Senior Brother of Konoha

If there was anyone in the world that Mizuki hated the most, it would be Hiruzen Sarutobi, the third generation leader of the Konoha clan.

If there was anyone in this world that Mizuki admired the most, it would be Sarutobi Hiruzen's disciple and one of the legendary Three Masters of Konoha, Orochimaru the Lord of All Snakes.

He didn't admire Orochimaru's superb intellect, nor did he admire Orochimaru's extraordinary talent. The only thing he admired was Orochimaru's courage, his courage to resist and become the enemy of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

As the longest-serving head of Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi managed Konoha like an iron barrel during the 44 years he was in charge of Konoha.

Moreover, when Orochimaru betrayed Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen was at the peak of his power, and he was an unrivaled character in terms of strength and prestige.

One can imagine Orochimaru's courage for daring to betray such a person.

On the other hand, looking at Mizuki himself, he was clearly talented and should have been promoted to an elite disciple long ago, but just because of a trivial matter, he was suppressed by Sarutobi Hiruzen at the inner disciple level for more than ten years.

Even a fool like Umino Iruka was a latecomer, and after being promoted to an inner disciple, his status in the sect far surpassed him.

How willing is this for him?

Countless times, he wanted to resist and prove to everyone that Hiruzen Sarutobi had misjudged him, Mizuki, but in the end he succumbed to Hiruzen Sarutobi's lustful power, even after Umino Iruka ordered him to Neither dared to resist.

However, the anger in his heart did not extinguish, but instead burned more and more intensely.

It's not that he doesn't have the courage to resist, he's just waiting for a suitable opportunity.

The opportunity finally came to him.

Half a month ago, Orochimaru issued a summons to him, and as long as he could bring the sealed book to join them, he would be given unparalleled power.

No longer willing to surrender, he responded to Orochimaru's call and spent half a month and all his efforts to steal the Sealed Book from the leader's mansion.

However, Sarutobi Hiruzen was not an easy character to deal with. The shadow guards he trained were all very powerful. Even though he had carefully prepared for so many years, he was still chased and hunted several times and was seriously injured as a result.

Fortunately, God was on his side, allowing him to escape the pursuit of the shadow guards again and again, and finally escaped to the edge of this forest.

This is the outermost perimeter of Konoha Gate's defense line, and is only separated by a river from gaining true freedom.

As long as he crosses this small river, the dragon will return to the sea, the tiger will leap over the mountains and forests, and he will have infinite power and an infinitely bright future.

Unfortunately, good things always take a long time. When he first stepped into the river, he unfortunately stepped into a deep hole that shouldn't exist. This made him more injured. He was temporarily unable to swim across the river and could only rest where he was. Wait until the injury has stabilized a bit before leaving.

Then because of such a delay, he encountered something even more hated.

A kid who shouldn't be here at this time is blocking his path to freedom and power.

He might be caught by the shadow guard who is about to catch up because of this damn brat.

This kind of thing must not be allowed to happen.

However, the injuries on his body were too serious, and it was impossible to kill the kid as easily as usual.

It seems that the only solution is to use some means.

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The firewood forest is sparse and the autumn wind is bleak.

The pale moonlight reflected on the edge of the steel knife looked extremely cold and biting, like the eyes of the god of death staring into it.

In the past twelve years, this was the second time that Naruto had truly felt death, death so close at hand.

Last time, in the same firewood forest and by this small river, a wild boar as strong as a hill stood in front of him, with its tusks sharper than a knife pressed against the side of his neck.

But this time, the same sharp "fangs" were pressed against the side of his neck.

The difference is that the owner of the "tusks" is Mizuki, who is far more ferocious than the wild boar. He thought that his kind would not be so ferocious.

Was Naruto completely unsuspecting before approaching Mizuki?

wrong.

He has lived alone since childhood and is naturally wary of anyone approaching him.

But the problem was that when he heard Mizuki say "The nine-tailed demon fox is in your belly", he was really frightened and even forgot about the danger in front of him.

That's why he dropped the hatchet and walked towards Mizuki unsuspectingly.

That's why he was unexpectedly attacked by Mizuki.

The sharp knife will cut off his neck in the next moment and lead him into the abyss of death.

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Naruto was not dead, a thin red light was blocked between the side of his neck and the sharp knife.

Although it looks very faint, it is actually a very strong red light.

"Senior Brother Shuimu, I know you want to escape, but I have already said that I will never stop you. I will also treat your injuries and send you away from here."

Naruto squinted his eyes, a cold light flashing in his blue eyes, "So, why do you have to kill me?"

"why"

Mizuki laughed, very wildly, and then coughed violently, out of breath.

For a long time, he leaned on Naruto, spit out a dark red blood clot, and said weakly but resolutely: "Because, on the road to success, I will never allow anyone to stand in front of me, anyone."

With that said, he raised the sharp knife in his hand again and stabbed Naruto with his last strength.

"I understand." Naruto looked at the sharp knife getting closer and closer quietly, a hint of cruelty flashed in his eyes, "Senior Brother Mizuki, you are blocking my path to success now, so"

He suddenly raised his voice, "Please go to hell."

All the true energy in his body exploded, his left shoulder pressed against Mizuki, and his legs used force, knocking Mizuki, who was two heads above him, to the riverside.

wow.

Mizuki's body fell into the shallow water by the river, and his long gray hair spread up and down with the river water.

Dang bang.

The sharp knife landed on the stone where Mizuki had been sitting before, bounced up, and was then inserted into the soft river sand.

"You know, Naruto, I envy you so much."

Mizuki lay on his back in the shallow water, and the blood from his wounds floated downstream along the river.

He had been seriously injured, but he lost his strength when attacking Naruto, and then he was hit by Naruto with all his strength just now. He had no strength left in his body and could not even turn over and struggle.

"envious"

I don't know why, but the sound of the water forest sounded inexplicably sad to Naruto's ears.

"You can continue to live, but I am about to die bearing my sins."

Naruto interrupted coldly: "The fact that you can continue to live is not something to be envied."

However, his voice did not reach Mizuki's ears because the rising river water had already submerged Mizuki's ears.

"I have a fiancée who loves me, a fairly stable job, and a small but warm cabin."

Shuimu kept mumbling, his hands and feet spread limply on the river sand, obviously unable to escape from the rising river water.

Naruto stood there quietly and asked coldly: "Will killing me make you feel better?"

"I have everything that makes me happy, but I am dying. You have nothing, but you are still alive. This is not fair, this is not fair."

Mizuki's murmuring voice became lower and lower, and the light in his eyes gradually faded, until there was no movement at all.

The river water covered Mizuki's mouth and nose, taking away his last breath.