"We're both gonna die."

[so12p]

That was hype at the time. Kishimoto was building tension in the fan base. If after Naruto beat him at the lake, would as many people buy the manga if suckske and Naruto both said that suckske could no longer beat Naruto?

 

[narutojunky]

Sasuke still has that jutsu from Hashirama for sealing sage chakra.