysis of the narration, this kind of recovery ability is reflected in the fact that after going back and sleeping, Naruto can recover normally the next day, which does not play a big role in the current battle.

This is willpower driving the body to act.

But willpower is always limited!

If the fight continues now, even if Naruto has a strong recovery ability, the damage to his body will be excessive, and it may even affect his development.

It turns out that the system said that it was not only him who could not train excessively, but also Naruto's body, though Naruto's tolerance to fatigue and injury was much higher.

Is it the unique physique of the Uzumaki clan?

While he was reading the narration, Naruto stood up again.

Sasuke did not attack again, but said lightly, "This battle ends here!"

"Why? I can still fight, I can still stand up!"

Naruto had a bruised face, but his eyes were getting brighter and brighter, and there was only Sasuke in his blue eyes.

"The perseverance you showed barely won my partial recognition," Sasuke explained, and then slowly said, "I will withdraw the name of you as a hindrance for a few days, Naruto.

"As a recognition, I can treat you to a bowl of ramen today."

Naruto was stunned: "Wait...you recognize me?"

"No, I only partially recognize your perseverance, and it can only last for a few days."

Sasuke corrected.

In addition to being moved by Naruto's perseverance, he chose to say this because he was annoyed by Naruto.

It was no longer a warm-up, so he was looking for a way to temporarily end the confrontation.

If words didn't work, he could only choose to return to the initial battle rhythm and let his shuriken fall in front of Naruto's throat in an instant.

Or knock him out directly.

Fortunately, his current words did make Naruto temporarily eliminate the burning will to fight and almost forget to make the seal of reconciliation.

After that, Naruto asked if Sasuke really wanted to buy Ichiraku Ramen, looking nervous. After getting the nod, he noticed the pain in his body and said with a grin: "It hurts! Sasuke's attack really hurts...

"But I can actually eat Ichiraku Ramen today! I'm so happy, Sasuke is so generous.

"But even if I can eat Ichiraku Ramen, in order to completely get rid of the reputation of being a hindrance, I will definitely not learn ninjutsu, tear—It hurts so much..."

The physical pain and the spiritual joy intertwined, making him happy at times and grimacing in pain at others.

Sasuke didn't even break a sweat. In this practical class, he mainly tested his own strength. He didn't feel tired at all.

He understood his own state through the narration and was in good condition.

"Host, you should also feel that your endurance in actual combat is much stronger than before!"

On his shoulder, the white kitten re-projected and talked to him, "This is the benefit of improved control—"

"Your allocation and use of [physical strength] is much stronger than before. Otherwise, even if this yellow-haired man is not your opponent, you still have to control your strength so that you don't knock him out all at once. The actual consumption is still there. It's a bit tiring to use the previous method now."

"The allocation and use of 'physical strength'... seems to be stronger."

After the system's reminder, Sasuke now has a more accurate perception of his own state, but still feels that it is not accurate enough. "Unfortunately, from the data, although my changes are more intuitive, Naruto alone is no different from a sandbag, which makes me feel that it is not obvious enough in my subjective feeling. I guess the others are about the same."

This is also a headache for him. Although Naruto's comprehensive subjects have broken through the historical lower limit, his [physical fitness] and perseverance are really high. He can stand up as soon as he is told to.

It is not certain whether other candidates have such perseverance, but knowing that they cannot win but still standing up again and again, I am afraid that no one else will be so stubborn.

In this regard, the system suggested: "It may not be enough to train with one person, but if you fight with a group of people, it may be enough for the test, and it is not considered bullying!"

"Fight with a group of people?"

Sasuke thought for a while and nodded in understanding, "It is indeed possible. I can try it next time if I have the chance. This may put some pressure on me."

From the comprehensive data, Naruto broke through the lower limit, but some other peers were relatively normal, and they did not seem to be far behind him in the first place of his grade.

One-on-one is a bit bullying.

But one-on-many should not be considered. Thinking of this, Sasuke still had some expectations in his heart.

Of course, since Naruto had just been beaten black and blue today, Sasuke would not continue to provoke him, but just temporarily remembered the incident.

After all, after this "battle" was over, he saw his own situation through the narration.

It was almost no growth, at most he gained some useless experience, and the change in strength was the same as if he had read a book for half an hour.

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