On a street in Konoha, Yoru stood facing Matsushita Kenrō.
More and more villagers began to notice the commotion.
"Is that… Matsushita Kenrō?"
"Yeah, one of the better Genin."
"And the one he's facing… isn't that the Hoshino kid?"
"The orphan?"
Whispers spread among the crowd.
"You bastard! Who are you calling trash?!"
Kenrō's face flushed red as he roared at Yoru.
"A sixteen-year-old and still just a Genin," Yoru said with clear disdain. "Figures. You and that little brother of yours—who can't even handle a girl—really are alike."
"Don't push your luck, brat! Just because you blocked one hit doesn't mean you can stand against a Genin!"
Kenrō's expression darkened.
"Yeah," Yoru replied calmly. "That's exactly what I think."
"And I also think… someone like you couldn't even take one punch from me."
"You've got a big mouth for a kid!"
Kenrō's anger surged.
"Since you're asking for it, I'll show you what a real Genin can do!"
A cruel smile appeared on his face.
"Get ready!"
Kenrō's muscles tensed as he drove his fist forward with full force.
"I'll make you understand—trash should know its place!"
Yoru didn't retreat.
His right fist shot out just as fiercely.
" Yoru-kun!"
" Yoru…!"
Mikoto and Kushina felt their hearts tighten.
Please be okay…
As the two fists closed in—
Kenrō's grin widened.
He could already imagine Yoru collapsing, unable to continue.
Bang!
The two fists collided.
"Ah!"
Kenrō suddenly cried out.
The instant their fists met—
He felt something was terribly wrong.
It was as if his strike had sunk into something unstable—
And a terrifying heat surged across his hand!
A powerful force followed—
Sending him flying backward.
"Unbelievable! That kid actually overpowered Matsushita Kenrō!"
"At that age… how is this possible…?"
The villagers stared in shock at Kenrō's defeat.
"My hand… this can't be real!"
Kenrō clutched his arm, his voice filled with panic.
"Big brother! Are you okay?!"
Kenjiro rushed to his side—
Then froze.
"Your hand…!"
The surrounding villagers also looked over—
And gasped.
"W-What happened to his hand?!"
"His fingers… they're gone!"
Kenrō's right hand was left severely damaged, the ends scorched, faint wisps of heat rising from it.
"N-Ninjutsu!"
Kenrō looked at Yoru in fear.
"You used Fire Release!"
Such intense heat—
What else could it be?
"I-Impossible! You're just an Academy student! How could you use Fire Release?!"
His mind was on the verge of collapse.
A mere Academy child—
Using Fire Release?
He couldn't accept it.
Step… step…
Yoru walked toward him slowly.
Standing tall, he looked down at the fallen Kenrō.
"Now do you understand?"
"Genius and trash… are not the same."
A cold smile curved on his lips.
"Goodbye."
His leg swept out.
Kenrō's eyes widened in fear as the strike approached.
Thud!
He was sent crashing backward, hitting the wall before dropping to the ground.
A dark mark remained on his chest, faint heat still lingering.
"Big brother!"
"Serves him right!"
"He dared attack an orphan!"
"That child is a hero's son!"
"He got what he deserved!"
The crowd's attitude shifted instantly.
Hearing the voices around him—
Kenrō coughed once before losing consciousness.
"Incredible… defeating a Genin at that age!"
"Haha! Of course—he's a hero's child!"
"A blessing for Konoha!"
…
"X- Yoru! I was wrong! I won't do it again! Please don't—!"
Kenjiro collapsed to his knees, trembling.
The brother he thought unbeatable—
Had fallen in a single exchange.
"Ah, didn't the great First Hokage once say—young people's mistakes can be forgiven?"
To Kenjiro, those words sounded like salvation.
"You… you said you'd forgive me…"
But before he could finish—
Yoru grabbed him by the collar and lifted him slightly.
"That was what the First Hokage said."
"And me?"
"I'll send you to meet him."
Kenjiro's eyes rolled back as he fainted from fear.
"…Pathetic."
Yoru let go, tossing him aside like useless trash.
Even unconscious, Kenjiro's body trembled faintly.
Like a broken stray dog.
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