Now, as to the bashing of Sasuke comments, again, I haven't made Sasuke incompetent, he's just an asshole and a bit of a psychopath, something that is fairly true to canon. Note too, he wasn't killing indiscriminately or just for the fun of it, he was killing to find a challenge and get stronger from it. That he came back for Naruto when he was ambushed by the Suna shinobi, subtly suggests that Sasuke didn't want his teammates to die. And again when Sasuke also stayed and fought Orochimaru, protecting Sakura instead of just running away to save himself. As to what set Sasuke off to begin with, did anyone pay attention to Sasuke being horribly embarrassed/manipulated in front of several genin as they were first entering the exam, Sasuke is inevitably going to lash out and a forest of potential targets to take out his rage on is the perfect outlet.
That said, I just don't understand people's fascination with Sasuke, the guy is an ass of epic proportions. He is so easily manipulated by everyone, first by Itachi and Danzo, then Orochimaru, then Itachi again, then Orochimaru again, then Obito (Tobi), then by Itachi for a third time. He's weak and pathetic mentally but that doesn't change the fact that he is one hell of a shinobi with skill that few can match.
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You've slept in a bed. HP & CP are 75% restored.
Naruto was relieved to get a full night of rest, even if it wasn't his own bed. The past twenty-four hours had been rough. Naruto was still replaying the Orochimaru encounter, trying to figure out what he could have done differently.
Shaking away the darker memory, Naruto looked around the room he shared with Sakura for the night. Her bed was empty and the third bed was untouched showing Sasuke was still getting treatment, assuming he even survived the night.
Rolling off the cot he occupied, Naruto stood tall and stretched his arms over his head, trying to work out any kinks from sleep, not that there ever were any thanks to his [Gamer's Body]. He tested his clothes real quick to see if they had dried from the night before, he ended up having to shower with them to wash them as there were no laundry facilities in the tower. The clothes were still a bit damp but dry enough for his tastes.
After dressing, Naruto set out into the tower to find food, the rumbling in his stomach demanded satisfaction. Eventually he caught a whiff of something delicious and followed his nose to the small dining hall.
Sakura waved him over to a table filled with Konoha genin, the rookies to be exact.
"Morning all," said Naruto, sitting down with the group.
"Morning," returned Sakura, followed by several greetings and grumbles from the other genin.
"Where's Sasuke-kun?" asked Ino, looking anxiously toward the door.
"You didn't tell them?" asked Naruto, looking to Sakura.
Sakura grimaced. "I didn't really know what to say."
"What happened to Sasuke-kun?" asked Ino.
"We were attacked in the forest," answered Naruto.
"Is he . . .?" Ino couldn't finish the sentence.
"I don't know, Kakashi-sensei took him for treatment as soon as we got in the tower," Naruto answered, careful to not lie but not tell everything either. He wasn't really sure on what he was permitted to say so for now he would do his best to say as little about it as possible.
Ino seemed to breathe a small sigh of relief but the worry was still there.
"You guys have any trouble getting here?" asked Naruto, looking to Shikamaru.
"Not really, the first team we ran across had the scroll we needed. After that, it was just a matter of getting here. That was a bit more troublesome. We got delayed avoiding a series of ambushes, we got here at about 3:00 am this morning."
"Yeah, we got in just after midnight," replied Sakura.
"So what's the plan for today?" asked Kiba, the boy was leaning back in his chair with his feet kicked up, resting on the table.
"I'm going to train a bit," answered Naruto. "I saw a large room on the way here that should be big enough to train in."
"Troublesome, I guess I'll join you. It wouldn't be a bad idea to use the time here wisely."
"Heh, I could do with a good spar," said Kiba, a feral grin on his face.
"Can I come?" stuttered Hinata, nervously.
"Of course you can," said Naruto, grinning brightly for the girl. A grin that quickly vanished when Hinata fainted. "What the hell? Why does she keep doing that?"
There was a collective sigh from the assembled genin yet none were willing to answer him.
"What?" he asked, perplexed by their response.
"Don't worry about it," said Ino. "Let's just eat and get to training."
Naruto frowned but complied anyway, getting up to get some food from the limited but delicious spread.
The rest of breakfast was relaxed and filled with laughter. When they finished all eight rookies left together.
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