Naruto: The will of fire has nothing to do with my Uchiha

The sunset was the camouflage background that Sasuke had deliberately chosen, so there was no way this battle could be allowed to drag on until the sun went down.

But this was the first time Naruto gained the Nine-Tails' open trust, and his stubborn temper became even tougher than before.

Not to mention the various improvements such as the integration of Hashirama's cells into his body, and the fact that he also has more chakra-stealing skills than Naruto, Sasuke doesn't need to worry about a protracted battle. The gap in manpower, and the uninvited slugs filling the gap, Sasuke can even open a few fewer cards than originally planned.

After a brief purple hue, the sky turned dark blue. The stars and the moon were visible in the clear and cloudless sky, and it seemed as if the storm sand waterfall had never appeared.

"Really, Sasuke, how did you improve so much all of a sudden!"

"Everyone has their own opportunities. Do you think you are not strong enough compared to other people of your age?"

"Well~ yeah, I still have to improve my strength quickly."

Naruto knew that the enemy was very powerful, and until now there was still a lingering pressure in his heart, but Sasuke's opening move, the confident attacks of the major countries, and the fact that Akatsuki had failed every time (the 1st to 7th Tails Jinchuriki expressed their objection), really made this crisis seem a little... so-so.

"Someone from Konoha is looking for you."

He threw the living slug to Naruto, who was lying on the sand and unable to fight anymore, and it also helped him recover.

"Sasuke..."

Seeing that Sasuke didn't say anything, Huo Hun wanted to make it clear.

"You guys chat, I won't get involved in this."

After turning on the video projection function for Huohuo, Sasuke turned around and was about to leave.

"Sasuke where are you going?"

"This is the test site I've been using. After all this trouble, of course I have to check the surrounding equipment."

Naruto only now began to think that the sandstorm before was indeed not normal.

"I think I've caused you trouble."

Sasuke waved his hand nonchalantly at him. Tsunade's small projection had already appeared in front of the tentacles of the living slug.

"You guys chat."

The voice was definitely heard, but Sasuke did not greet Tsunade directly, and he said goodbye again and left. Of course, the illusions used by the intermediary were all set by himself, but he did not have to stand there in person, which was a little less embarrassing.

-

In the southwest of the country of rivers, there is a secret base in a valley facing the desert.

The monitoring room is not big, and the only staff member is the child laborer Scorpion. It's a rare opportunity that he suddenly received the news and ran on a business trip to help Sasuke.

"What is the extent of the damage?"

"You were fighting in there, don't you have any idea of ​​what happened?"

"Your Susanoo can actually reach this level. The Kyuubi is also somewhat different from the other Chuuriki."

"No wonder you like to design components of that specification, for Susano?"

"It's obvious. It's not like you haven't seen Susano before. I thought you should have thought of it earlier."

"If the Uchiha they're going to deal with later is like this, our previous works won't be able to defeat them just by their size."

After repeated optimization, the armor of various models is only at a height of about 30 to 50 meters. Compared with this group of people who can easily reach a height of hundreds of meters, they are not at an advantage at the beginning.

"So relax, I should be the one feeling stressed."

"They are all Uchiha, so it's no exaggeration to say that this is my family affair."

As for Scorpion's pursuit of progress, Sasuke understood it, such as mechanical ascension, but at the current stage it was already very difficult for a mortal to touch these different "races".

Back to the topic,

"Even if all the broken ones are replaced with new ones, I should know how many usable parts are left."

"Except for a small portion of the main line connected to the outside of the field, all other lines have been disconnected. Roughly speaking, only 12% of the test field is usable."

"We have enough materials. When do you plan to repair it again?"

"No rush, let's wait a few months. Just send someone to clean up the traces around at night. This temporary base will be destroyed if the equipment is taken away."

The row of large energy storage rods on the instrument next to it were only half charged, less than planned. If we look at it from the perspective of recycling chakra, combined with the cost of materials needed to set up the site, the result is a loss, but in order to improve efficiency, we can only accept the loss during this research phase.

"These chakra sticks?"

"Half and half. But if you want to use it, you'd better stay away from it for now and wait until the trouble over there is over."

"The chakra of the tailed beasts will be noticed, you don't need to tell you that."

Sasuke only picked up a few full ones, and threw two other things to Scorpion.

"New materials may help you develop new machines."

Although only about four years old, Scorpion's daily life is not affected at all thanks to his chakra thread control skills, let alone catching a small object. With a block of the invisible thin thread, the two small sticks floated in front of him.

"Black……"

A small black stick, made of some kind of crystal that is neither gold, stone nor wood. After being injected with chakra, its conductivity is very good, even comparable to chakra metal, and something in the outside world seems to be able to resonate with this small thing in the hand.

I looked up in the direction I sensed, and it was facing Sasuke, and the distance was just right.

"What material is this, a new ore?"

"You've seen it, Payne."

Upon hearing this, Scorpion was stunned for a moment, and some distant memories came to his mind. The Akatsuki organization often met through the magic lantern technique. If Sasuke hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't have associated such an ordinary little thing with his former leader.

If it had started, it wouldn't have ended so unclearly.

"Pain is just a puppet. The leader of Akatsuki is someone else."

My goodness, the leader of Akatsuki is also a puppeteer?

There is no need for Sasuke to lie to himself. Scorpion looks at the small stick in his hand again. Is the natural fragrance controlled by this?

"But this thing is not his, it was made by me."

"You did it?"

"The one who controls Pain is a man named Nagato, Uzumaki Nagato."

"It can transmit chakra over a very long distance and control it from a distance."

"You should study it first, it should be useful."

Uzumaki and Uchiha are related, Scorpion knows this.

"Your families are so messed up."

"I just finished assembling my new model, so I'm afraid it will be too late for the next one. You're giving me this now, you're not expecting me to wait, are you? How far is the connection distance you're talking about?"

"It takes me more than 10 to 20 kilometers, so for others, 5 kilometers shouldn't be a problem."

"How many did you say?"

Scorpio perked up incredibly.

-

Tsunade and Naruto's conversation didn't last long. The video call ended and the slug left. A moment later, Sasuke appeared. It was unclear whether he had left and returned, or had been waiting after being invisible.

"Granny Tsunade just apologized to me..."

"Going back to Konoha?"

"I have to go back. After all, I'm going to be the Hokage in the future. How can I just leave like that?"

"I'll take you back whenever you want."

There are a lot of things on my mind, but it seems that Konoha is not in a hurry this time.

"Talk to your mom later."

"Of course, since I lost the fight, the price I pay is that the Nine-Tailed Fox will be mine tonight."

Sasuke grabbed a handful from Naruto, and a part of the Nine-Tails' chakra was directly taken away, but like a shadow clone, it was still connected and would not disappear easily in a short distance.

"Ah! Nine-Tails, you..."

He still wanted Sasuke to spare the Nine-Tails, but seeing this ball of chakra being rubbed in Sasuke's hands, it soon turned into a little Nine-Tails.

In the spiritual space, the ferocious nine-tailed fox hides in a cage and disappears.

Look at the little Nine-Tails struggling uselessly on Sasuke's back

"Show me too?"

It's furry and it seems quite interesting to watch Sasuke rubbing the Nine-Tails.