Naruto, what kind of Hokage would you be if you didn't roll around!

Therefore, this kind of thing was a piece of cake for him.

Mizuki raced through the night and soon arrived at the Death Forest on the outskirts of Konoha.

Teacher Iruka gritted his teeth and relentlessly pursued him. Compared to the pain in his arm and the shock and sorrow in his heart, it seemed that nothing else mattered...

"Shuimu! Stop right there! Tell me the truth!"

Seeing that they were almost out of Konoha Village, Mizuki suddenly stopped and landed on a tree branch. Then he took out a huge shuriken from behind him and shot it fiercely at Iruka, who was chasing after him!

boom--

A loud whooshing sound filled the air!

However, this time Iruka was prepared. He suddenly dodged backward and narrowly avoided the attack.

However, Mizuki had already launched a counterattack with a kunai in hand.

It stabbed straight down towards Iruka's heart!

"Die, Iruka!"

Caught off guard, Iruka quickly lost the initiative. He then desperately used kunai to deflect the opponent's deadly attack, but Mizuki once again slashed a large gash in his chest.

The bloodstains were extremely deep, and fresh blood gushed out immediately!

"what--"

Iruka screamed and his body instantly fell from the branch, landing awkwardly on the ground.

Taking advantage of the moment, Mizuki leaped down, his kunai already embedded in Iruka's throat.

The sharp edge touched my body, leaving me feeling cold and chilled!

"Iruka, I've disliked you for a long time..."

"And now you're getting in my way of important matters!"

"It seems I can't keep you here..."

"die!"

In an instant, a cold glint pierced Iruka's throat!

……

On the other side, Naruto finally managed to hop back home with his heavy load, and just as he was about to go upstairs, a figure suddenly blocked his way.

"The Third Hokage?!"

Naruto immediately cried out in a guilty conscience...

Chapter 53 Go ahead and electrocute me! Even if it means death, I'll save Iruka-sensei! Please vote for me!!!

Naruto felt a pang of guilt as he looked at the suddenly appearing Third Hokage.

"The Third Hokage?"

"Why, why..."

Although he "voluntarily gave up" stealing, he had just intended to do something wrong, and his guilty conscience was still involuntarily shown on his face.

Hiruzen Sarutobi puffed on his pipe, his expression more serious than ever before.

"Naruto, I have a question for you, and you are not allowed to hide anything from me."

"Wha...what problem?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen said solemnly.

What did Shuimu say to you?

"what?"

"Is this Teacher Shuimu?"

"He...he didn't say anything..."

Although Naruto guessed that this was the question, he remembered his promise to Mizuki-sensei not to reveal it, so he subconsciously chose to keep it a secret.

Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a long plume of smoke.

"Naruto, what Mizuki wants you to do is extremely dangerous. He's just using you as a pawn, and..."

"I'm afraid he might very well..."

"They have already betrayed Konoha!"

Upon hearing the word "betrayal," Naruto was horrified and deeply moved!

"You, what did you say..."

"Teacher Shuimu, he..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded deeply: "So, you should now understand the seriousness of the matter."

"Tell me the truth!"

Naruto swallowed hard.

"Actually, what Professor Mizuki said was..."

He recounted what had happened, and Hiruzen Sarutobi listened and nodded.

Sure enough, it was exactly as I had guessed!

"I'm so sorry, Third Hokage, I... I just wanted to..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi patted him on the shoulder.

"I understand, Naruto."

"Besides, you didn't really do anything. Didn't you reflect on yourself at the last moment and stop on your own?"

"This is already quite remarkable."

Naruto was sweating profusely.

Actually, it was the system that forced me to do that; otherwise, who knows what I might have done...

A wave of fear washed over him, and at that moment, he suddenly felt boundless respect and gratitude for this stern system…

"Third Hokage, I...I know I was wrong..."

Where is Professor Mizuki?

Hiruzen Sarutobi was taken aback, then coughed.

"Ahem, don't worry, he can't escape. I've already sent my secret service to chase after him."

He didn't want to tell Naruto the truth.

Because if Naruto finds out that Iruka went to chase Mizuki alone, given the bond between him and Iruka, he will inevitably act rashly and impulsively to help, and will not let the matter rest.

However, things didn't go as planned...

Suddenly, a member of the secret service flew out from the darkness.

"Hokage-sama! The Anbu have split into two groups to pursue and intercept Mizuki in the direction of the Forest of Death. They should catch up with Iruka soon!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's face suddenly changed!

Naruto was even more shocked when he heard Iruka's name!

"I-Iruka-sensei?!"

"He...he also went after Shui Mu...Shui Mu?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly gave the ANBU member a wink.

The secret agent understood immediately, but it was too late to take it back.

Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed.

"Ahem, don't worry, Naruto. Iruka-sensei discovered Mizuki's whereabouts by chance, so he went to investigate with the Anbu. After all, he and Mizuki are childhood friends..."

"With the Anbu here, Iruka-sensei will be fine. I'll tell you the outcome once Mizuki is brought back."

"Go home and wait for news."

Naruto was extremely anxious, and suddenly a very ominous premonition arose within him...

However, the more anxious and terrified Naruto was during the most stressful and terrifying moment of his life, the calmer he became.

He flashed a bright smile.

"That's good. Thank you very much, Third Hokage..."

"I'm going home to continue my spiritual practice!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was taken aback, but watching Naruto's retreating figure as he went upstairs, he was speechless for a moment.

He told the ANBU member, "Keep a close eye on Naruto. Don't let him sneak out to find Mizuki and Iruka!"

"Yes, Hokage-sama!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced upstairs one last time and saw that Naruto had already turned on the lights, meaning he had obviously arrived home.

He breathed a slight sigh of relief and then prepared to return to the Hokage's office to await news.

The ANBU member instantly leaped into the air, and in a few bounds, he appeared on the high-rise building opposite Naruto's window. He stared intently at Naruto's figure, not daring to relax in the slightest.

Naruto, on the other hand, did not seem to be acting strangely.

As usual, I prepared dinner.

He also breathed a sigh of relief.

……

whoosh-

Whoosh whoosh!

At this moment, Naruto's figure flew past with incredible speed through the thick darkness of the night, rushing madly towards the outskirts of Konoha!

"The Forest of Death?"

"That should be the forest surrounding Konoha Village..."

"You bastard Shuimu, how dare you lie to me! I'll make you pay!"

"Teacher Iruka, please don't let anything happen to you..."

Ever since hearing Iruka's name, Naruto had a very ominous feeling.

His heart was pounding wildly with worry, making it impossible for him to continue his cultivation properly.

But he also knew that the Third Hokage would never allow him to participate in the war.

So he calmed down and pretended to be nonchalant, thus deceiving Hiruzen Sarutobi.

In fact, the instant he went upstairs, in a corner of the staircase hidden in the shadows where no one could see him, Naruto had already used the Shadow Clone Technique.

Naruto returned home...

It was just a shadow clone.

His main body, on the other hand, flipped and jumped down from the window behind the stairs, rushing out from the back of the building and flying anxiously towards the outskirts of Konoha!

Teacher Iruka...

He is the person Naruto respects the most and is closest to!

Having grown up without parents, the first time he received recognition came from his teacher, Iruka.

To him, Iruka was a teacher, a friend, and even more than that...

My only family member!

He would never allow anyone to harm Iruka!

In particular, this matter is closely related to me. It is probably because I trusted Shuimu that all of this happened!

The guilt, remorse, and deep worry for Iruka-sensei in Naruto's heart caused his emotions to explode instantly, and he couldn't stop for a moment!

[Host's current dinner time has been detected. Please return home immediately to prepare dinner and begin tonight's cultivation only after you have eaten! Otherwise, you will be subjected to a baptism of lightning from the system!]