Fateful Encounter

Naruto turned around, searching for the source of the sound. He spotted a kid with spiky hair and a poker face, standing behind a tree and staring at him coldly. The distinctive ping pong ball pattern on the kid's body was proof enough—this was an Uchiha, a clan known for their inherent evil nature.

Naruto instantly recognized the poker-faced boy as Uchiha Sasuke. But why was an Uchiha here? Judging by Sasuke's expression, he had been watching him for a while. Did Sasuke have a habit of spying on others?

Sasuke looked at Naruto with disdain clearly written on his face. With school about to start, he had come here to secretly train and improve his strength, hoping to surprise his brother. However, the peace of his morning was disrupted by a noisy commotion nearby. When he investigated, he found Naruto, around the same age as himself, also practicing.

Initially, Sasuke was surprised by Naruto's perseverance. But as time passed, he realized this guy was a fool who couldn't even control his clone. It took Naruto the entire morning to succeed in a basic Ninjutsu. Sasuke, on the other hand, had mastered it within two hours. He felt like he had wasted his precious time watching Naruto's futile attempts.

Sasuke couldn't tell if the words in his mouth were mocking Naruto or himself.

"Big Fox, help me see how much Chakra this kid has," Naruto thought, addressing Kurama.

Kurama glanced at Sasuke and the squares of magic lamps before him. "0.5 magic," he reported. "This brat is weaker than you."

Hearing this, Naruto's face mirrored the disdain on Sasuke's. Hot little chicken! A mere 0.5 magic chakra, yet he dares to act cocky!

Naruto lifted his head, glaring at Sasuke with his nostrils flared, and pointed at him. "Hey, are you an Uchiha?"

"Let's compete?"

Sasuke, about to leave, stopped abruptly at Naruto's provocative words. He turned back, glaring coldly at Naruto.

"Are you looking down on Uchiha?" Sasuke valued his family's honor highly. Naruto's words seemed to disrespect the Uchiha clan, both directly and indirectly. He had to teach this blonde boy a lesson!

Naruto couldn't understand Sasuke's reaction. Did the Uchiha eat garlic every day? Why were they so intense?

"You misunderstood," Naruto said, pausing dramatically. "I just look down on you."

Naruto's taunt was so powerful that veins popped on Sasuke's forehead in anger. Sasuke walked up to Naruto, staring him down coldly.

"You succeeded in irritating me," Sasuke said, his voice icy. "I will show you the power of the Uchiha clan."

Naruto smirked contemptuously and mimicked Sasuke's Seal of Opposition. They locked eyes for a few seconds before Sasuke took three kunai from his ninja bag and threw them in quick succession, aiming for Naruto.

Naruto, lacking battle experience, especially in the shinobi world, didn't let this intimidate him. He pulled an iron door from the system and used it as a shield, charging at Sasuke.

The kunai hit the iron door with a loud clang and fell to the ground. Sasuke's face contorted in disbelief. No one had ever thought to use something like a door to block kunai in a fight!

"Take my shield blow!" Naruto yelled, swinging the door at Sasuke with all his might. The door made a swooshing sound as it cut through the air.

Sasuke barely dodged, feeling the sheer force behind Naruto's unorthodox attack. Was this door made of metal? How strong was this guy?!

Third Hokage, observing the fight from a distance, was aghast. Who taught Naruto to fight like this? Using a door as a weapon? While unconventional, Naruto had neutralized Sasuke's attack.

The Third Hokage's head throbbed, watching the six-year-old Naruto wield a nearly two-meter iron door. He couldn't believe what he was seeing.

Realizing his attack had failed, Naruto put away the door and quickly formed hand seals. With a puff of smoke, two clones appeared beside him. Naruto handed them iron rods from the system, and the three of them advanced on Sasuke, sticks raised.

The sudden pressure was overwhelming. Naruto didn't have ninja tools, so he improvised with items from the system. He avoided using a diamond sword, fearing it might kill Sasuke.

Sasuke's eyes widened at Naruto's strange ability to produce weapons. Was this some kind of unique bloodline limit? Intrigued, Sasuke readied a kunai, preparing for a taijutsu fight.

He dodged a stick swing, planted one hand on the ground, and kicked out, dispelling two of the clones. "Ha, is that all?" Sasuke said coolly, but then realized Naruto was gone.

A purple light cocoon appeared behind Sasuke. A foot emerged and kicked Sasuke hard, sending him staggering. Naruto reappeared, sweeping Sasuke's legs out from under him and sitting on his chest, pummeling him with rapid punches.

Sasuke was stunned, barely able to protect his head from Naruto's relentless barrage. The unexpectedness of the attack left him reeling.

"Dammit! Dammit!" Sasuke roared, helpless under Naruto's assault.

The Third Hokage, still watching, was utterly shocked. Setting aside Naruto's unusual fighting style, that purple light cocoon—was it a time-space ninjutsu?

Worried Sasuke might be seriously hurt, the Third Hokage sighed and vanished with a teleportation technique, ready to intervene.