Chapter 68 Have you ever seen Konoha Village at 4 o'clock in the morning?
Metkai also said at this time:
"Li, you are not the only one in this world who has worked hard, everyone will burn their youth for their own goals, raise your head, Li!"
"teacher……"
Rock Li looked up at Master Metkai.
"plum!"
Metkai also looked back at his apprentice.
The atmosphere became a little strange, as if the master and apprentice suddenly came to the beach under the setting sun. The sea water lapped at the rocks, and they were bathing in the sunset. It seemed that only the master and the apprentice were left in the world.
Kai hugged his apprentice into his arms.
"It's okay, Li. Don't worry about it. This is just a competition. I know your strength. Don't be discouraged."
"Too gentle, teacher..."
Rock Lee was already full of guilt at this time.
Metkai patted him on the shoulder and said:
"Run 100 laps around the driving range toward the sunset!"
"Go ahead, Lee!"
"Os!"
The two of them showed their thumbs to each other as if there was no one around, and then seemed to be really ready to go to the martial arts field and start running.
"..."
Although Sasuke was a little uncomfortable with Rock Lee suddenly mentioning the Uchiha clan, after all, he did help him when he was weak last time, and judging from the degree of disconnection between the master and the disciple from the end of the fight to now
, Locke Li didn’t mean any harm when he mentioned Uchiha, maybe he just simply wanted to learn from him.
This level of amusement, which is comparable to that of Naruto, doesn't seem to be fake.
"Hey, wait a minute, Thick Eyebrows, we're running out of time to register for the Chunin Exam. Are you going to run 100 laps at this time?"
He reminded aloud.
After hearing Sasuke's words, Metkai stopped and slapped himself on the back of the head.
"What? Oh oh oh, yes, there is also this matter."
"Hahaha, thanks for the reminder, Kakashi's apprentice, Uchiha Sasuke, I didn't expect you to be quite nice."
He coughed to relieve his embarrassment, and then said to Locke Li who was following him:
"Li, you fought with someone and almost broke a taboo. Because the Chuunin exam is more important, so the punishment will be put aside for now and will continue after the Chunin exam is over."
"yes!"
Xiao Li responded loudly.
"Very good, very energetic! With the roar of youth, 500 laps!"
Xiao Li responded even louder:
"Os!"
After scolding Xiao Li, Metkai walked up to Sasuke and said to him:
"How are you, Kakashi-sensei, lately?"
Sasuke looked up, a little surprised:
"Do you know Kakashi?"
"Hahaha, what are you talking about?"
Kai laughed.
"After Li sent you to the hospital last time, I was the one who informed Kakashi. We are eternal rivals and close friends."
At this time, he smiled with his teeth shining brightly.
"……Thanks."
"I don't need to say any polite words, but I am the one who should thank you today."
Kai felt a little emotional.
"As expected of Kakashi's apprentice, you are very, very good and can bring frustration to Xiao Li...Youth should be accompanied by frustration, so that you can be more motivated."
"Li, and you guys, it's best to leave for the classroom soon."
A kunai appeared in his hand, and he waved it to the side, knocking off the pinwheel that had been nailed to Xiao Li's bandage.
Only then did Sasuke notice that Rock Lee's bandaged hands were covered with calluses and scars from training.
He has recently been able to enter Teyvat through dreams, so his strength has greatly increased. However, these scars on Rock Li must be caused by hard training. He is also an opponent worthy of admiration.
"Come on then, Li. Goodbye."
"good!"
After Kai received Li's response, he disappeared into smoke along with his red Ninja Turtle.
Rock Lee rewrapped his bandage and came to Sasuke and said solemnly:
"I did lose today. You are a very strong opponent. I hope we can meet again in the Chunin Exam."
"The next time we meet, I hope you are prepared to be defeated by me."
Sasuke nodded.
Rock Lee also left.
After Rock Lee left, Naruto tilted his head.
"Those thick eyebrows...Sasuke's opponent is obviously me."
"You were obviously defeated by Sasuke, and yet you came here to talk nonsense..."
Sakura also helped by saying:
"that is."
Sasuke turned to look at Naruto.
"That guy is very strong."
"Naruto, you should have seen his hands, right?"
Naruto, who was holding his head, was slightly startled, put down his hands, and fell into silence.
"That Rock Lee is training hard."
"Naruto, have you seen Konoha Village at four in the morning?"
"That day, in the early morning of the day I was sent to the hospital, it was the guy with thick eyebrows who took me to the hospital. Without him, I might have been even more serious."
"That morning, he was probably in special training. When he met me, he was probably running around Konoha for training."
Naruto became even more silent, his fists clenching unconsciously.
"Practice harder than you and I."
"Naruto, if you want to keep up with me and really regard me as your opponent, I don't want you to just pay lip service."
"I……"
Naruto opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
He had indeed seen Locke Li's hand just now.
Although I felt very unhappy, I couldn't find anything to say to refute.
"Start today and train with me."
Sasuke spoke at this time.
"And you too, Sakura. I hope you can help me in the future and don't fall behind."
"We are companions."
Naruto was a little stunned when he heard what Sasuke said now.
He looked up at Sasuke who was also looking at him.
Sasuke has acknowledged him?
Although what he said before was not very nice, at this moment, the joy of being recognized by Sasuke completely overshadowed the previous discomfort.
He nodded vigorously and said together with Sakura:
"good!"
Because Paimon always accompanied him in Teyvat, Sasuke's mentality has changed a lot compared to before.
At first, he felt that companions who were not strong enough would only become a burden to him, but now he hopes to grow up with his companions.
…
The three of them arrived side by side in front of the classroom where they had registered, and saw Kakashi who had been waiting there for a long time.
"Oh? It seems that you have all decided to take the exam."
"go in."
Kakashi opened the classroom door for them.
As soon as I entered the door, the other candidates who had entered the classroom before all looked at me.
Seeing this scene, Sakura suddenly felt a little frightened. She swallowed and took a step back unconsciously.
How come there are so many people, are they all candidates taking the exam?
Noticing Sakura's flinch, Sasuke took a step forward, protected Sakura behind him, and then stared back at the crowd he was looking at.
"Don't be afraid, I'm beside you."
This resounding sentence calmed the timid Sakura's uneasy heart. She just breathed a sigh of relief and was about to thank Sasuke when she suddenly saw a figure jumping out from the side and hanging directly on Sasuke's back.