“Yes!”
Answering, Sasuke glanced at Akali in surprise.
Generally speaking, when a Ninja is asked about their secrets, even if they don’t draw their blade, they would at least be furious.
But Akali’s attitude was like that of a merchant, sizing up a buyer while considering how to sell for the highest price.
This attitude ignited a fire in Sasuke’s heart.
Beside them, Hinata was looking at her friend in surprise: “Akali?”
Hinata had already been surprised enough when she learned from their conversation that Akali was the one who had beaten Sasuke and sent him to the hospital, an event that had been talked about everywhere.
She didn’t expect that when Sasuke asked about Akali’s secret, Akali would have such an attitude!
Therefore, looking at Akali, Hinata was a bit suspicious.
Oh no, could it be that her best friend was also a member of the Sasuke Fan Club?
Was she secretly in love with Sasuke too?
She was just good at hiding it!
If that was the case, wouldn’t she be ruining things?
After all, although the Uchiha clan had declined, they were still more valuable than ordinary people.
Among the current younger generation, even Hinata had to admit that Sasuke was the most high-quality one.
If that was the case…
Hinata began to think about how to gracefully exit the situation.
It could only be said that it was fortunate Akali’s system was an emotion points system, and not a mind-reading system.
Otherwise, if she had heard Hinata’s thoughts, she would definitely have dragged Hinata into a dark room today to deduct a wave of points from her.
Just to let Hinata know how flexible Akali’s fingers, which had been trained in hand seals for all these years, truly were.
It was just a pity that Akali didn’t have a mind-reading system.
So, after gently patting Hinata’s small hand to tell her to calm down, Akali turned her attention back to Sasuke.
Immediately, under Sasuke’s anxious gaze, Akali spoke: “Actually, there isn’t really any secret. The Ninjutsu that defeated you that day was a self-created Ninjutsu based on my own characteristics.”
“If there is one thing that could be called a secret, it should be that I might have some kind of special bloodline. It is also because of the special energy of this bloodline that I was able to create that technique.”
“Of course, as for bloodlines, you have one too, I know.”
“Why I was able to defeat you and am so much stronger than you…”
“A genius brain, physical talent, as well as persistent effort and a firm heart—this is the reason I was able to defeat you!”
Of course, Akali didn’t mention anything about cheating.
After all, how did that saying go?
My current strength is entirely thanks to my own hard work (cheating)!
But listening to the reasons Akali described, Sasuke’s mental defenses crumbled once again!
“You’re lying! I have these things too! The Uchiha talent and bloodline are unmatched, yet I still couldn’t beat you!” Sasuke roared lowly.
“Heh!” Akali wore a provocative smile on her face, shrugged, and spread her hands with a mocking attitude:
“So, since the Uchiha talent isn’t the problem, shouldn’t you be suspecting that you are the problem?”
“I am the problem!?” Sasuke’s pupils constricted.
Akali had just mentioned three aspects: talent, effort, and heart.
With Sasuke’s pride, he would absolutely never admit that his Uchiha talent was the problem.
So the problem must lie in effort and heart.
But as for effort…
Sasuke considered himself very hardworking.
And as for heart, it goes without saying—he was an avenger!
An avenger burdened with a blood feud, how could his heart not be firm?
So after ruling out all other problems, Sasuke reached a conclusion!
It wasn’t his problem; Akali was talking nonsense!
Sasuke looked at Akali angrily: “Akali, stop toying with me. If you don’t want to tell me, you don’t have to! There’s no need to say these things!”
“The sweat I’ve shed is definitely more than yours, and my heart is definitely firmer than yours!”
For Sasuke, who identified as an avenger, these things were slippery slopes that couldn’t even be touched.
Looking at the angry Sasuke, Akali’s mask-covered face remained expressionless.
But looking at the emotion points notifications that hadn’t stopped since just a moment ago, Akali was already overjoyed!
Because Sasuke being like this meant he had taken the bait!
“Let’s not talk about sweat. Is your heart really firmer than mine?” Akali deliberately asked a question that would make Sasuke bristle.
“Of course!” Sasuke gritted his back teeth hard, his face twisted as he threw out his One Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring:
“Mother, Father, and also Uncle Huoshao, Uncle Yashiro, and the others—they were all killed by that man!”
“I am an avenger. I am a vengeful spirit that walked out of the blood moon. I will definitely kill that man!”
“Ah, yes, yes, yes!” Akali nodded.
You don’t allow questioning, right?
Well, she would directly use triple affirmation to express negation.
How would Your Excellency deal with that?
“You…”
Facts proved that Sasuke couldn’t deal with it.
Akali’s combat style was at least two versions ahead.
Sasuke only sensitively discovered that Akali’s words were a bit off, seemingly mocking, but he couldn’t say where the mockery was.
And before Sasuke could even think, Akali’s new offensive came.
“You said that for the sake of revenge, you can abandon everything, right?”
Akali looked at Sasuke provocatively: “Alright then, I currently have an S-rank Ninjutsu with world-destroying power. As long as you are willing to kneel, crawl over, and lick my feet… the soles of my shoes, I’ll give it to you!”
“Come on, puppy?” Akali extended her little foot wrapped in a cloth shoe.
At the same time, Akali secretly rejoiced that she had reacted in time, otherwise she would have almost rewarded Sasuke!
It’s just that while Akali viewed having someone lick her feet as a reward, for Sasuke, this was complete humiliation!
Sasuke looked at Akali angrily: “I said, don’t toy with me. Where would you get an S-rank Ninjutsu from!”
“What if I really do have one?” Akali returned with a serious gaze.
Sure enough, at this moment, Sasuke froze!
The side of him that was an avenger told him that if he really was the avenger he claimed to be—one who could abandon everything for revenge—then, let alone licking feet, even licking excrement would be something he should do.
However, the reality was that Sasuke hesitated!
This hesitation directly shattered his self-indulgence as an avenger!
Laughable, he didn’t have that kind of purity to abandon everything at all!
The so-called avenger who abandoned everything was nothing more than self-indulgence!
His purity was too low!
Likewise, the moment he realized this, the intensity of Sasuke’s mental breakdown reached an unprecedented level!
“Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it!”
Sasuke fell into a state of intense self-loathing!
[Ding, emotion points from Sasuke + 9999!]