#6 - Chapter 6 Shuimu, have you ever been kicked at the speed of light? - Naruto: I, Naruto, Start With The Full-Level Shining Fruit

"So what?"

Mizuki's expression froze for a moment, followed by a burst of anger after being exposed, "What do you mean, 'so what'? Do you know you're a demon fox? You're a demon fox that everyone in the village fears and hates! Even Iruka hates you! He resents you too!"

"No one will acknowledge you!"

Iruka, exposed by Mizuki, lowered his head guiltily.

"I said, so what?"

"Whether you deceive me, hate me, or fear me, I don't care! I, Naruto Uzumaki, don't need anyone's recognition!"

Naruto looked at Mizuki coldly, the icy gaze making Mizuki feel a little scared.

Realizing he had been frightened by Naruto, Mizuki became somewhat enraged.

"Stop talking nonsense! You wouldn't want others to acknowledge you?"

"It's just self-deception!"

"Die, Naruto!"

Mizuki shouted, taking out the Fūma Shuriken behind him and throwing it at Naruto!

As the constantly spinning shuriken was about to pierce Naruto, a figure suddenly blocked Naruto, taking the shuriken on his back.

"Cough!"

Iruka, who had blocked the attack, coughed up blood, his eyes filled with apology as he looked at Naruto.

"I'm sorry, Naruto."

"For making you suffer so much these years."

"The feeling of not being acknowledged must be painful, right? You must be lonely without friends, right?"

"If... if I were more reliable, you wouldn't have such painful memories."

Looking at Iruka's tear-streaked face, Naruto couldn't be sure if he was genuinely expressing his feelings or if his acting was just too good.

But whether it was real or fake didn't matter.

Naruto came behind Iruka, pulled the shuriken from his back, and said calmly, "It's just a bit of frost."

Naruto's words stunned Iruka.

Twelve years of being deceived, hated, and isolated by the entire village... was just a bit of frost?

Since when did the boisterous Naruto, who loved to play pranks to attract attention, become so strong?

Indeed,

I woke up too late. If I had been more reliable and given Naruto more attention, perhaps he wouldn't have had to become so strong so early.

Compared to Naruto's strength, my genuine expression just now seemed a little too sentimental.

"Rest on the side, I'll take care of him soon."

Naruto suddenly said, then casually threw the Fūma Shuriken aside and walked straight towards Mizuki.

"Naruto..."

Looking at Naruto's small yet firm and reliable back, Iruka felt even more guilty.

At the same time,

The Third Hokage in the Hokage Building saw everything through the Telescope Technique.

He looked at Naruto's familiar back and was also somewhat lost in thought.

"Fourth..."

...

Mizuki looked at Naruto walking towards him and couldn't help but laugh.

"Hahahaha, you wouldn't be thinking of protecting him, would you? Iruka is just deceiving you; he just wants to persuade you to return the Scroll of Seals!"

"Annoying!"

Naruto didn't want to waste any more words with Mizuki. Golden light emanated from his legs, and he said indifferently, "Mizuki, have you ever been kicked at the speed of light?"

"Speed of light?"

Mizuki was still confused when he suddenly felt something kick his lower back, and his entire body crashed to the ground from the tree.

With a bang, a small pit was smashed into the ground!

This shocked both Iruka and Hiruzen.

When did Naruto have such strength?

What was that golden light?

Inside the pit, Mizuki was kicked into paraplegia by Naruto.

He struggled to get up, but found that his lower body wouldn't obey him at all!

At this time, Naruto walked towards him step by step,

The sound of footsteps was like the whispers of a demon!

"No... impossible, how could you have such strength?"

"You're clearly just a dead last!"

Mizuki shouted hoarsely in the fear of death, trying to convince himself that he was just dreaming.

However, the pain on his body reminded him that all of this was real!

"Being a dead last is just because I'm not good at ninjutsu. You wouldn't really think I'm not good at anything, would you?" Naruto said indifferently, looking at Mizuki, who was like a dead dog.

His explanation wasn't rigorous and was even difficult to believe!

It was just that he wasn't the same Naruto as the one from these twelve years!

Different personalities, suddenly increased strength, no matter what excuse he used to explain, it was impossible to completely convince people!

But as long as the fact that he was a Jinchuriki didn't change!

As long as he still had the Nine-Tails inside him, then no matter how big his changes were, it was undeniable that he was Naruto Uzumaki!

Arriving in front of Mizuki, Naruto used a light-speed chop to knock him unconscious.

He didn't plan to kill Mizuki.

After all, becoming a little colder wasn't a big problem, but if he became bloodthirsty, it would be hard to say whether Iruka would give him a forehead protector.

Even if Iruka was willing to give it, the Third Hokage might not let him graduate.

The Will of Fire doesn't allow such dark people.

And... he himself wasn't a bloodthirsty person.

"Iruka-sensei, are you alright?"

Naruto turned around and came to Iruka's side, but at this time, he was still immersed in the shock of Naruto's instant kill of Mizuki.

"Are you... really Naruto?"

"As real as it gets."

Naruto responded casually, sizing up Iruka's wound.

"It looks like you're seriously injured. Let me take you to the hospital, Iruka-sensei?"

"...Okay."

"But I can walk myself. You can take Mizuki."

"Alright, but here's the Scroll of Seals for you, Iruka-sensei. I can't learn the ninjutsu inside, so it's useless to me."

Saying that, Naruto handed the Scroll of Seals to Iruka, then headed towards Mizuki.

Iruka looked at Naruto's back, then looked at the Scroll of Seals.

Can't learn it?

Could he really be Naruto?

But why would Naruto have such speed and strength?

While he was still thinking, Naruto had already carried Mizuki on his back and walked over.

"Let's go, Iruka-sensei!"

"Oh, okay."

Iruka agreed and was about to leave with Naruto, but seeing the Scroll of Seals in his hand, he said, "Naruto, why don't you send Mizuki to Konoha Hospital first? I have to hand the Scroll of Seals to the Hokage-sama!"

Naruto was about to agree when he suddenly thought that if Iruka left, who would graduate him?

After hesitating, he asked, "Iruka-sensei, can you really not become a ninja if you can't do the Clone Technique?"

"This..."

Iruka looked at Naruto's expectant gaze and didn't know how to answer.

Is it possible?

Konoha has specialized taijutsu ninjas, so it should be possible, right?

It's just that without a jōnin guarantor, he doesn't have that kind of authority.

Should he reject Naruto?

But Naruto had just defeated Mizuki and saved him,

Wouldn't it be too much if he rejected Naruto?

After much deliberation, Iruka decided to make an exception!

If Naruto, who could defeat Mizuki, couldn't graduate from the Ninja Academy, then the graduation standards would be too rigid!