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Chapter 14 - Chapter 14 Takumi: This Flavor Is Just Too Strong!

[You told Haku and Zabuza to leave quickly. You told them they had no chance of winning. You told him about your team's composition: the Kyubi's Jinchuriki, the Uchiha genius, the Copy Ninja Kakashi...]

[You even revealed Haku's skills and how he would be defeated after fighting Naruto and Sasuke.]

[Haku was shocked. He questioned your motives.]

[You smiled sunnily, showing your white teeth, and told him: Not letting a single comrade die, not wrongly killing a good person, this is your Ninja Way, the hot-blooded kingly way!]

[Haku left the forest preoccupied, and you left with Naruto.]

[A week later, you and Team 7 arrived at the Great Naruto Bridge in the Land of Waves.]

[However, contrary to your expectations, the place was shrouded in mist, not a soul in sight. But soon, two figures approached on the bridge. It was Zabuza and Haku.]

"What?"

Reading this, Takumi frowned slightly, feeling puzzled.

'What's going on?'

'Didn't I already tell Haku the outcome?'

'Why is he still showing up?'

With a look of surprise, Takumi continued the simulation.

[Upon discovering the masked boy was the one who took Zabuza away that day, Naruto, Sakura, and the others were shocked and angry.]

[You felt very confused. You loudly questioned Haku, asking why he came back?]

[Haku's tone was cold, telling you this is a Shinobi's destiny.]

[Once a person chooses their path, they can only stubbornly walk it. Even if they know the final result is death, they must persevere.]

[This is the Ninja Way! A Shinobi way completely opposite to your hot-blooded kingly way!]

[You were extremely saddened and torn. You tried to persuade him again.]

[But the battle had already begun.]

[Haku intentionally avoided you, choosing to trap Sasuke in the Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals.]

[But you and Naruto stubbornly broke in.]

[You kept questioning Haku, why was he still fighting, why was he fighting this battle he was destined to lose.]

[But Haku only attacked coldly. His senbon needles kept shooting out. You, Sasuke, and Naruto were all hit.]

[Your fists kept blocking the senbon. For projectiles of this level, your Fist Emperor ability could easily block them.]

[Haku increased the intensity of his attacks, his speed became faster. You and Sasuke finally succumbed to your injuries and fell to the ground.]

[Naruto was enraged, burst out Kyubi's Chakra, and instantly defeated Haku.]

[As he was defeated, Haku was also shocked because the way he was defeated was exactly as you had told him before.]

[Naruto shouted, continuously questioning Haku, why fight for someone like Zabuza.]

[Haku told you his tragic life story. Naruto, Sakura, Tazuna, everyone was shocked.]

[After the frank confession, Haku walked up to you, bowed, and said sorry.]

[Then, he gave up resistance, intending to be killed by Naruto. But at that moment, he sensed Zabuza was in danger. After an instant movement, Haku prepared to sacrifice himself, using the last bit of his value in this world to block Kakashi's Raikiri.]

[However, just as Kakashi's Raikiri was about to pierce Haku's heart, a figure suddenly rushed forward.]

[It was you!]

[You blocked in front of Haku. One of your arms, along with your shoulder, was pierced by the Lightning Cutter and severed.]

[A large amount of blood gushed out, staining the ground red.]

[Your sudden action stunned everyone.]

[Kakashi, Haku, Sasuke, Sakura, Naruto, Tazuna...]

[Even Zabuza looked panicked, the sword in his hand dropping involuntarily.]

[Everyone cried and ran over. You lay in Sakura's arms, blood trickling from the corner of your mouth, a sunny smile on your face as usual.]

[Naruto and Sakura were crying uncontrollably. Sasuke and Kakashi looked shocked.]

[Haku cried and called you a fool, asking why you did this.]

[You smiled, looking at the sky, and told him: "Why? My body just moved on its own..."]

[Hearing this, Haku and Sakura could no longer hold back. They knelt down, holding you and crying.]

[Tazuna, Naruto, even Sasuke, also cried out in pain! The scene was filled with sorrow!]

[Your bleeding worsened. No matter how Sakura and Kakashi tried to provide first aid, they couldn't stop the wound.]

[Your consciousness grew increasingly blurry. Sakura cried in pain and helplessness, covering her face, her hands covered in your blood.]

["That's enough, Sakura." You comforted softly, "It's alright now."]

[In your final moments, you looked at the sky, your eyes dazed, and murmured: "I have a dream. That is to end the long-standing wars in the Shinobi World in our generation. I want to protect every person worth protecting. I don't want innocent people to be killed... Even Shinobi abandoned by their villages, don't they also have the right to live?"]

[After you finished speaking, everyone present had moist, reddened eyes.]

[Zabuza knelt down powerless, crying uncontrollably.]

[At the final moment of your life, you turned your head slightly, looked at Kakashi and asked: "Kakashi-sensei, did I... protect everyone well?"]

[Kakashi nodded solemnly: "You did!"]

[With a smile, you silently whispered: "Is that so..."]

[You slowly closed your eyes and left this world without regrets.]

[Your life ends here.]

[Simulation over.]

"…"

After reading this entire simulation, Takumi was plunged into immense shock, unable to calm down for a long time...

It took a full half minute for him to come back to his senses.

Then he let out a long sigh...

'Damn!'

'This flavor is just too strong!!!'

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