13: Chapter 13 Bullseye! A Confession in the Woods"Die, you little fox demon!"
Mizuki roared, driven by a fervent impulse, and almost instinctively drew the huge shuriken from behind his back!
His right hand was clenched tightly, his arm muscles were bulging, and his body habitually made a standard throwing preparation movement that he had practiced thousands of times on the school training field—spinning and gathering power!
The giant shuriken emitted a shrill, piercing sound as it cut through the air behind him!
"Naruto!"
Iruka's eyes widened in horror!He saw the undisguised killing intent in Mizuki's eyes!A tremendous fear gripped his heart instantly!
Ignoring the excruciating pain all over his body, he used all his remaining strength to leap up from the ground like a mad bull and pounce on Naruto, who was standing there dumbfounded, to use his own body to block the fatal attack!
'Protect him!My student!'
At this critical moment, Naruto was inspired by his comrades' encouragement and his fighting spirit was instantly dispelled by the piercing sound of air being cut and Iruka's desperate shouts!
The fighting instinct dormant deep within the soul is suddenly awakened!
"Danger!" Naruto's pupils suddenly focused, instantly locking onto the giant shuriken that was spinning and tearing through the air as it hurtled towards him.
His partner's powerful dynamic vision allowed him to clearly track the trajectory of the Fuma Shuriken.
"Catch it!Then smash it back!" Luffy's simple and brutal fighting mindset instantly gained the upper hand.
Instead of backing down, Naruto grinned excitedly, his muscles tensing.
Like a child who has found a new toy, he stares intently at the flying "target," even slightly bending his knees, assuming a posture ready to catch the ball!
To Naruto's senses at that moment, Iruka's lunge seemed unusually slow.
He was certain in his heart: 'Iruka-sensei is too late!Watch me!'
The giant shuriken drew a beautiful yet deadly silver arc in the air, carrying Mizuki's twisted killing intent, and shot towards.with perfect accuracy.
Pfft!
A dull thud of a sharp weapon piercing flesh rang out.
Time seemed to stand still.
The giant Fuma Shuriken didn't fly towards Naruto, who was poised to attack, but instead.
It landed squarely, right in the center of the huge, conspicuous bullseye pattern on the back of Iruka-sensei's ninja vest!
Naruto: "."
Iruka: "."
Mizuki: "."
Dead silence.
Only the central ring of the Wind Demon Shuriken was still buzzing and vibrating.
Why.
Naruto stared blankly at the huge, conspicuous "medal" on Iruka's back and asked, "Mitsuki-sensei.you?"
Iruka also turned his head stiffly, his face full of disbelief and confusion.
Despite the excruciating pain in her right wrist, Mizuki quickly hid her trembling right hand behind her back:
'Damn it, I threw too many targets at the ninja academy, and subconsciously threw my shuriken at the target pattern on Iruka's back!'
'I suddenly changed direction and twisted my wrist!It's all because of that rotten village of school that buried me!'
But he still put his left hand on his hip, forcing a cool and disdainful expression, and gritted his teeth as he shouted:
"Hmph!Idiot!You were my target all along!Iruka!Once you're out of my way, the fox spirit will be a piece of cake!"
If you ignore his twitching eyes and the beads of sweat on his forehead, he still has a lot of boss-like aura at this moment.
Seeing the horrific wound on Iruka's back, from which blood was constantly seeping out, Naruto's eyes instantly reddened, his worry overshadowing the shock he had just experienced!
He suddenly woke up and charged at Iruka like a little lion!
"Teacher Iruka!You're bleeding so much!Pull it out quickly!"
"No!Naruto!"
Iruka was terrified!
He knew all too well the destructive power of such a large shuriken; pulling it out rashly would cause catastrophic bleeding!
It's even clearer that with Naruto's personality, letting him handle it would definitely lead to massive bleeding, at which point the fight would be over.
Just as Naruto lunged forward to grab the hilt of the giant shuriken, Iruka used his last bit of strength to grab Naruto's arms with both hands like iron clamps!
"Naruto!Listen to me!"
Iruka's voice was hoarse but carried an unprecedented power.He stared intently into Naruto's eyes, letting the excruciating pain in his back tear at his nerves.
"The adults in the village.perhaps.do indeed harbor fear and apprehension towards you!I cannot deny that!"
Iruka's voice trembled with pain, yet remained crystal clear, "I.I lost my parents when I was young.they sacrificed themselves twelve years ago in that disaster.to protect the village!I."
"Ah!Teacher, you're bleeding!Stop talking!" Naruto struggled anxiously, tears welling up in his eyes.
He even tried to reach out and knock away the giant shuriken, but Iruka blocked it with his leg as well.
Naruto stared at Iruka, his eyes wide with confusion: ?
"But!Naruto!"
Iruka suddenly raised his voice, shaking Naruto violently with both hands, as if trying to infuse him with his own conviction, "I know!I understand your pain better than anyone!Because."
Iruka paused for a moment, as if summoning all his courage, and then shouted out the all-changing declaration: "Because I—am just like you!"
"What?" Naruto was completely stunned, forgetting to struggle, forgetting Mizuki and the shuriken behind him.His azure eyes were filled only with Iruka's face, which was twisted with pain and excitement, yet full of sincerity.
"Having lost my parents at a young age.no one can truly understand my pain!"
Iruka's emotions poured out like a flood bursting its banks, "to make everyone acknowledge me, to make them notice my existence."
All I can do is keep pretending to be stupid and acting like a clown!Just like you, Naruto!
Iruka stared intently into Naruto's eyes, while simultaneously pressing down hard.He grasped Naruto's hands, his voice loud and powerful, as if piercing through all the gloom and lies:
"So!Naruto Uzumaki!Listen carefully—"
He took a deep breath and, word by word, clearly and distinctly uttered the declaration of redemption into the depths of Naruto's soul:
"You are not some demon fox!You are not some monster!You are Naruto Uzumaki from Konoha Village!You are yourself!"
Iruka-sensei's declaration was like a thunderclap!Like sunlight piercing through dark clouds!A tremendous surge of warmth instantly shattered the frozen wall in Naruto's heart!
An unprecedented sense of emotion and identification overwhelmed him like a tsunami!Tears could no longer be held back and streamed down his face!
"Iruka… teacher…" Naruto choked up, unable to say a word, feeling as if his chest was filled with something hot.
Meanwhile, Mizuki finally managed to straighten his sprained wrist.Looking at the "deeply touching" scene of master-disciple affection in front of him, he felt extremely disgusted and disgusted!
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