"..."
This was just a normal spar between friends. The goal was only to help Sasuke calm down after his strength suddenly shot up.
This could also be considered part of Sasuke's usual routine whenever he got stronger.
And Sasuke had only just awakened the Rinnegan. There were still many abilities he didn't fully understand yet, so Aoba naturally wasn't going to use something like Susanoo-clad Buddha against him the same way he did against Otsutsuki Hagoromo.
In fact, this Buddha statue was only around half the size of the one he used against Hagoromo.
But for Sasuke's Susanoo, which wasn't even two hundred meters tall, it was already an impossible height to overcome.
And when those countless fists came down, Sasuke's earlier attitude of looking down on everything immediately settled down, and his gaze became much clearer.
But since the fight had already started, there was no reason to pull the punches back.
After a round of shaking earth and collapsing ground, Sasuke's Susanoo was like a lone boat in a storm, breaking apart under the violent assault.
As for Sasuke himself, he lay inside a huge crater with a constipated look on his face.
"Sasuke, you okay?"
After everything ended, Naruto naturally ran over right away to check on him.
Though the grin on his face made it obvious there wasn't much sincerity in it.
That huge thing Aoba used just now looked terrifying, but there was no way he would seriously hurt Sasuke.
And just like Naruto said before, he had already gotten used to this since they were kids.
At first, every time Sasuke got beaten up by Aoba and became depressed afterward, Naruto would come over and try to comfort him.
But as the number of times kept increasing, and because Sasuke really was asking for a beating whenever he got arrogant,
Naruto's attitude gradually changed from concern to indifference, and finally into the current state of taking pleasure in it.
"Hmph!"
Sasuke just snorted, then turned his face away, looking like he didn't want to bother with him.
Looking at Sasuke now, Otsutsuki Hagoromo couldn't help sighing inside.
Just a few hours ago, he had also been lying there like this after getting beaten senseless by Aoba.
It really was the same situation all over again.
After the battle ended, Aoba naturally dismissed the Buddha statue. He landed beside Naruto and looked at Sasuke lying on the ground, unable to hold back his amusement.
"Alright, for the next two days, the two of you will train properly with this Sage of Six Paths here and get used to the power you just received."
Their power came from Otsutsuki Hagoromo, so naturally he was the most suitable person to teach them.
"Okay!"
"Hmph!"
Naruto obviously had no objections. Sasuke only snorted again, but it looked like he accepted it too.
"Since that's settled, I still have things to deal with, so I'll be leaving first."
After handing the two of them over to Otsutsuki Hagoromo, Aoba disappeared from the spot.
And only after he left did Sasuke stand back up.
Aoba held back just now, so he wasn't hurt at all.
It was just that after acting so arrogantly earlier and then getting beaten so badly right away, he simply stayed on the ground a little longer.
"Can you help me defeat Aoba?"
Sasuke stared at Otsutsuki Hagoromo and asked this question.
"Uh, well…"
Otsutsuki Hagoromo's expression immediately stiffened.
He was their temporary teacher, not a wishing fountain.
The moment Sasuke saw his expression, he already got the answer, so he lowered his expectations and asked instead,
"Then can you teach me how to block that attack he used just now?"
"…"
The corner of Otsutsuki Hagoromo's mouth twitched, but he still put on the attitude of an elder.
"Ahem! Young people shouldn't aim too high. You need to stay grounded and take things one step at a time."
"..."
Sasuke narrowed his eyes.
He could now confirm that this old man had probably also lost to that same move.
Still, even if his strength wasn't on Aoba's level, since Aoba thought this old man could help him become stronger, then he would listen for now.
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