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^I have seen some fans state that Naruto was actually trying to go for Sasuke's headband here which seems kinda well dumb to me. This assumption would mean that Naruto gave up on beating Sasuke and instead chose to try and prove that he and Sasuke were equals.
I propose a different explanation
Alternate Explanation
So when Naruto and Sasuke clashed it was chidori vs rasengan
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However since Sasuke wasn't able to dodge Naruto completely Naruto's hand ended up attacking Sasuke's headband causing the scratch and proving to Sasuke that Naruto and Sasuke were both Shinobi of equal standing.
Anyway this is my first time actually looking into this topic and it didn't seem plausible that Naruto would give up and choose a symbolic victory over a real one, even if he didn't mean to kill Sasuke.
Let me know what u guys think and if u have anything to add or that i might have missed then let me know
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