Oh please. you say it like naruto is scared of sasuke or something. but yes it was a one time thing. despite their problems, naruto does respect sasuke. i'm not sure if the opposite is true. but also that was one of my favorite scenes in the series. where naruto goes against sasuke and actually force him to acknowledge his skills. even though sasuke trries his hardest to convince himself that naruto is below him. that egomaniac