Naruto smirked. He was used to fighting dirty! Not everyone avoided him, some of them sought him out to make his life miserable. It was one reason he'd started going to ninja school--to learn to fight. Not that he'd made much progress.... as this fight was showing. He needed to get better if he wanted to become the Hokage! 

His eyes widened as hand suddenly shoved at his face. He struggled with Sasuke until the shirt ripped and they were suddenly apart. Unfortunately, Naruto had no chance to crow about the small success because Sasuke immediately criticized it. 

Naruto got to his feet angrily. He tried to dodge the kick to the stomach but barely turned aside. And then he was lying in the dirt on his back. He groaned and coughed. Then he grinned upside down at Sasuke, squinting up at him through the sunlight. 

"Hitting you was the point, teme." 

And then he was back on his feet, grinning eagerly. He wasn't very skilled but he recovered and healed fast, faster than even he realized, and his energy felt limitless at times. 

"Is that all you got?"  he asked, holding out both arms, challenging him with his fists.