Naruto had a clone holding up Kakashi (bringing it back from the first chapters, where Kakashi held up Naruto in a flash-step), why couldn't he have a clone jump on Sasuke from behind?
they're fuckin' ninjas, they don't have to shoot kamehamehas at each other.

anyway, their stupid conversation looks like it was what Kishi planned from the first fight, and just forgot to put it in as that chapter.

by the way, Sasuke is an old school romantic , it just hit me that he's a jerk for the sake of being a crybaby asshole.