Sakura Haruno stared at Sasuke, who had lost his composure, and furrowed her brows.
"Sasuke-kun..."
"Is it because of what happened to Naruto...?"
"But it's really hard to believe. I never would've imagined that Mizuki-sensei was a bad person, or that he'd actually die at Naruto's hands..."
"Sasuke-kun, wait for me!"
After a moment of shock, she focused on Sasuke again and ran after him.
Ino and Hinata were walking into the Ninja Academy behind them.
Ever since she and Sakura had fallen out, Ino had grown much closer to Hinata.
But now, even her face had gone a little pale.
"Hinata, did Naruto really kill Mizuki-sen— I mean, Mizuki? I was utterly stunned when I heard the news. Is it true?"
Hinata shook her head and answered softly, "I-I don't know either. I suppose so..."
Ino was stunned. "Even if Mizuki deserved to die for trying to kill Iruka-sensei, who could've imagined he'd die at Naruto's hands..."
"Has Naruto really gotten strong enough to kill a Chunin?!"
Hinata was clearly very nervous, and she felt deeply shaken by what might have happened.
"I-I'm just so relieved that Naruto-kun is safe..."
"And Iruka-sensei too, of course..."
Hinata's eyes grew slightly moist. She clasped her hands together and prayed, offered blessings, and gave thanks to the gods.
Ino's heart stirred.
Everyone else was just shocked by what Naruto had done.
Hinata was the only one who cared whether Naruto himself was all right...
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Looking at Hinata's timid, worried expression, even Ino couldn't help but be moved.
She sighed.
"Even though that guy Naruto is lonely and miserable, I think he'd be incredibly happy if he knew that at least someone like you cared about him..."
Hinata's cheeks flushed, but she