Sasuke's bloodshot eyes were filled with a desperate desire for victory...
'This time... I must win this time!'
'How? How can my opponent still defeat me after using such a low-tier Ninja?'
'This kind of thing... I refuse to believe it!'
Sasuke gritted his teeth, his face twisted in frustration, eager to claim this victory.
Sasuke's first Ninja is [Hatake Kakashi].
Ignoring any strategy or technique, he opened with a Raikiri, charging straight at his opponent.
As the most experienced player currently, Kakashi knew all too well how to deal with [Hatake Kakashi] in the game. One should never start on the same X-axis as him unless they were using [Momochi Zabuza], who could match his skills.
Therefore, Kakashi's opening strategy was to maneuver [Academy Sakura] to avoid being on the same X-axis as his opponent.
However, as soon as he shifted off the X-axis, Kakashi saw Sasuke's [Hatake Kakashi] using Raikiri to close the distance.
This is a fairly standard opening move, something Kakashi had often done when fighting AIs.
But this time, Kakashi let out a dissatisfied 'tsk.'
Clearly, if the opponent was even slightly familiar with [Hatake Kakashi], they would know to avoid direct confrontation.
Then, seeing that his opening Raikiri had missed, Sasuke's frustration only grew. He immediately turned and headed toward [Academy Sakura]'s position, intending to use his Ninja Dogs skill to gain the upper hand.
However, this obvious and almost blatant strategy seemed far too naive in Kakashi's eyes.
'Sasuke... you're too impatient.'
Without using any skills, Kakashi simply used normal attacks to intercept Sasuke's character, who was too focused on moving to activate his skill.
Seeing Sasuke's mindset, Kakashi understood.
So, during the gap between normal attacks, Kakashi quickly tapped the emote button, sending out the comforting 'head pat' emote to soothe Sasuke.
Although Sasuke was furious at his own mistake, Kakashi's sudden normal attack did help calm him down a bit as the 'player.'
Then…
[Head pat]
[Head pat]
[Head pat]
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Kakashi was truly something.
In the time it took for two normal attacks, he managed to spam multiple head pats!
This made Sasuke, who was being 'comforted,' perhaps a bit too happy...
Sasuke's face turned red with pleasure, the blood vessels in the whites of his left eye becoming more pronounced, eventually converging in the center to form a slowly rotating tomoe.
That's right... the two-tomoe Sharingan, which had only appeared after the Land of Waves' mission and during his first fight with Lee, had now manifested early.
Sasuke felt his vision turn crimson, perhaps due to his affinity for Fire Release.
If an outsider had been watching, they might have noticed a faint wisp of smoke rising from Sasuke's head.
If Yuto had been there, he might have wondered if Sasuke had learned Lava Release from Roshi or Steam Release from Han.
It was only late June in Konoha, and the weather wasn't particularly hot, but Sasuke was practically steaming with anger.
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Sasuke's vision began to blur, and eventually, he could no longer see the screen clearly. He's relying purely on instinct to substitute out.
After substituting behind Kakashi's Ninja, Sasuke used [Hatake Kakashi]'s first skill to summon Ninja Dogs.
Meanwhile, back at the Anbu's base, Kakashi had already predicted this and used [Academy Sakura]'s first skill to dodge with invincibility frames, then followed up with her second skill to maintain control then released the second skill to follow up with the control...
During the cooldown period of Sasuke's substitution, Kakashi steadily chained normal attacks with [Academy Sakura].
When Sasuke substituted again, Kakashi dodged in the same manner.
By this point, Sasuke's starting ninja, [Hatake Kakashi], was nearly out of health, and Kakashi unleashed [Academy Sakura]'s ultimate to finish off the last bit of Sasuke's Ninja's health.
Since it was an ultimate finish, the ultimate picture played.
[Let me show you the spirit of a girl and the heart of a maiden!]
Seeing his Ninja defeated by another ultimate, Sasuke almost couldn't catch his breath.
Just as he was thinking about how to adjust his mindset...
[Head pat]
[Head pat]
[Head pat]
[Head pat]
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Sasuke coughed violently a few times, his vision gradually blurring.
In his shame and anger, Sasuke felt his rage boiling over. Looking at the phone in his hand, a furious voice in his mind urged him...
'Smash it! Smash it now! This piece of junk is ruining my youth, sapping my spirit, and draining my money!'
The voice in his head was hysterical...
But with the last shred of rationality, Sasuke set the phone aside, unable to hold back any longer!
He slammed his fist with full force into the wall, which was made of either concrete or stone.
The wall caved in, leaving a fist-sized dent, with cracks spreading out like a spiderweb.
The cracks and shattered pieces of the wall cut into his skin, blood seeping out.
"No! No! No!!"
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"Eh? Are you two here to see Sasuke?"
"Ah, that child Sasuke is such a well-behaved and excellent student, but he lives in such a remote area. From what I remember, Sasuke should be living around here. "
A kind-hearted woman led Naruto and Sakura to a house that, while lacking decoration, still looked quite imposing.
Perhaps hearing the commotion inside, the woman and the slightly panicked Naruto and Sakura hurried over.
The woman didn't hesitate and immediately pushed open the door, only to find the room in complete disarray. She quickly asked, "Oh my! Isn't that Sasuke? What happened?"
Sasuke, seeing the people at the door, muttered weakly, "I can't solve this problem... it's too hard…"
Naruto and Sakura, who were anxiously concerned about Sasuke, also squeezed forward and bombarded Sasuke with questions.
However, just as Sasuke was calming down, he looked up and saw Naruto and Sakura at the door.
Instantly, his anger flared again, and he pulled out a kunai, shouting at the three of them, "Don't let me see you again! Or I'll kill you!!"
At that moment, Sasuke's right eye underwent another change.
The three-tomoe Sharingan, which should have only awakened after the Cursed Seal's stimulation…
Had now opened in one eye ahead of time!
Although it was only one eye... Sasuke was only twelve! Even during the Warring States Period, few Uchiha had awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan by the age of twelve!
Meanwhile, Naruto and the others were startled.
"Quick... quick, go get Kakashi-sensei! Sasuke's gone mad!"
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After hearing these words, Sasuke's blurred vision gradually cleared.
In fact, he could see even farther than before!
Sasuke raised the kunai he had just drawn, its polished surface reflecting his eyes.
'One three-tomoe, one two-tomoe…'
At this moment, Sasuke wasn't sure how to feel.
He stared blankly at the phone on the ground.
The picture on the screen continues.
Kakashi's Ninja wasn't attacking, just circling around Sasuke's Ninja with [Aademy Sakura].
Then, beneath Kakashi's avatar, a 'head pat' emote kept flashing...
Now, Sasuke could clearly feel the changes in his eyes and murmured to himself, "This new power... seems even stronger than I imagined. "