Mizuki snarled furiously, "Uzumaki Naruto, you damned fox brat! How dare you trick me!"
Naruto burst out laughing. "You tricked me first! Now you can't get away. Mizuki, you big idiot..."
"Damned fox, why don't you just die..."
Mizuki's face twisted hideously. A mere fox brat had dared to disobey him instead of obediently stealing the Scroll of Seals—and had even tricked him?! Damn him... damn him!
"I'll kill you! I'll kill you!"
Iruka's heart sank.
It's over... it's over. That bastard Mizuki actually said the forbidden word.
His expression stiffened as he turned toward Naruto. "Naruto..."
Uzumaki Naruto asked in confusion, "What's he talking about?!"
Seeing that, Mizuki immediately burst into wild laughter. "Gahahaha! Want to know, brat?! Beg me..."
No, he couldn't say that.
He couldn't let Naruto find out.
Iruka shouted frantically, "Mizuki, shut your mouth! Naruto, listen to me... don't beg him... Mizuki's lost his mind..."
Naruto nodded vigorously, then said, "Oh, oh, oh! Mizuki-Teacher, please, tell me!"
After spending so long in Konoha, Naruto had long since stopped caring about saving face.
?!!
Mizuki froze, and so did Iruka.
Naruto's reaction had completely caught them off guard.
Neither of them had seen it coming.
"Pfft!"
Shikamaru and the others couldn't help laughing. "Who would've thought Naruto would learn that trick too? You can tell Qingwu taught him. He's just as shameless."
Qingwu rolled his eyes, speechless (ー_ー)!!
Mizuki grew a little unhinged. "Whatever, you little brat. I'll tell you right now. Iruka hates you. Understand?!"
"He wishes you'd drop dead right this second."
"Hehehe!"
Naruto shook his head desperately, unable to believe it. "No... no way! I don't believe you! How could Iruka-Teacher hate me?! I'll never believe that..."
"You're lying!"
"No way! Iruka-Teacher is the only teacher at school who doesn't shun me, who