"No, never..."
"I'll never let Iruka-sensei die!"
At that moment, Sasuke before him seemed to transform once again into the sinister, terrifying Mizuki!
Naruto let out a furious roar, his killing intent flaring once more. He threw everything he had into one final strike and finally knocked Sasuke to the ground!
He gasped for breath...
"Sasuke..."
Naruto hadn't expected that the person who would finally help him see things clearly would be that bastard Sasuke...
Even if it was only the Sasuke in his dream...
Still...
"Thank you, Sasuke."
He murmured the words to Sasuke.
With the knot in his heart finally undone, Naruto no longer hesitated. The sentimental Naruto who held back would never appear again...
He would be merciful when mercy was called for, and ruthless when ruthlessness was needed!
Naruto slept more soundly than he ever had.
The first day, early morning.
Naruto hurried to the window, glancing downstairs every now and then, hoping to catch sight of that familiar figure...
At last, the petite, delicate figure in a sun hat appeared, and Naruto's face lit up with delight.
"Hey, Hinata!"
He waved to her as hard as he could.
Hearing him call, Hinata gently held the brim of her sun hat with one hand and looked up into the early morning sun. When her gaze met the face of the boy she'd been longing to see, she, too, smiled shyly, yet sweetly...
Warm sunlight fell over their heads, their bodies, and their clothes, casting a faint golden glow...
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"Hinata, have a seat."
Naruto spoke casually to the shy, reserved Hinata.
Hinata looked at the desk he'd prepared and the two chairs set close together, then nodded, her cheeks flushing red.
"Thank you for helping me