Sakura Haruno frowned as she looked at Sasuke, who had clearly lost his composure. "Sasuke-kun… did you hear about the incident with Naruto. But it's really unbelievable. I never thought that Mizuki-sensei would be a bad person, and that he would die at Naruto's hands. Sasuke-kun, wait for me!" She was shocked for a moment, but still focused her attention on Sasuke and ran to catch up with him.
Following behind them were Ino and Hinata, walking into the ninja academy. Since her falling out with Sakura, Ino and Hinata had become much closer. But at this moment, her face was a little pale. "Hinata, did Naruto really kill Mizuki? I was stunned when I heard the news. Is this really true?"
Hinata shook her head and whispered, "I… I don't know, but I think so…"
Ino was shocked and said, "Even if Mizuki deserved it for wanting to kill Iruka-sensei, who would have thought that he would die at the hands of Naruto? Is Naruto now powerful enough to kill a Chunin?!"
Hinata was obviously very nervous and extremely scared. "I… I'm just extremely glad that Naruto-kun is safe and sound. He must be sad as well. … and Iruka-sensei…almost died" Hinata's eyes couldn't help but become slightly moist, and she crossed her hands and clasped them tightly, praying, blessing, and thanking the kami.
Ino's heart moved. Everyone else was just shocked at the big thing Naruto had done. Hinata was the only one who truly cared about Naruto himself.
Looking at Hinata's weak and worried expression, even Ino couldn't help but be moved. She sighed. "Although Naruto is lonely and in pain, if he knew that at least you treated him like this, I think he would be extremely satisfied and happy."
Hinata blushed but still shook her head. "No, I'm not the only one. At least, there's still Iruka-sensei. Naruto is willing to risk his life to save Iruka-sensei, which shows that he has already regarded Iruka-sensei as family in his heart."
Ino nodded but couldn't help but teasingly say, "Iruka-sensei is the first in his mind, so what about you, Hinata?"
Hinata said, "I am very happy for Naruto, really. Because what he needs most is actually Iruka-sensei. Family, friendship, love… family is always the most important. Iruka-sensei has just made up for the family affection that Naruto lacks the most, so, I… I thank you so much, Iruka-sensei."
Ino couldn't help but sigh. "There you go again, saying such considerate, caring, and mature things. Every time you say that, besides making me sympathize more with poor Naruto, I also feel a little pity for you."
"W-why?"
Ino said, "Because people with such thinking tend to live a more tiring life than others."
Hinata tilted her head. "Really? But I really like my life now."
"Okay, okay, I get it! Alas, but now, I'm actually a little envious of Naruto. He has you caring about him so much. I wonder if one day someone will do the same for me."
Hinata hurriedly said, "Ino, you are so kind. Of course there will be!"
Ino laughed heartily. "Hahahahaha, that's true!" The two chatted and laughed as they walked towards the classroom.
…
At this moment, Naruto was training while using his [Multitasking] and thinking about what had happened before. "Um— I seem to have been rescued by Iruka-sensei while enduring the baptism of Lightning Release. But I don't remember it clearly. I just remember it was excruciatingly painful at first, but then it seemed like I was numb."
Kurama thought to himself, *'You were numb, but I certainly wasn't!'*
"But…" Naruto couldn't help but feel scared. "I'm really amazing. I can actually withstand such a painful baptism of lightning. Or maybe I was just too worried about Iruka-sensei and forgot everything else. Hehe, maybe I'll be immune to lightning attacks in the future! The system's punishment is no big deal!"
[It has been detected that the host's endurance to the baptism of lightning has increased significantly. The punishment in the future will be increased in power. Please do not take any chances!]
"Ah—" Naruto was stunned and shocked. "Isn't that unfair?!"
Sure enough, this System wasn't that easy to talk to. But from its tips, his endurance against lightning release had indeed improved a lot. This way, wouldn't it be much easier to deal with enemies who used Lightning Release in the future?!
In fact, deep down, Naruto knew that the System was for his own good. From stopping him from stealing things from the Third Hokage's house to stopping him from rescuing Iruka-sensei, to stopping him from looking for Mizuki, it was all for his own safety. However, some decisions were not about rationality. He was afraid the System would never understand these things.
Naruto temporarily put aside his random thoughts and devoted himself to his training and studying. He had lost a whole day. He had to find a way to make up for it all. That day, Naruto ignored the comments of others and focused on working harder to improve himself.
…
After school, the second weekend arrived. When Naruto thought about making up for his lessons, he naturally thought of Hinata. He walked over confidently, waved to Hinata, and smiled brightly. "Hey, Hinata! Tomorrow is the weekend. Can you still help me with my lessons? Please…" Naruto requested, clasping his hands together.
Hinata's face flushed red, and she lowered her head nervously. "Um." Her weak and timid answer made Naruto lean closer to listen.
"What?"
Hinata's face instantly turned bright red, and she quickly avoided Naruto's face, nodding repeatedly. "I… I can…"
Naruto heard her answer clearly and was overjoyed. "That's great! Thank you, Hinata! Then, I'll see you tomorrow morning!"
"Okay… okay, Naruto-kun…" But Naruto had already waved his hand and jumped away happily. He hadn't heard her last words.
Ino couldn't help but come forward and tease her. "Hey, little Hinata, you are going on a date with Naruto again tomorrow."
"No… it's not a date, just making up for… making up for lessons…"
Ino pinched her slightly chubby cheeks. "You're really shy. So cute."
Hinata hurriedly said, "Don't… don't tease me, Ino…"
Ino burst into laughter.
…
That night, after Naruto finished his hard training, he fell asleep again. But this time, he was always a little distracted during his battle with Sasuke. After the battle with Mizuki, although Naruto had burst out with murderous intent and had successfully killed the enemy, it had also inexplicably left a shadow in his heart. He was still too young, after all. Whether to kill or not, this topic was too heavy for him.
However, Sasuke, on the opposite side, was merciless, and his moves were brutal, resulting in Naruto's winning rate dropping a lot.
"What's wrong? You're the dead last. Can't you bring yourself to kill me? Then you will be the one to die!" Even in his dreams, Sasuke was still so cold and arrogant.
Naruto hesitated.
Sasuke suddenly said angrily, "What are you hesitating about, you loser! You may not care about your own life, but what about other people's lives?! Those who you care about the most, those who you want to protect… what about their lives?! To be kind to the enemy is to be cruel to them! Do you want to see Iruka's body, or that bastard Mizuki's body?!"
Naruto's heart trembled! In his mind, he couldn't help but feel extremely sad when he thought of Iruka's silent and bloody death in front of him.
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