The 215th: Return at the End

The battle was over, and Rock Lee, who had been standing idly by, suddenly seemed to remember something and asked Iruka:

"Iruka-sensei, who do you think Lord Charlotte's new companion will be?"

Upon hearing about the new companion, Naruto was the most excited, shouting, "Is it Sakura?"

"If only it were Sakura, if she knew I was a ninja now, she would definitely..."

As he spoke, Naruto began to imagine Sakura's look of admiration and surprise when she saw him.

Even Sasuke, who always maintained a cool demeanor, had his thoughts drifting far away, missing his parents and clan. As for the guy who slaughtered his entire clan, he didn't think about him at all—yes, he didn't think about him at all.

Seeing his students lost in thought, Iruka squatted down and asked, "Rock Lee, if it were you, who would you most like to have as your companion this time?"

Upon hearing Iruka-sensei's question, Rock Lee thought for a moment before replying, "It would be best if Guy-sensei could come and train with me. Of course, it would also be great if Tenten and Neji could come as well."

Hearing Rock Lee's words, Iruka felt a sense of helplessness. He really couldn't train Rock Lee, and he himself was no match for Rock Lee.

Iruka didn't respond to Rock Lee's next words, but instead looked at Sasuke beside him.

"Sasuke, who is the ally you most want to come?"

When asked about himself, Sasuke replied firmly, "I hope it's one of my clansmen. As long as it's not that guy, I'd be very happy if any member of my clan came."

Looking at the resolute Sasuke Uchiha, Iruka felt a pang of heartache. It was truly a pity that his student had suffered such a thing at such a young age.

Especially the person who slaughtered his entire clan was his own brother.

I hope that in this world, Lord Charlotte can heal Sasuke and make up for his regrets.

At this moment, Naruto stared intently at Iruka, as if to say, "Ask me, ask me!"

"Naruto, who is the comrade you most want to come with?"

Naruto Uzumaki adjusted his Headband. During his time in this world, he had learned from Sasuke that Lord Charlotte was a ninja brought from different time periods by the River of Time.

"I hope the companions Lord Charlotte brings will be my parents. Although I've never met them and don't know who they are, I believe that with Lord Charlotte's strength, she's capable of doing so!"

At this moment, Naruto's eyes shone with a burning light, a mixture of longing for his parents and curiosity about his origins.

Upon hearing Naruto's answer, Iruka was taken aback. He had assumed Naruto would be love-struck and call out Sakura Haruno's name, but he hadn't expected such an answer.

Iruka reached out and stroked Naruto's head. Another poor kid, just like himself, no, even more tragic than his own childhood.

Iruka glanced at the three of them, then began to speak, "I hope that in the days to come, you will all be able to meet the companions you long to see."

"However, I'd like to make a bold guess about the people who came this time."

"Since Lord Charlotte said it's a partner, it might be someone we know, someone I do know. Based on the fact that the last ninja who came was Jonin Shizune, perhaps the ninja who comes this time will also be a Jonin."

"As for who it is, we'll find out when we get back tomorrow."

Upon hearing that Iruka didn't know who it was, Naruto called out, "Iruka-sensei, we've all said who we most want to come, you have to say too."

Hearing Naruto's shouting, Iruka was somewhat exasperated, but still said, "Fine, I'll tell you my expectations too."

Iruka pondered for a moment, and began to think of the person he longed for most. He thought of his classmates from the same year, his parents who died in the Nine-Tails Incident, and even more so of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi guided his life.

"No matter who comes this time, I am happy, and they are all what I hoped for. Of course, what I hope for most is that a powerful partner will come to help Lord Charlotte."

Hearing Iruka's official response, all three of them pursed their lips, clearly dissatisfied with the answer.

Just then, the ten Werewolf that Iruka had assigned to clean up the battlefield returned to the hall and came before Iruka.

"Lord Iruka, these are the Blood Core I've collected."

One by one, the Werewolf handed over all the Blood Core they had collected to Iruka, bringing the total to no more than 89 Blood Core, including Marcus's.

It's clear that Viktor took most of the Vampire with him when he was at the Werewolf base, so the number of Vampire gathered in the castle at this time is not very large.

After carefully storing the Blood Core Blood Core, Iruka nodded in satisfaction, wondering if they could bring him another companion.

Just then, the Cleanup Crew from the Continental Hotel arrived in several vehicles.

The head of cleaning staff at the London Continental Hotel, named Cassell, approached Iruka and bowed respectfully, greeting him, "Your the Adjudicator!"

Iruka took out his the Adjudicator's coin and handed it to Cassell.

After taking the coin and confirming it was correct, Cassell returned it to Iruka and shouted to his men behind him, "Get to work!"

At this moment, a dozen or so cleaners, carrying cleaning tools, were packing up the body while cleaning up the bloodstains and broken items on the ground.

Just as Cassell's men were cleaning up the castle, Selene finally woke up.

Looking at everyone in the room, as well as the busy cleaning crew, he approached Iruka.

"Lord Iruka, I have obtained all of Marcus's memories!"

They seemed somewhat surprised to see that Selene had acquired the other person's memories so quickly this time.

"Viktor's and Marcus's blood not only gave me my memories, but also improved my strength to a certain extent."

Selene clearly noticed Iruka's confusion and offered an explanation.

Iruka nodded, then said, "Now that the Vampire here have been cleared out, remember to organize the property here, and keep the castle too. See if you can lure in more Vampire."

"I believe that besides the Vampire gathered in the castle, there are definitely other Vampire in London as well."

Selene nodded. "Understood, Lord Iruka!"

Iruka glanced at everyone, then said, "Let's go back to the Continental Hotel and take advantage of the night to charter a plane directly back to New York!"

"As for the other Vampire, we'll follow Lord Charlotte's instructions once we return to headquarters."

"Yes!"

Following Iruka's instructions, the group drove away from the Vampire Castle, leaving the cleaners to clean up the scene.

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