"Unfortunately... yes." Closing his eyes for a moment, the shinobi sighed. "Remember, you are now in a war, where you will face people with their own ideals, who think what they are doing is right, who believe they are the heroes of their own stories." With a gentler gaze, the shinobi gave his best reassuring smile. "I regret to inform you that this is the kind of life you have to face now... but looking at each of you... I know you will not fail and that you will make this a better world... I have faith in you." With those words, the shinobi unknowingly made the teenagers and even the pro heroes see him in a new light.
"We'll do it..." Ibara firmly took one of Uzumaki's hands, holding it tightly and giving him a bright smile. "...all of us will do it." Squeezing Uzumaki's hand even tighter, she made all the students sitting around the campfire imitate her, holding hands, some reluctantly, like Bakugo, and others forming a circle.
"..." Smiling slightly, Naruto saw Ibara's small, warm hand firmly holding his right hand, and looking to his left, he saw Shiori doing the same, gripping his hand tightly.
"All of you~!" Mirko sighed uncomfortably as she had to move away from Ryukyu, who, for some strange reason, was bursting into tears. It was odd to see the big smile she had alongside the river of tears streaming from her eyes. "You're all so cute~!"
"Yeah... but kind of nerdy." Naruto shrugged, letting go of the girls' hands, much to their disappointment.
"Well, guys, I hope you enjoyed tonight... after this interesting chat," Mandalay smiled, clapping her hands to get the attention of all the teenagers. "And since everyone's in a good mood, how about we...?"
"A game of courage!" Appearing before their leader, a cheerful Ragdoll made her appearance. "I took the trouble to ask Aizawa-san to allow all students without exception to play."
"Hooray!" Ashido and the other boys who failed celebrated being allowed to spend time with their classmates tonight.
"Yes, hurray! Now follow me!" All the students followed the energetic pro hero.
"Hmm?" Except for Naruto, who stopped when he heard the sound of a melody. Taking out his phone, he saw that he had an incoming call.
"Is something wrong?" The curious green-haired girl stopped to look at her companion, who had fallen behind.
"No, just one call. Go ahead, I'll catch up with you later," he said, smiling at the teenage believer, who smiled back and ran off to catch up with her friends.
"Great! I'll wait for you there. I'm sure I can give you a scare in the test of courage." With that said, the religious girl left, leaving the shinobi alone, who just chuckled softly at his friend's enthusiasm.
Looking at the phone, he thought it was maybe Majime, Momo's mother, or perhaps Yumi. The options were few. "Hello?" he said, speaking into the phone. He waited a few seconds, but there was no sound. When he was about to hang up, he heard it: a heavy, thick sigh.
"Uzumaki Naruto, it's good to finally talk to you." The voice was undoubtedly that of an adult man; it was deep and thick, causing Naruto to frown just hearing it. "Or should I call you Namikaze Naruto, S-rank rogue shinobi of Konoha, son of Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina?"
"..." The shinobi's breathing stopped for a moment, and looking around, he saw that he was alone. He could hear his academy classmates, who apparently had already started their game. "You..." Calming his temper as best he could, the Uzumaki took a deep breath. "You're All for One." That wasn't a question; it was a clarification that only made a dry laugh be heard through the phone.
"As clever as ever... befitting someone with a past like yours." The one recently recognized as All Might's greatest enemy could only smile at the teenager's quick deduction. "I know what you're thinking. How is it possible that he knows who you are? How do you get information from someone who wasn't even born into this world? Well, let's just say I got lucky..."
"What?" The teenager's fury was such that his eyes turned red under the influence of the tailed beast's chakra.
"Let's just say some of your acquaintances have come to pay you a visit... two, to be exact. I think they must be about to meet your new friends—" The transmission was interrupted when the phone was destroyed by Naruto's hand. With a dark look, he turned around to see that, in the vicinity where the pro hero and the students were, the forest was burning in blue flames.
"No…" Breaking the ground where he stood, Naruto ran at full speed, praying to arrive in time, because it seemed his past had finally caught up with him.
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Midnight was approaching, and in the woods near the camp, we headed towards a hill, where we saw several figures. There were eight of them on a crag, watching the camp where all the students and pro heroes were gathered. At the head of the group was Dabi, who stood with his arms crossed, looking bored.
"You already know the plan..." he said calmly, turning to look at his group.
"This will be fun!" squealed an excited Himiko Toga, who was wearing a mask and a belt with unknown equipment.
"Yes, catch that guy..." said the lizard man, with his weapon slung over his shoulder, speaking with disinterest.
"Then we need to take action..." The shortest of the group was a boy wearing a suit, which appeared to be pollution-proof, but now it seemed to have another use.
"..." The masked figure of XXV caught the attention of several when he simply remained still, looking in a random direction in the forest. Soon, the sounds of footsteps could be heard.
"So you two are the 'guests' our boss was referring to?" Narrowing his eyes suspiciously, Dabi saw two tall people approaching, wearing traditional top hats with bells hanging from them. Their faces were obscured by the large cloaks they wore, and their bodies were also hidden. Their clothing was curious...
Especially those red clouds that were drawn on their capes...
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