The Journey (Naruto x Solo Leveling Fanfiction)

Sasuke Vs Choi

I don't own solo leveling or Naruto

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2 weeks later…

Sasuke woke up with a start, jumping out of bed as soon as he heard the alarm next to him ring at 6am. It had become his routine for the past two weeks to start the morning off with a bout of various different exercises before going outside for a long run.

He couldn't practise any of his jutsu within the vicinity of the hospital where he had been confined. He tried leaving but found out that there had been guards posted about to prevent him from running away and they were surprisingly tough. Although he'd still been affected by Ivar's poison at the time, he'd be able to take them on now though.

Making his way through the building all the way up to his private hospital room he paused for a moment before walking through the door. What was he doing here? He wondered to himself.

"Good morning."

He heard Choi Jong-In announce himself as soon as he walked back into his hospital room from his intense training session outside.

"I saw you training out there today, pretty intensely I would say. You know you've just recovered from the poison in your system, right?"

Sasuke just gave him a look, "So I should be slacking off? I don't think so."

'You work harder than most adults and you're only thirteen!' Choi, however, decided to keep those thoughts to himself, having recently found out that stopping the boy was a futile effort.

"Ah well, who am I to stop you?" Choi just shrugged his shoulders helplessly, "You're Korean is coming along well despite your accent. It's honestly a shock to me that you were able to do all that from just dictionaries and books. You're a fast learner, Sasuke."

"Thanks..." he said, simply accepting the compliment. Learning a new language is never easy, especially one as complex as Korean, but he was able to do so thanks to his Sharingan's enhanced learning skills.

Sasuke narrowed his eyes, "What do you want, Choi? I imagine it wasn't just to compliment my language skills."

"You're right," the redhead chuckled, pulling out a red file from within his off white blazer, "These are your discharge papers, you can officially leave the hospital once you sign them. However, there is a little hurdle beyond that."

"Which is?" Sasuke questioned, prompting Choi to continue.

"You'd still need the signature of guardian or parent to leave since you are still a minor. Hospital rules and all."

"I don't need a guardian. I'm fine on my own," Sasuke replied matter of factly. Choi nodded agreeing with the statement, "I imagine so, but breaking some laws could get even someone like me in a bit of trouble. So I wanted to ask if you know of any relatives we can contact to come collect you. They must be worried."

Sasuke stayed silent, his face unreadable to the outside world. It further reinstated that he was in a whole new world, all alone. But he's never had issues with isolation.

"... No, I don't."

"Hmm... Well, I hope you don't mind me taking you in as my ward? You can come stay with me until you get adjusted," Choi offered, his face completely serious and sincere.

Sasuke blinked not expecting something like that, but it was the best work around for both him and Choi. The man also seemed to be frighteningly powerful so he could definitely use him as an opportunity for training.

"... Hn." he grunted, handing him back the papers. Going over to the bathroom in the corner and closing it shut.

"Ehhh...? Was that a yes or no grunt?" Choi asked, perplexed, gathering up the paperwork into an organised batch. He didn't get an answer.