Naruto: I, Naruto, started with the Rinnegan

"I did it!"

A surge of joy welled up in his chest, and a happy smile spread across his face.

However, excessive joy turned to sorrow, as Sasuke's overly excited emotions affected his control over chakra.

Then, with a splash, the person fell into the water.

To make matters worse... due to the excessive exercise time and energy consumption, lactic acid accumulated in his muscles, causing him to experience leg cramps.

"Waaaaah... Help... Waaaaah..."

Sasuke's arm broke the surface of the water as he struggled to survive, his body drifting downstream with the current.

"I think I heard... someone shouting for help?"

Naruto, who was engrossed in chopping down the tree, stopped what he was doing and looked around, but found nothing unusual.

"Am I just imagining things?"

Inside the sealed space, Kushina and Minato, who were enjoying their time together, noticed what was happening outside and asked with concern, "What's wrong, Naruto? Are you tired and need to rest?"

"It's nothing, I can manage, but speaking of which... where's Erzhuzi?"

That's right, Naruto had already discovered that Sasuke was following and spying on him.

The other party thought he had hidden himself well, but in his eyes, he was full of loopholes.

Putting aside the powerful sensory abilities brought by the Nine-Tails, Naruto's own sensory abilities alone were enough to detect Sasuke's presence.

But Naruto didn't do anything after he found out.

Watch if you want; one more or one less won't make a difference.

Anyway, he's been used to being spied on since he was a child.

"It's Sasuke, not Sasuke-chan. Why are you giving him random nicknames?"

This is the nth time Kushina has corrected her son's way of addressing Sasuke.

Naruto said seriously, "Giving someone a nickname is a sign of a close relationship."

Minato asked curiously, "Did Naruto give Kushina and me any nicknames?"

"Uh... this..."

The titles "Red Hot Chili Pepper" and "The Fastest Man in the Ninja World" flashed through Naruto's mind. He shook his head, but said firmly, "No! That would be too impolite."

"You know it's impolite, yet you still give Sasuke a nickname."

Kushina was speechless.

"They're not the same; they can't be generalized... Alright, you two stop talking, I'm going to start cultivating."

To avoid Kushina's nagging, Naruto immediately started chopping down the tree.

bang bang bang...

After a while, Naruto stopped again, frowned, and listened intently.

"Did you... hear someone screaming for help?"

Due to the limitations of the sealed space, Minato and Kushina's actual sensory abilities were not as good as Naruto's.

They didn't hear anything, but the two still suggested that Naruto go and check it out.

It's okay if you misheard, but if it's true, then save it; after all, it's a life.

…………

"Is this the end for me? How laughable. I, who boasted of killing Itachi, am dying like this..."

The icy water rushed into my body from all directions, flowing into my mouth, nose, and throat, bringing a cold, suffocating feeling.

Sasuke's vision grew increasingly blurry, and his body became stiff and cold.

"Dad, Mom, I've come to find you..."

He remained silent and motionless, letting himself sink deeper into the darkness.

"Found it, it's here."

A joyful voice rang out, piercing the endless darkness and leading Sasuke towards the light.

Riverbank.

Sasuke lay unconscious on the grass, while Naruto knelt beside him, pressing on his swollen stomach. River water continued to flow from Sasuke's mouth.

After a while, Sasuke's stomach wasn't as swollen anymore, but he still didn't wake up.

Kushina reminded him, "Naruto, you need to do CPR. I'll teach you..."

"don't want!"

Naruto flatly refused; he was saving his first kiss for his future wife, how could he possibly give it to Sasuke?

Minato admonished, "Don't be willful, Naruto. A ninja is someone who can endure everything..."

"Sorry, but I can't tolerate anything."

Why do I strive to cultivate myself? It's not so that I'll have to endure everything in the end, but so that I can endure nothing.

Only in this way can one make the trip to the ninja world worthwhile.

Naruto walked to a tree not far away, knocked on it, and looked up, saying, "Come down and save them."

"You were able to spot me?"

The ANBU jumped down from the tree branch and looked at Naruto with serious expressions.

"Is it strange that I noticed you, with your clumsy hiding skills?"

"you……"

"Stop wasting time, come and save him! You should know how to give him CPR, right...?"

Naruto waved his hand, signaling the Anbu to hurry up and move in.

The ANBU member glanced at Sasuke and refused, saying, "Saving people is not my mission."

His only task was to protect and monitor the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

"Where is your Will of Fire?"

Naruto frowned and said, "Where the leaves dance, the fire will never die out. The firelight will continue to illuminate the village and allow new leaves to sprout... You shouldn't have forgotten what the Hokage said, right? Now that the tender sprout is in danger, you are completely unmoved... To be honest, I am now questioning your loyalty to Konoha."

This is too much... Not only can this ANBU member not stand it, but Kushina and Minato can't stand it either.

The couple discovered for the first time that their son had such a sharp tongue, almost driving the secret agents to the brink of murder.

The ANBU clenched his fists, his body trembling with rage, and roared, "What do you know, brat! When I was risking my life for Konoha..."

"Cough cough... Am I not dead?"

Naruto turned around and saw Sasuke sitting up with a blank expression, so he waved to the Anbu.

"Go down, this is none of your business."

After saying that, Naruto ignored the Anbu and went to Sasuke, asking, "How are you feeling?"

"I feel a little unwell... cough cough, did you save me? Thank you, I owe you my life now."

Sasuke coughed up some river water, stood up, and earnestly thanked Naruto.

Naruto accepted it calmly, then asked curiously, "How did you manage to drown?"

If he hadn't arrived in time, this generation of Indra would have drowned, and all of Itachi's plans would have become a joke.

To protect his younger brother?

How can you protect your younger brother if he's gone? Itachi would probably go insane. So, in the end, he decided to activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi to create a world where his younger brother exists...

Sasuke hesitated for a few seconds, then proceeded to explain.

After saying that, he turned his face away and said, "Laugh if you want. It was my stupidity that led to this, and I deserve to drown."

"Can I really laugh?" Naruto seemed to be suppressing a laugh.

Sasuke nonchalantly agreed, but inwardly he was quite disappointed. So this is what the blond-haired kid is really like...

Am I about to laugh?

"Laugh."

"Am I really going to laugh?"

"Stop asking, just laugh."

"Am I really, really going to laugh?"

"Aren't you annoying? If you want to laugh, just laugh. Why do you keep asking me why?"

Sasuke suddenly turned around, looking like he was about to hit someone, but saw that Naruto's face was serious, without the slightest hint of a smile.