[This is all expected. He knows Naruto very well after all.
Naruto comes, and Sasuke allows it. He's aware he deserved much more than simply a good smack. He probably should let Naruto punch him. It would feel good, justified. It might make this meeting go a little more smoothly.
But Naruto didn't get to be Hokage by having it easy.
So instead, Sasuke grabs Naruto by the wrist with the fist an inch from his face. It's real. He's real, solid. There's a surprising amount of power behind the grip, but it doesn't constrict painfully or suffocate the anger of the punch. The hit is stopped, and the power rolls by, rustling the collar of the cloaked jacket and blowing the dark hair from his face.
Two eyes peer around the knuckles, and one is a rinnegan.]
You're going to have to get a lot stronger than this if you plan to stop me, Naruto.
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Naruto comes, and Sasuke allows it. He's aware he deserved much more than simply a good smack. He probably should let Naruto punch him. It would feel good, justified. It might make this meeting go a little more smoothly.
But Naruto didn't get to be Hokage by having it easy.
So instead, Sasuke grabs Naruto by the wrist with the fist an inch from his face. It's real. He's real, solid. There's a surprising amount of power behind the grip, but it doesn't constrict painfully or suffocate the anger of the punch. The hit is stopped, and the power rolls by, rustling the collar of the cloaked jacket and blowing the dark hair from his face.
Two eyes peer around the knuckles, and one is a rinnegan.]
You're going to have to get a lot stronger than this if you plan to stop me, Naruto.