Naruto 698 - Truth

(Next morning)

Naruto: "Ugh!! Dammit! Guess it's still too soon to move. Just when I thought I could injure you even more just in case if this isn't enough to stop you."

Sasuke: (laughing)

Naruto: "W-what so funny?"

Sasuke: "You still wish you could keep fighting me?"

Naruto: "Damn right! No matter how long it would---"

Sasuke: "Title of Hokage is yours."

Naruto: "Huh?"

Sasuke: "Thanks to you.... I've lost interest."

Naruto: *"Y- YOU IDIOT!!! GODDAMMT!!! THIS BATTLE ISN'T SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT WINNING OR LOSING INTEREST IN BEING HOKAGE!! MY FRIEND WAS THE ONE WHO STARTED THIS, SO I'D THOUGHT I'D BEAT THE SULKING CRAP OUT OF HIM TO WAKE HIM UP!!! THAT'S ALL!!!"*

Sasuke: Hey, Naruto. I acknowledged you as a friend. If I make myself bleed out to death here, my sickness of hatred and revenge will die with me, and that would be the end of the continuing chain of war since the time of the sage of 6 paths. This is a different kind of revolution. I still have strength to cut off my hatred once and for all.

Naruto: How is getting rid of your hatred by dying gonna solve anything? I really pefer you to live on to make up for all yourselves past actions, if just gonna think about putting yourself out of your misery.

Sasuke: Do you really think everyone else will trust me into doing that? I mean.... there's no telling when I may start betraying the Leaf again in the future.

Naruto: Oh please! You won't be doing this kinda crazy thing anymore! If you do, I'll stop you again.

Sasuke: How can you be sure you'll succeed?

Naruto: Don't make me repeat myself!!