Overwhelming Victory

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This was both to satisfy his own twisted sense of amusement.

And a precautionary measure!

After all, Mizuki knew Menma's performance over the past six years very well. Moreover, during their brief exchange just now, although his sneak attack had not been in his full state, Menma had still managed to evade it. That alone was enough to show that Menma's strength absolutely could not be measured by the standards of an ordinary Ninja Academy rookie!

To be safe, he would first shake him mentally. That way, Menma would not even be able to use half his strength, and he could easily reap Menma's life!

Mizuki was not exactly a clever man.

But he still possessed this bit of petty cunning!

Otherwise, he could not have become a Chunin of Konohagakure, much less taught at the Ninja Academy. His foolishness was only relative. Someone truly brainless could never advance to Chunin!

He might have lost his head a little now, but that was also because Menma was only twelve. Mizuki subconsciously looked down on Menma; the fact that he had gone this far already counted as being "cautious"!

Naturally, Menma had no idea what Mizuki was planning.

As for Mizuki deliberately revealing his identity as the "Demon Fox"—

His heart did not waver in the slightest!

"So die, you Demon Fox brat!"

Watching Menma, who appeared to have been completely shaken,

A trace of disdain flickered through Mizuki's eyes.

Boom!

Chakra erupted beneath his feet as he charged at Menma's position in the distance at top speed. He had already delayed for a little too long.

He still needed time to clean up afterward.

He had to kill Menma as quickly as possible. Otherwise, if other Konoha Ninja tracked him down, things could become incredibly troublesome!

The distance rapidly closed.

The Kunai that flipped into his palm reflected a dazzlingly cold gleam beneath the moonlight.

"Die, brat!"

This seemingly certain strike,

Aimed directly at Menma's throat and stabbed down viciously.

But at that critical moment—

Clang!

In an instant,

Another flash of cold light appeared, precisely and forcefully blocking Mizuki's attack. And just as Mizuki froze in surprise, seemingly not yet able to fully react,

Menma's face, twisted with extreme fury, appeared before Mizuki's eyes.

"Demon Fox!? Village Traitor!? No! I don't believe it! I don't believe it! I don't believe it!! You're the Village Traitor, Teacher Mizuki!! The one who's going to die is you!!!"

Menma roared as though he wanted to vent all his fury at once, a bloodthirsty gleam surfacing in his eyes.

"What!?"

Before Mizuki could react,

The next second,

A violent jolt ran through his arm.

Boom!

Before his eyes,

Menma swung his arm with all his might, and the immense force that swept over him made Mizuki's expression change drastically as he was sent recoiling uncontrollably.

Clang!

As a shrill ringing sound rang out,

Sizzle!

Sparks burst forth.

Mizuki's body swayed uncontrollably, his arms completely knocked aside.

His guard was wide open!

An incomparably sharp glint flashed through Menma's eyes.

He stepped forward.

With a shudder of his body,

He drove straight for Mizuki's vital point.

"Not good!"

In that split second,

Mizuki's face, filled with shock and fury, was reflected upon the Kunai's cold blade. Without thinking, he immediately swung his arm back across his body.

The Kunai raised before him to block the attack,

Mizuki wanted to copy Menma's move, borrowing the force of Menma's strike to pull away and create distance.

However!

Fool!

In a clash at such close range that they could practically hear each other's heartbeats, did Menma really not see through what Mizuki was thinking!?

This was clearly a collision between two completely different levels.

Menma suddenly pulled back in the opposite direction, directly shifting into a feint.

"Damn it!"

His speed was a full measure faster than Mizuki's, a Chunin, and before Mizuki could react—

Whoosh!

Menma yanked his Kunai with all his strength.

It stabbed viciously straight into Mizuki's arm.

Squelch!

The dull sound of metal piercing flesh rang out. Menma's Kunai slashed sharply, and blood sprayed everywhere.

Mizuki cried out in pain.

"Aah!"

He let out an incomparably miserable scream, his expression twisting grotesquely. Though he was a Chunin, Mizuki had been away from the front lines for a full six or seven years. During that time, he had remained in the comfortable Ninja Academy.

His physical condition and mental state were far inferior to what they had been when he fought on the front lines.

This little pain alone was enough to provoke Mizuki.

More importantly, it was the strength Menma had displayed.

It filled Mizuki with fear.

Was this really just a brat who had only just graduated!?

Mizuki's will completely shaken and his courage utterly gone, he no longer had any thoughts of defeating Menma and taking the Scroll of Seals. Right now, he only wanted to leave immediately!

He did not want to die!

He wanted to live!

He still had grand ambitions to fulfill!

A crazed light surfaced in Mizuki's eyes.

Mizuki wanted to forcefully charge forward, drive Menma back, and gain more room to maneuver, but Menma saw through his intentions immediately. A pleasant curve rose at the corner of his lips.

Whoosh!

Menma changed his move a step ahead.

Twisting his body,

He drove his right leg forward with all his strength, slamming it heavily into Mizuki's chest. The force burst forth.

Bang!

Mizuki's chest visibly caved in.

"Gah!"

As he spat out a mouthful of crimson blood,

Mizuki's body shot away like a shell.

Bang!

He crashed heavily into the ground behind him, kicking up a violent cloud of dust.

Under the double blow,

His entire body began to convulse violently.

Before Mizuki could get back up and adjust himself,

Whoosh!

Menma had already closed in, looming over Mizuki.

"Damn it!"

That figure appeared before his eyes, along with the savage look on Menma's face.

As Mizuki's eyes nearly split open in fury, Menma bent his arm and drove his elbow down heavily into Mizuki's abdomen.

Thud!

A dull Heavy Blow rang out.

"Gah!"

His abdomen was nearly completely deformed.

As Mizuki spat out another mouthful of blood, the expression on his face twisted to the extreme.

The intense pain spread through his entire body.

In an instant, it reached his brain.

He could not stop himself from trembling.

The next second,

Mizuki lost consciousness instantly from the agonizing pain. His head lolled to one side, and he passed out just like that!

Menma had won with ease.

Yet there was no excitement on Menma's face or in his heart.

After all, Mizuki was only a Chunin, and one who had been far from the front lines for many years at that. In terms of real strength, he could only bully true Genin; he could hardly be called powerful.

Defeating an enemy like this could not possibly bring any sense of accomplishment.

Naruto in the Original Work could do it easily.

Menma in this timeline was far stronger than that Naruto. If he still could not handle it with such ease, then he might as well buy a block of tofu and smash his head into it!