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So this sort of thing was second nature to him.

Mizuki raced through the night, soon reaching the Forest of Death on the outskirts of Konoha.

Grinding his teeth, Iruka pursued him relentlessly. Compared to the pain in his arm and the shock and sorrow in his heart, his injury seemed like nothing...

"Mizuki! Stop right there! Tell me the truth!"

Seeing that he had almost left Konoha behind, Mizuki suddenly stopped on a tree branch. Then he drew a giant shuriken from behind his back and hurled it at the pursuing Iruka!

Bang—

The air split with a mighty whoosh!

But Iruka was ready this time. He suddenly dodged, leaning back just in time to avoid it.

However, Mizuki had already launched a counterattack with a kunai in hand.

He thrust it straight at Iruka's heart!

"Die, Iruka!"

Caught off guard, Iruka quickly lost the advantage. He desperately knocked Mizuki's deadly strike aside with his kunai, but Mizuki slashed a deep gash across his chest.

The wound was deep, and blood gushed out at once!

"Ah—"

Iruka cried out as he fell from the branch, landing roughly on the ground.

Mizuki seized the opportunity to leap down. The kunai in his hand was already poised at Iruka's throat.

The blade touched his skin, cold and deadly!

"Iruka, I've hated you for a long time..."

"And now you're getting in the way of my great plan!"

"Looks like I can't let you live..."

"Die!"

In an instant, the blade plunged into Iruka's throat!

Meanwhile, Naruto had finally made it back to his front door after doing his weighted frog jumps. Just as he was about to head upstairs, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Th-Third?!"

Naruto cried out, instantly feeling guilty...

Chapter 53: Just Electrocute Me! Even