Chapter – 743 We Are a Team!

"Naruto… Yakumo… run away… leave these people to me!" roared Sasuke at the top of his lungs.

After shouting out these words, he felt a sense of relief and joy that he had never felt before, and all the pressure on his body instantly receded.

At this moment, Sasuke was no longer cowering in fear, rather, he was itching for war and death!

"Huh… that is…" Asuma and the others felt the sudden change in Sasuke's temperament, and soon they noticed two black tomoes circling in Sasuke's Sharingan, "His Sharingan evolved into two tomoe Sharingan?"

This was a surprise for everyone. They didn't think that Uchiha Sasuke's Sharingan would evolve in such a manner. Sharingan is known to be a Dojutsu that evolves from losing loved ones, but this doesn't seem to be the case for Sasuke, because his Sharingan seems to evolve from his resolve to protect.

Understanding this the four people couldn't help but think that Uchiha Sasuke is not simple, at least he is different from any typical Uchiha they know.

As the five members of the 'Akatsuki Organization' observed Sasuke silently, Sasuke also looked at the five enemies that he had to face now. He is ready to face them alone, however, what surprised him is that Naruto and Yakumo didn't run away as he ordered them to… rather, they stood beside him and took their fighting stance.

"You two… what are you still doing here?!" stunned, Sasuke couldn't help but ask.

Naruto gulped nervously, then said, "Sasuke… we are a team… Meaning we are not going to let you face the enemy alone!"

"Don't be crazy Naruto… you will die if you stay here!" Sasuke retorted, and said, "Run away!"

Naruto shouted back, "You are the idiot here Sasuke… a team stays together no matter what! Have you forgotten what Iruka-Sensei taught us!"

At the same time, Yakumo placed her hand on Sasuke's shoulder and said with a smile, "Sasuke-kun… we know the danger… but we still want to stay… after all, we are a team!"

"Idiots!" muttered Sasuke under his breath.

Although he mocked them, internally, Sasuke felt inexplicable warmth. He can clearly see that both Naruto and Yakumo are afraid, their shivering legs clearly tell this; yet they choose to stay with him and fight even if it means death, understanding Sasuke couldn't help but swear to himself, 'Can't let anything happen to the two of them.'

After that, Sasuke looked at the two, and whispered lightly, "Don't worry guys… nothing would happen to us, there are cameras everywhere in the Forest of Death, even now, our image is being captured by cameras, this means that the village is aware of Akatsuki's every move, and they must be on their way. As long as we hold on for a while, the reinforcements will arrive."

"Great… then let's do that!" "Yes, let's keep them busy!" both Naruto and Yakumo said.

Standing opposite them, Asuma said with a chuckle, "Good analysis… I will give you that… However, do the three of you really believe that you can hold us until the reinforcements arrive?"

"We won't know if we don't even try!" said Naruto while folding his arms over his chest.

Asuma chuckled, "Bring it on then… let's see what you three are capable of!"

Sasuke lightly whispered to Naruto and Sasuke, "Whatever skills the two of you have… Use them now… if we don't do our best, we will really die!"

"You got it Sasuke!" shouted Naruto, and then without any hesitation, he hit the thumb of his right hand and weaved the hand sings.

But before Naruto could complete it, suddenly someone came in front of him and kicked him fiercely.

Naruto was taken aback, and before he could react, he felt an impact in his chest; his body flew in the air for a few moments, then hit the tree.

"Naruto! Tch, damn it!" Sasuke clicked his tongue in annoyance, and quickly weaved hand signs as he exhaled fire from his mouth, 'Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!'

Boom!

Instantly, the fire took the form of a giant sphere and rushed towards Asuma who kicked away Naruto.

Slightly shocked at the size and heat of the fireball created by Sasuke, Asuma didn't care about it, and quickly moved aside and made way for the fireball to pass, then rushed toward Yakumo.

Seeing Asuma coming towards him, Yakumo was taken aback and hurried activated a Genjutsu. The Genjutsu stunned Asuma for a second, however, he quickly recovered and rendered her unconscious with a chop at the back of her neck.

Seeing that both Naruto and Yakumo were dealt with in less than five seconds, Sasuke was frustrated, "Tch… he is really strong!"

Sasuke had expected that Asuma would be strong, however, the strength of the other party was still higher than what he expected. The enemy is so fast that Sasuke can barely see his movement and react! This is why he wasn't surprised when Naruto and Yakumo were knocked out by the other party. In fact, he is very clear that even if it was him in place of Naruto and Yakumo, the result wouldn't have been any different, he would have been knocked out too with just a single move.

Seeing Sasuke's cautious expression, Asuma chuckled, "Haha… your speed and strength are not bad for your age; however, you are still too far from reaching my level."

Gritting his teeth, Sasuke tried to identify the four members of Akatsuki in front of him, 'Just who are they?'

He has read a lot of information about the Akatsuki Organization and its members, however, no matter how much he tried to recall, he couldn't recognize anyone among the four people.

'Are they new members of the Akatsuki Organization? But why are they wearing masks? Isn't it a norm that only members of the Amatsukami Organization wear masks? Are they really members of Akatsuki?' One after another, doubts started to flood Sasuke's heart.

While busy thinking, Sasuke suddenly felt the change in the flow of air behind him and came back to god, he tried to dodge the attack, however, his speed was too slow as he felt something strong and heavy slam his back, throwing him off the ground.

"Not good!" enduring the pain with gritted teeth, Sasuke threw two Kunai tied with metal wire to two trees and pulled himself towards the tree using the traction force. But just as he got closer to the tree, the wires were cut and Sasuke lost his balance, slamming heavily on the stem of the tree.

Thud!

After dealing with Sasuke, Asuma revealed himself, and sneered coldly, "Hey… hey… that's not even a minute… and you guys are already finished?!"

"Damn it." Sasuke smashed his hand on the ground with a frustrated expression.

Asuma walked closer to Sasuke, and after squatting down, he said, "This is life kid… some get to live longer, but some don't… you and your batch of wanna-be shinobi kids are going to be part of the later ones… the ones who wouldn't get to live long." Then he drew out a blade, and while wiping it clean, he asked, "Are there any last wishes?"

"Is there really nothing we can do?!" muttered Sasuke with a frustrated expression.

"No last wishes I suppose." Muttered Asuma and began to cleave off Sasuke's with the blade.

Just as Asuma's blade had touched Sasuke's neck, suddenly the sound of wings fluttering echoed in the forest.

Hearing this sound, hope rekindled in Sasuke's heart, "Are reinforcements here?"

Asuma and Sasuke raised their heads in the direction of the sound and found countless white birds coming toward them.

Seeing this, Asuma shook his head and answered, "Reinforcements indeed… but not the people you were hoping to see."

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