Path not Taken

Uchiha Sasuke

That's impossible... Naruto is actually pushing Gaara back!

Uchiha Sasuke

(When did the dead-last get this strong?)

Uchiha Sasuke

Water style... wind style... Those aren't academy techniques!

Uchiha Sasuke

My sharingan can barely follow his movements...

Uchiha Sasuke

I couldn't even scratch him... but Naruto's actually winning!

Uchiha Sasuke

(Have I been chasing the wrong person all this time?)

Uchiha Sasuke

He's been holding back during our spars...

Uchiha Sasuke

(Those times I thought I was superior... was he just letting me win?)

Uchiha Sasuke

That power... it's not possible! Not from him!

Uchiha Sasuke

That's not the same Naruto I know!

Uchiha Sasuke

All this time... how much stronger has he really been?

Uchiha Sasuke

(I've been so focused on Itachi that I never saw what was right in front of me...)

Uchiha Sasuke

I need more power. If even Naruto has surpassed me...

Uchiha Sasuke

I'll make him show me everything next time. No more holding back.