The fight began with a Taijutsu clash. Naruto's Taijutsu was inferior to Sasuke's, and he quickly fell into a disadvantage, but Naruto soon used the Body Flicker Technique taught to him by Minato Namikaze to reverse the situation.
Uchiha En was slightly surprised by this; he hadn't expected Naruto to use the Body Flicker Technique so skillfully.
"Minato-senpai, you must have put in a lot of effort to teach Naruto the Body Flicker Technique, right?" Uchiha En asked with a smile.
Minato Namikaze gave a wry smile and replied, "It certainly wasn't easy. Naruto has good talent, but he gets distracted too easily."
"Is it possible that you are too soft on Naruto?"
"You mean..."
"Minato-senpai, it's time for Naruto to start controlling the Tailed Beast's power inside him. How about you hand him over to me?"
Minato Namikaze thought for a moment, nodded, and agreed.
Returning attention to the training ground, Naruto's speed advantage compensated for his shortcomings in Taijutsu, and Sasuke gradually began to struggle.
Sasuke knew very well that he would lose if this continued, so he quickly retreated, creating distance.
"Naruto, your Body Flicker Technique is impressive, but I won't lose this time!" As he spoke, two tomoe appeared in Sasuke's eyes.
"Is that the Sharingan?" Naruto asked, looking at Sasuke's eyes.
"That's right, I already have the Two-Tomoes Sharingan. You're definitely going to lose this time!" After saying that, Sasuke charged forward.
With the Sharingan, Sasuke easily saw through Naruto's movements, and the rest of the battle had no suspense: Naruto lost!
After watching the entire battle, Uchiha En murmured, "I didn't expect Sasuke to utilize the Sharingan so well. It seems Fugaku-senpai put in a lot of effort!"
In the original work, Sasuke awakened his eyes on the night of the Uchiha Clan Massacre, but due to insufficient mental energy and lack of guidance afterward, Sasuke's Sharingan never truly awakened until later.
It wasn't until after graduation, when he encountered Zabuza and Haku in the Land of Waves, that he truly activated his Sharingan.
The current Sasuke has not only activated his Sharingan but is also using it effectively.
This indicates that Fugaku and his wife taught him very seriously, and combined with Sasuke's naturally outstanding talent, this result was achieved.
As for Naruto, after watching his battle with Sasuke, Uchiha En felt increasingly strongly that Naruto should learn to control the power of the fused Tailed Beast within him.
Since Minato Namikaze had already agreed, Uchiha En immediately teleported to Minato Namikaze's house and picked up Kushina.
Then, after Naruto finished school, Uchiha En picked him up again and, without explanation, took him to the Land of Wind Desert, where Kushina was already waiting.
"Uncle En, Mom, why did you bring me here?" Naruto looked at the surrounding environment and asked curiously.
Uchiha En didn't answer Naruto's question but asked in return, "Naruto, how do you feel about losing to Sasuke today?"
"Of course I'm annoyed! I'll definitely beat him next time!" Naruto said, clenching his fists.
"Beat him? That might be difficult now! Sasuke has activated his Sharingan, and his strength will increase even faster from now on."
"Ah? Then what should I do!" Naruto panicked slightly upon hearing Uchiha En's words.
Uchiha En smiled and said, "It's simple. You just need to learn how to control Nine-Tails' power."
"Nine-Tails' power?"
"That's right! Nine-Tails' power. Nine-Tails is a newborn Tailed Beast formed by merging the power of nine Tailed Beasts. Its Chakra reserves are equivalent to half of the Nine-Tailed."
"Half of Kurama? How strong is half of Kurama?" Naruto asked, scratching his head.
"Kushina-senpai, Kurama, please show Naruto what true power is!"
Since Kushina had already reconciled with the Nine-Tailed, Naruto's impression of the Nine-Tailed had always been that of an amiable uncle with massive Chakra. The next moment, Naruto's perception was completely overturned.
In the Land of Wind Desert, a golden Tailed Beast cloak appeared around Kushina. The next second, the Nine-Tailed's true form emerged. It opened its mouth, condensing a Tailed Beast Ball dozens of meters in radius, and fired it out.
The next second, the Tailed Beast Ball exploded in the desert.
The blast stirred up massive amounts of sand and wind, and the grains of sand flew everywhere like bullets.
Uchiha En was somewhat surprised by the immense power of the Nine-Tailed's Tailed Beast Ball. Logically, the Nine-Tailed had been split into four by him, taking away half its Chakra. Although many years had passed, the Nine-Tailed had been continuously sealed and was only recently unsealed in the last year or two, so its Chakra shouldn't have fully recovered.
However, the power of the Nine-Tailed's Tailed Beast Ball had just reached the level of the complete Nine-Tailed, which astonished Uchiha En.
The Nine-Tailed itself was equally surprised. Since the Night of the Nine-Tails, the Nine-Tailed had remained inside Kushina's body and had never used its power.
It had only emerged from Kushina's body this time to let Naruto recognize the Nine-Tailed's power in advance.
It had not expected the power of this Tailed Beast Ball to be equal to its power during its prime; it seemed to have fully recovered.
Yet, the Nine-Tailed clearly felt that its Chakra reserves still had some gaps and could continue to grow.
"Ah! That hurts!" The splashing sand and rocks cut Naruto's face.
With a thought, Uchiha En manifested a cage of blue ribs around his body, protecting Naruto.
A moment later, everything returned to calm. Uchiha En deactivated Susanoo, and only then could Naruto clearly see the massive crater left where the Tailed Beast Ball had exploded.
"K-Kurama, did you do that?" Naruto swallowed nervously and asked.
The Nine-Tailed nodded and pointed to Naruto's abdomen, saying, "That is my power. Although the Nine-Tails inside you doesn't have as immense Chakra as me, the quality of its Chakra is higher. Overall, that guy might even be slightly stronger than me. What you need to learn now is how to control this power!"
"C-can I do it? Kurama is already so strong, and Nine-Tails is even stronger than Kurama. I..."
"Naruto, don't worry. This is what Mom went through before. If Mom can do it, you, as my son, should believe in yourself!" Kushina said with a smile.
Hearing Kushina's encouragement, Naruto's eyes hardened with determination: "Mhm! Mom, I'll work hard!"
"Then En, I'll leave the rest to you." Kushina turned and said.
"Huh? Mom, aren't you going to teach me?" Naruto froze for a moment and asked.
"Mom isn't a very good teacher."
"I see! Then Uncle En, I'm counting on you!"
"Alright, then I will be responsible for teaching you to control Nine-Tails' power from now on! I'm very strict, Naruto, so be prepared!"
"Mhm!"
Afterward, under Uchiha En's tutelage, Naruto gradually began to familiarize himself with and control Nine-Tails' power.
As for Sasuke, Uchiha En didn't have much to teach him in the early stages.
Instruction from his father and older brother was sufficient for the use and control of the Sharingan.
Later, once Sasuke awakens the Mangekyo Sharingan, Uchiha En will have some things to teach him, especially concerning Susanoo.
Throughout the entire Uchiha Clan, no one understood Susanoo better than Uchiha En.
Without realizing it, several years passed.
Today is Konoha Year 60, the day Naruto and Sasuke graduate, and the day the plot of the original work begins.
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