Hide-and-Seek

"I accept this duel!"

Eh?

Aoba's words suddenly silenced everyone, including the extremely unconvinced Sasuke!

"But how about I let Naruto fight on my behalf?"

Phew!

It really scared a person to death!

Itachi almost glared at Sharingan.

But was Naruto okay?

It was no wonder that Itachi thought this way. Everyone present could see that Sasuke had received a certain level of training, and Naruto looked like an ordinary child at first glance.

Under such circumstances, it was impossible for Naruto to defeat Sasuke.

However, since Aoba had proposed this, then he must have already considered this point.

Therefore, Itachi was prepared to wait and see.

Sure enough, when Sasuke heard that Aoba asked Naruto to fight in his place, he was not nervous at all. He glanced at the eager Naruto and said, "He is not my opponent. I don't want to fight unfairly."

Yes, this was very Sasuke!

This time, it was Naruto's turn to be unconvinced.

Why can't I beat you?

However, before Naruto could speak angrily, Aoba said with a smile, "Don't worry. I said to let Naruto fight on my behalf, but I haven't said what I want to compete with, right?"

"Humph! No matter what, he can't beat me!" Sasuke said with his chin pointed.

"It's good to be confident, but I believe that Naruto will win. So, how about this, if Naruto loses, even if I lose, you can make any request that I can do. If Naruto wins, I will give you a gift. When the time comes, you can use it and let me take a picture. How about it? Do you accept it?"

Aoba began to play tricks again.

All day long, he only knew how to play tricks on little children. He was useless!

After hearing this, Sasuke immediately looked at him suspiciously, meaning, 'Why are you so kind?

If you win, you can make a request, but if you lose, you will get a gift?

Is there really such a good thing?

Sasuke was a little vigilant, but he was confident that he could not lose to Naruto. In addition, that request was very tempting. If he won, he would make this bastard stay away from Itachi!

Therefore, Sasuke made up his mind and said firmly, "I agree. Tell me, what do you want to fight?"

Aoba was happy in his heart. Good, as expected of the Sasuke I knew. He was so arrogant since childhood!

"The content of the duel is very simple. Hide and seek!"

"Hide and seek?"

"Yes, but it is different from ordinary hide and seek. The two of you are in charge of being ghosts. At that time, Hayate will hide. Whoever can catch him first will be the final winner."

"Me?"

Gekko Hayate, who had eaten melon after melon, was suddenly dumbfounded. Why was there still a matter of mine here?

I just want to relax and take a break. Why is it so difficult?

But before he could raise any objections, Sasuke took the lead and said, "This is an impossible battle. With our speed, we won't be able to catch up even if we find out."

Aoba immediately looked at Sasuke with appreciation. His mind and perception were really good. He could actually react so quickly.

In this aspect, Naruto was no good. He was just rubbing his palms together.

"Indeed, according to common sense, it is impossible for you to catch Hayate now. But what if I say that after the beginning, Hayate can only stand in a fixed position and wait for you to catch him?"

"What's the point of that? Can't we just fight at a speed?"

This time, Aoba did not answer Sasuke's doubts. Instead, he revealed a mysterious smile. "You will know when the time comes."

When Aoba mentioned Hayate, Itachi already understood what Aoba wanted to do. This was indeed a very interesting duel, and there was no danger at all.

It was a competition of whose observation skills were richer, whose intuition was sharper, and whose luck was better!

Yes, there was a great possibility that this duel would turn into a battle of luck.

Therefore, he agreed tacitly.

With the four of them having no objections, it didn't matter if Gekko Hayate agreed or not.

Don't forget, in Mikawa Team, he was the one with the least authority. What was the use of being old?

......

After finishing the food, everyone rested for a while and digested it.

Then, under Naruto's impatient urging, he began this very interesting hide-and-seek confrontation!

"Above this tree, close your eyes for dozens of digits, and then you can start."

Although Sasuke was full of doubts, he could only do as he was told.

And this was the first time that Naruto was willing to play hide-and-seek with him. He was already so excited that he couldn't wait.

"'10, 9, 8.'"

Just as the two children were counting with their eyes closed, Aoba also looked at the helpless Gekko Hayate and whispered, "Hold on for a while longer, or you will lose face."

Gekko Hayate immediately glanced at him and said, "I'm already an adult. I have to use Transparent Escape Technique to play hide-and-seek with two children. Are you crazy or am I crazy? Or is this world too crazy? I can't understand it anymore."

That's right, this was the method that Aoba came up with.

On the contrary, it was by luck. There was half a chance to get it directly. Why didn't he try it?

Even if he really lost, it didn't matter. He just had to think of another way.

But in the eyes of others, using Transparent Escape Technique to play hide-and-seek was really your!

After all, we are professional!

"Hurry up. Recently, I have some understanding of Kenjutsu. I will tell you later."

Gekko Hayate sighed and nodded reluctantly.

In the next second, his figure disappeared into thin air. If not for the fact that Aoba and Itachi's attention had always been on him, and they had carefully observed the situation around the place where he disappeared, it would have been very difficult to find his position.

Transparent Escape Technique was really a bug in stealing information and sneak attacks!

It was also destined that Gekkou Hayate would have to transform into an assassin, but it was a pity that his body had dragged him down.

After counting to ten, Sasuke and Naruto turned around at the same time to look for Gekko Hayate.

However, there was no trace of Gekko Hayate within the range of his vision.

Was it the transformation technique?

Sasuke vaguely grasped the 'light trick' of this duel, and then began to search with a face full of confidence.

He had been influenced since he was a child, so he was not unfamiliar with these methods of ninjas, so every tree and stone would become the target of his focus.

If there were no accidents, the other party should have become one of these things.

Compared to Sasuke, who was confident that he had already touched the 'mustardseed formula', Naruto was like a headless fly, wandering around.

He didn't observe anything, nor did he check anything. He just admitted that he was looking for Gekko Hayate everywhere. It was very strange. Why did the freshman suddenly disappear?

After seeing the two different ways to deal with it, Aoba suddenly smiled.