Naruto's vision was already blurring.
However, he had no intention of stopping.
Kurama, helpless, once again transferred a portion of his Nine-Tailed Chakra to Naruto, supporting his body to continue forward... Thus, under the system's frantic punishment and the baptism of Lightning Release, one person and one fox "cooperated seamlessly," struggling towards the depths of the Forest of Death.
After an unknown amount of time... Naruto suddenly heard a human voice.
His heart thumped!
"That, that's Iruka Sensei's..."
As if seeing a glimmer of hope, Naruto immediately burst forth with a surge of strength, gritting his teeth and rushing forward!
Indeed... that familiar figure appeared ahead!
"I-Iruka Sensei!"
Naruto exclaimed, unable to contain his surprise and joy!
Iruka was greatly startled.
"Na-Naruto?!"
It turned out that Mizuki was about to kill Iruka when an ANBU Ninja, who had been following closely, finally arrived in the nick of time, launching a kunai that temporarily halted Mizuki's attack.
However, Mizuki quickly took Iruka hostage, pressing a kunai tightly against Iruka's vital throat, demanding that the ANBU Ninja let him go.
But this was not something the Anbu could decide.
His mission was to support Iruka and capture Mizuki.
As things stood, he could only temporarily stall Mizuki and await further orders or reinforcements.
Sensei Iruka was shocked to see Naruto arrive, but then only worry remained.
"Naruto! What are you doing here!"
"Go back quickly!"
Sensei Iruka shouted at the top of his lungs.
Naruto gasped for air, but showed no sign of retreating; he was still enduring the thunderous strikes, the intense pain seemingly forgotten, filtered out, and forcibly ignored!
He looked at the sharp kunai at Sensei Iruka's throat, the crimson blood already overflowing, and at Mizuki's sinister and terrifying gaze behind him, and couldn't help but take a deep breath... "Damn Mizuki..."
"Let go of Iruka Sensei, or else..."
"I'll kill you!!!"
Chapter 55: Naruto's Killing Intent Explodes! Mizuki's End! Please give me your monthly votes!!!
Mizuki was also greatly surprised to see Naruto arrive.
However... facing Naruto's hysterical threat, he scoffed, instead bursting into unrestrained laughter.
"Hahahahaha, hahahahaha!"
"Diao Che Wei, what nonsense are you spouting?!"
"Who do you think you are?"
"A mere Diao Che Wei idiot, a greenhorn still studying at the Ninja Academy, you think you can kill me?!"
"What an ignorant fellow!"
He completely ignored Naruto, and instead said coldly to the ANBU Ninja.
"Alright, you've stalled long enough."
"If you don't retreat now, this fool Iruka will die here immediately!"
"I know you Anbu will stop at nothing to complete your missions, but..."
"Even if I kill Iruka, I can still escape."
"You will just have to bear the guilt of Iruka's death because of you."
The ANBU Ninja hesitated slightly.
Naruto, however, had already reached his limit.
"Let go of Iruka Sensei!"
He roared, his features twisted into a demonic fox-like grimace, his pupils burning with a fiery, hot, and crimson glow.
In an instant—
Naruto stomped hard on the ground, unleashing the full extent of his training from these past days!
His body shot out like a cannonball, moving so fast that he became a mere afterimage!
"Huh?!"
"So fast—"
Mizuki, Iruka, and the ANBU Ninja were all simultaneously shocked!
It should be known that at this moment, Naruto, not only in his rage, had pushed his own strength to the limit, but had also integrated the Chakra of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, making him incomparable to an ordinary Ninja.
Boom—
A powerful punch struck down hard!
Mizuki, though startled, reacted with incredible speed; he immediately pushed Iruka in front of Naruto, using him to block the attack.
Although Naruto was furious, he hadn't completely lost his mind; seeing Sensei Iruka in front, he forcefully pulled back his fist, but because of his excessive speed, he sharply veered off and fell to the ground, rolling several times before stopping.
"Naruto!"
Sensei Iruka had been severely wounded earlier, especially the large bloodstain on his chest, which was still bleeding, and his face was extremely pale; he was completely unable to move.
He lay slumped on the ground, yet he was more worried about Naruto's safety.
Just as he was struggling to crawl towards him... Mizuki had already rushed forward!
"Using this Nine-Tailed brat as a hostage is far more effective than you, Iruka!"
"With Diao Che Wei in hand, even the Hokage wouldn't dare to touch me!"
He laughed maniacally, rushing towards Naruto.
The ANBU Ninja also acted immediately, launching several Shuriken!
But he was afraid of harming Naruto, so he didn't dare to use his full power.
Mizuki took the opportunity to dodge the Shuriken, already behind Naruto, and was about to violently lift him up.
However, at this very moment—
"Leaf Whirlwind!"
Naruto suddenly burst forth, unleashing the Taijutsu secret art, Leaf Whirlwind, kicking fiercely towards Mizuki!
Mizuki was greatly startled; however, he was, after all, a Chunin, much older than Naruto, and his combat experience was incomparable.
He quickly crossed his arms to block, and although he was still sent flying backward by Naruto's kick, he wasn't truly severely injured.
Nevertheless, being caught off guard and outmaneuvered by Naruto infuriated Mizuki even more.
"Diao Che Wei, I think you're tired of living!"
"Do you really think I wouldn't dare to kill you?!"
Naruto gasped for air.
That kick just now hadn't fully unleashed its power.
After all... he was still constantly enduring the baptism of Lightning Release!
The terrifying lightning strikes, the excruciating pain, the twitching and trembling muscles throughout his body... made it impossible for him to fight with full power!
Moreover, in this situation, it was difficult to activate the Shadow Clone Technique.
Mizuki sneered: "Naruto! I've seen that move of yours before!"
"Do you think with such amateurish skill, you can do anything to a Chunin like me?!"
Mizuki roared, and a giant Shuriken shot out forcefully!
"Watch out! Naruto!"
Sensei Iruka cried out in alarm.
The ANBU Ninja finally made his move, brandishing his katana and rushing forward to block the attack for Naruto.
"Naruto, quickly take Iruka and retreat!"
"Leave Mizuki to me!"
However, Naruto, looking at the severely wounded Iruka, covered in blood and mangled, was already on the verge of losing his sanity.
Kurama was both pained and helpless.
"You damn brat! Do you really have to kill that guy with your own hands?!"
"You could have left already!"
"Why, exactly?!"
Naruto's voice trembled as he said in a low tone: "I, I will never forgive myself, and I will never forgive that bastard Mizuki..."
"He dared to hurt Iruka Sensei like that..."
"I must..."
"Kill him with my own hands!"
At this moment, the fighting spirit and killing intent honed through countless battles Naruto had experienced in his dreams finally erupted completely!
Accompanied by his roar, the Chakra around his body surged wildly, reaching its peak, and the amount of Chakra, far exceeding what his peers could imagine, comparable to a Chunin or even a Jonin, exploded with a thunderous force!
Of course, this also included the Chakra of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox!
Red and blue Chakra surged forth, even making the entire ground tremble, countless fallen leaves, dust, and dirt flew up wildly, forming a tornado-like hurricane centered around Naruto!
"That, that is..."
Sensei Iruka, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, looked at Naruto at this moment with a face full of shock.
Mizuki and the ANBU Ninja were also dumbfounded.
"Is that... the power of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox?!"
At this moment, Naruto had reached his strongest, peak combat state... the Naruto filled with killing intent, who grew up on healthy milk, trained desperately, and overshadowed everyone!
In this instant, the baptism of Lightning Release could no longer restrain Naruto.
Terrifying killing intent burned like a raging inferno, surging and soaring into the sky!
He advanced step by step, closing in on Mizuki.
He was like a ferocious beast, a demon, a true god of slaughter!
Although Mizuki was astonished, he still did not retreat.
"Nine-Tailed brat, do you think this will scare me?!"