Chapter-122

"What's happening?!" Katsuki seethed as he was knocked down by a metal pillar, which struck him hard in the stomach and sent him sprawling to the ground. Luckily, Kirishima cushioned his fall by catching him.

"We need to go," Momo said with concern, unable to see clearly as the villain was seemingly attacked by All Might. It was hard to discern from their distance, but her main worry was the destruction caused by the falling pillars on the roof. "We have to move!" Her urgency prompted some of their group to retreat.

"But what about Deku-kun and the others?" Ochako exclaimed, needing Iida's help to avoid being hit by debris.

"They're with All Might! We have to get down!" Without waiting for debate, Tenya pulled Ochako along with the others down the emergency staircase. As they descended, Shiori anxiously watched from a distance as two flashes, one green and the other gold, seemed to be fighting the villain.

...

How was this possible, even with the prototype and the serum? Two kids were taking on Wolfram. All for One had given him a Quirk to face All Might, and he could have killed him if not for that... monster...

Now, Wolfram was trapped in a lock by Midoriya, who had him by the neck. "Let go of me!" Wolfram tried to break Midoriya's arms with his remaining arm but cried out in pain when Naruto delivered a barrage of blows to his torso and stomach.

With determination in his eyes, Naruto noticed the cracks in the villain's exoskeleton growing with each blow. "Just a bit more..." Digging his feet into the ground, he extended his right fist, only to be interrupted by Wolfram throwing Deku at him.

Deku rolled on the ground in pain, losing control of One for All and deactivating it. Dazed, he struggled to get up. "Take this, brat!" Wolfram shouted, launching a shower of metal stakes at the downed Deku.

Seeing what was coming, Deku could only cover himself with his arms and resist that attack as best as possible, which could possibly be fatal, "...?" Confused he felt a warm liquid splash on his arms and face, slowly lowering his arms to see that his teacher was in front of his. "Sensei!" He happily thought that he had stopped the attacks, but when he looked at his own arms, he saw that it was warm liquid that had been splashed on him, it was the blood that flowed from the shinobi's wounds.

"Remind me to help you build up your endurance," Naruto grumbled, pulling out stakes from his arm, shoulder, torso, and chest. Despite the pain, he stayed calm. "This really stinks," he muttered as he removed the last stake, narrowly missing his heart.

"You... you shouldn't have..." Izuku watched in shock as Naruto stumbled after the brutal attack. Why had he risked his life to save him? "You didn't need to," he growled, tears forming in his eyes. "You didn't need to!" Frustration and guilt overwhelmed him.

"Young Uzumaki..." All Might, holding an unconscious Melissa, looked on from a distance. Feeling helpless, he had to shield young Midoriya from harm, even if it meant using his own body. "Young Uzumaki..." he growled, a lump forming in his throat.

"Izuku..." Blood trickled from his mouth as Naruto managed to speak. Despite the pain, he refused to give up. "Don't underestimate yourself," he whispered, turning to look at the tearful green-haired boy. "Your life, your goals, your dreams... I couldn't let them vanish, even if it cost me my own wretched life." With that, he sighed heavily.

"Sensei..." Moved, Izuku was about to respond when something caught his eye. In disbelief, he saw a strange red glow surrounding Naruto. Within seconds, his wounds began to close, leaving both Izuku and All Might astonished. As the glow faded, Naruto stood nearly healed.

"Impossible..." Wolfram, convinced he had struck vital areas, couldn't understand how Naruto was still standing, fully healed. "Why won't you die?!" Enraged, he summoned tons of rubble to form a dense metal cube.

As Toshinori and Izuku pondered Naruto's resilience, he turned to them with a serious expression. "I think it's time to end this act," he said, conjuring a ball of energy in his palm. The ball grew, emitting a piercing sound.

"That's it..." Fear struck Wolfram as he prepared to attack, but when he met Naruto's gaze, he felt paralyzed with terror. He saw a vision of himself crucified by rusty metal stakes over a sea of blood, surrounded by crows pecking at his flesh. "What's happening?!" His fear intensified as he realized he couldn't move, and the pain surged.

Naruto, with a determined look, held a large crackling sphere. "Lightning... Rasengan," he muttered, launching the attack.

In panic, Wolfram tried to counter, but his attack was sliced in half by Naruto's sphere, which then crashed into his chest. The resulting explosion sent Deku flying, caught by All Might. The intense brightness faded, leaving the area weakened.

Wolfram lay in the crater, burned and defeated. With the destruction of the prototype, there was nothing left. Naruto, exhausted, sat on the rooftop, smiling peacefully as he gazed at the stars.

It was a beautiful half-moon night.