Another month passed.
During this time, Lee had been following Ace, learning how to use Haki.
It must be said, when Guy called him a 'genius of hard work' during the Chunin Exams, he was absolutely right.
Freshly recovered from his illness, the sheer terror of his training volume astonished even physical freaks like Ace, who came from the One Piece World.
He would get up before dawn every day to run, followed by strength training, speed training, reaction training, and in the evening, he would have sparring matches with Ace.
He was always covered in injuries and bandages, but the next day, he would still appear on the training ground on time. His crazy persistence even moved Ace.
Mainly, after initially grasping Haki, Lee discovered that this new power system was a perfect match for him, no less effective than the Eight Gates taught by Guy.
So he trained like crazy, as if addicted.
…
Early the next morning.
After pushing aside Mrs. Sakurajima's arm draped over his chest and lifting Mrs. Yuigahama's leg off his waist, Makoto slowly got out of bed.
Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the curtains, falling on the messy bedding.
The members of the [MILF Group] lay sprawled haphazardly, blankets slipping off to reveal fair skin.
Because the bodies of the [Young Girls Group] had now become thirteen or fourteen years old, the MILF Group had become the main force of Makoto's 'exertions'.
Makoto got dressed and left the room.
After taking just a couple of steps down the main street of Konoha, Makoto saw the 'emo' Sasuke not far away.
Over two months had passed since Sasuke learned the truth of the night of the massacre, but he remained in an emo state.
He was still like an empty shell without a soul. Sunlight fell on him but left no light in his eyes.
After all, for so many years, he had lived with 'revenge' as his goal.
Killing Uchiha Itachi… that was the entire meaning of his life.
But now, he suddenly learned that everyone he could target for revenge was dead.
And the one remaining, Uchiha Itachi, had such complex reasons for his actions back then.
Who to hate? Who to kill? Where to go?
It was normal for the Sasuke to feel lost.
To be honest, in the original work, Sasuke had the most normal behavioral logic of anyone. At least before killing Danzo, his actions had clear motivations.
But unfortunately, after killing Danzo, Naruto's Talk-no-Jutsu took hold, and as if possessed, he directly gave up on taking revenge against Konoha, shifting all his hatred onto Naruto.
Then, after another round of Talk-no-Jutsu from the originator, Hashirama, he gave up on taking revenge against Naruto and started aiming to become 'Hokage'.
Damn, it just shows that when the reincarnation of Indra's Chakra meets the reincarnation of Asura's Chakra, they automatically lose intelligence.
And as before, Naruto and Sakura were sticking by his side as always, acting as his mental counselors.
Just then, Lee suddenly showed up.
"Sasuke-kun, let's continue our unfinished match from last time!"
They had already fought before the Chunin Exams started.
Back then, Lee had a clear advantage, but because Guy intervened, no victor was decided.
Everyone had seen that Sasuke was helpless against Lee. If Guy hadn't stopped it in time, Sasuke would have taken a Front Lotus head-on and probably wouldn't have even been able to participate in the first exam.
Honestly, if Naruto had performed as he did in the original work during the Konoha Crush Plan, Lee probably would have challenged him instead.
But due to Makoto's intervention, Naruto had no highlight moments during the Konoha Crush Plan, so Lee kept his main challenge target on Sasuke.
Sakura tried to dissuade Lee: "Um, Lee, Sasuke isn't feeling well right now..."
However, Sasuke surprisingly accepted: "I'll do it."
He had been feeling irritated lately with nowhere to vent.
And conveniently, he had just awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan. The Uchiha Clan's belligerent blood was boiling in his veins again.
Now, the person who had beaten him before had come.
Then he would serve as his 'sandbag'.
A dangerous glint flashed in Sasuke's eyes.
Sakura and Naruto were startled, but seeing the rare fighting spirit in Sasuke's eyes, they didn't stop him.
Seeing Sasuke bring out his Three-Tomoe Sharingan right away, Lee was also a bit surprised.
"Oh? You're different from last time."
He was taken aback for a moment, but then pleasantly surprised.
"I didn't expect you to take our fight so seriously! Then I will respond with my newly trained secret technique too!"
Lee formed a knife-hand, assuming the same starting stance as before.
Then, Lee invited Sasuke to the Ninja Academy's indoor training ground for the match.
It was the same place where they had first fought before the Chunin Exams.
But Sasuke refused coldly, "No need. It'll be over quickly."
These words were exactly the same threat Sasuke had made when they first fought.
And then, he had been proven wrong.
But now, Sasuke believed this time the result would be different.
He would live up to his word... finishing the fight within five minutes.
With new eyes, his confidence was just that high.
Sasuke charged forward, reaching Lee in the blink of an eye.
He was faster than during the Chunin Exams by more than just a little.
Naruto's pupils shrank, and Sakura covered her mouth.
It had to be admitted, Sasuke's improvement was really significant.
However, facing the punch thrown by the Sasuke…
In that instant, Lee erupted with astonishing agility.
He lowered his body, compressed it like a spring, then sprang up with a rising kick, his toes hitting Sasuke's chin precisely.
BANG!
Sasuke's body was kicked flying into the air.
Blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, drawing a red arc in the sunlight.
Watching this, Naruto and Sakura were stunned.
They wondered if they had time-traveled.
'Are we back to the Chunin Exams six months ago?'
That time too, Lee had kicked Sasuke away like that.
Sasuke, who had been so proud a moment ago, was also shocked, his eyes wide open.
"How is this possible?!"
His voice was full of disbelief.
His speed was clearly much faster than during the Chunin Exams, so how could he still not keep up with Lee's movements?
Lee leaped up, wanting to continue the pursuit.
Sasuke had indeed improved. He adjusted his posture mid-air and managed to block Lee's second kick.
The two began to clash.
First, they engaged in Taijutsu combat in mid-air.
Fists and feet met, blows exchanged, moving so fast that the naked eye of an ordinary person couldn't follow.
But in this aspect, Sasuke was clearly no match for Lee.
Gritting his teeth, the Sasuke quickly created some distance.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
He took a deep breath and spat out a huge fireball. The orange-red flame rolled in the sunlight, surging towards Lee.
Long-range attack.
This was indeed Lee's weakness... he couldn't use Ninjutsu or Genjutsu. His only option was to dodge.
Lee sidestepped, and the Great Fireball hit the ground, blasting a large crater and spraying debris.
Sasuke repeatedly used Fire Release... Fireball, Phoenix Flower, Dragon.
Ninjutsu after Ninjutsu rained down on Lee, momentarily keeping him at bay.
Then, disregarding that this method was a bit 'unsportsmanlike', Sasuke prepared to use his Sharingan's Genjutsu to decide the outcome.
After all, he knew Lee couldn't use Ninjutsu or Genjutsu at all, and his resistance to Genjutsu was relatively average.
If he could land a Genjutsu with his Sharingan, the fight would be over immediately.
But he soon realized that from the beginning of the fight until now, Lee had completely avoided making eye contact with him.
He was even keeping his eyes closed!
Therefore, not even Itachi himself could have landed a Genjutsu on him at that moment.
Sasuke's expression grew ugly. He wondered what had happened in the outside world during his depressed period.