Sasuke shoved Sakura beside and leaped towards Naruto while the curse mark gained superiority on his body. Naruto got in the position of a wide right swing. Sasuke ducked beneath the attack and grabbed Naruto by his sleeves. Naruto swinged back his left hand to get Sasuke but he(S) grabbed that too forcing Naruto in a submission. Though with the Nine Tailed beast's chakra was very strong, it couldn't overpower the curse mark's physical power. Sasuke held Naruto in the position where he had held the Sound ninja to break his arms. Sasuke increased the pressure at Naruto's spine and at last let go in an elastic effect. Naruto flew down like a bullet creating a huge splash by the big waterfall. The two statues facing each other with the duel sign created the best atmosphere for the fight to take place.
Naruto slowly floated into surface. His chakra cloak was steaming the liquid. His eyes followed Sasuke landing on the water quite far from him. Naruto gained back his control over his body. His eyeballs changed back to normal but the red aura was still there. He gained consciousness of his original motive. He saw Sakura who was running down the ledge.
"Sakura-chan!!" Naruto screamed expecting an equally enthusiastic answer. But Sasuke interrupted while he was still a bit surprised of his(N) unintroduced power.
"Hey idiot! Stop whining and come at me! Let me test the limits of my abillities." said Sasuke as he readied himself for a forward dash.
Naruto was still confused of what their motives were. Sakura had now reached the ground.
"Sasuke! stop! We can talk this out!" Sakura exclaimed as she wanted to win cooperation between the two parties.
"What do you mean? Why did you two leave the village?? Why was Shizune-san assaulted? If it is something important, why leave me behind!?" Naruto's red cloak slowly started to fade away.
"Tell me what is going on.."
Sakura looked away. Sasuke straightened up and lift his chin in a posture that it looked he was looking down on Naruto.
"We left the village. We BETRAYED the leaf village. And we did it to gai power. Look at me now! I'm way stronger than you!"
Sasuke showed off his hedious cursed body.
Naruto buried his leg and took turns looking at both of them. Sakura had now started crying.
"We? What about Sakura-chan?! She-"
"She selfishly started following me. She did it on her own."
Naruto searched Sakura's distant face for any type of denial. But she didn't have a face of confusion. Just saddness.
"You guys made up your mind huh?... That means all I have to do... is to force you back to the village."
Naruto said calmly as shadow covered his eyes.
"Hey Sasuke!"
Naruto pointed at Sasuke's pocket from where a navy blue ribbon was hanging out.
"Wear it... And fight me."
Sasuke let out a tiny chuckle.
"I don't need a head protector, you can't put a scratch on my forehead."