Chapter-87

"It's good to see you again, Ronin..." Stain slowly got up to stand in front of an old acquaintance, but he didn't have time to react when he was grabbed by the neck and slammed against the wall behind him. "Ahg." Giving a growl, he felt the shinobi's hand surround his neck, squeezing it with an iron grip.

"Give me a reason..." with a grim expression, the Uzumaki unsheathed his sword to point it directly into the eyes of the hero killer, "Give me a reason not to end your miserable life here and now," he warned as he looked straight into the eyes of the anti-hero who remained calm even with the death threat he received.

"I don't have it... if you take my life, I won't stop you," he spoke with a passive voice without looking away from his old acquaintance, who only grunted and then stopped choking him and moved the sword away. Without saying a word, the teenager freed the man, and let him stand up, "You've gotten soft," Stain said with annoyance as he rubbed his sore neck.

"You're not the first to tell me..." the shinobi growled in response, looking into the distance to see that the city was still in flames in some places, and the authorities were quick to respond to calls for help just like professional heroes, "It'll be a matter of minutes before they find us..." sheathing his sword, Naruto turned to look at the hero assassin again, an uncomfortable silence formed in the air as both assassins looked at each other. Stain's dark gaze met the eyes of the shinobi, who only transmitted, disappointment? "What have you done?" He asked regretfully, looking at his old acquaintance.

"…" Raising an eyebrow, the anti-hero looked confused by the question the teenager asked him. With a sigh, he put away the last knife he had left, "Make this a better society."

"Killing brats!" Suddenly shouted the Uzumaki, who walked to be only a few meters away from the hero killer. With fury, the teenager pointed to the place where the fight took place just a few minutes ago, "I saw you down there... are you seriously doing this? Persecuting some useless people in disguise who think they are celebrities? Just to kill them or invalidate them?... You are making mistakes, Stain, don't let your ideals cloud your judgment." The blonde spoke more calmly, just to gain the fury of the anti-hero.

"With what right do you say that?!" Giving a push, Stain pushed the teenager out of his way to point at the burning city, "I've known you for almost two years; the first time I saw you, you were just a poor devil who at least earned my respect. But look at you... going to the UA as if you were like the other hypocritical brats who go to that place..." narrowing his eyes, he smiled darkly as he now pointed at the shinobi, "The two of us working together for a time; you are worthy of the title of 'hero'... you aren't like them who only think about fame, money, or only seeking the admiration of a brainless population... I should ask you why a few months ago you disappeared as if the earth had swallowed you, only to later see you on the news cutting off the head of a giant criminal." He said without losing that dangerous smile that adorned his face.

"That's in the past... now I just want... peace." Looking at his suit that he was wearing, many memories came to his mind. Looking up again, he looked at his old friend, "I thought you had stayed with the 'Vigilantes.'" He spoke with annoyance, seeing that Stain only smiled more as he ran his hand over the scar where his nose once was.

"We had disagreements..." losing his smile, he frowned when he heard the police sirens and the voices of the supposed heroes who were looking for them, "When you left the group, the team cracked; there was no turning back. Only a few weeks later, I went and realized what my goal was... my true goal... to purge the fakers and restore the true meaning of being a 'hero.'" With a red glow in his eyes, he could only smile even more at his goal, his reason for living.

"..." with a blank look, Naruto could only shake his head, "You have become what you swore to destroy; you are no better than the bastards we faced and killed in the past... you have changed, unfortunately." Turning on his feet, the shinobi began to walk away from the hero killer.

"Don't turn your back on me, Ronin!" Stain shouted with explosive rage, not liking what the teenager said in the slightest. Seeing that he did not stop, he ran against him, taking out the knife from his pocket, landing on him, and launching a downward kick that was easily dodged by him. Uzumaki who just took a step to the side. Hitting the ground, the anti-hero cracked the ground; recovering himself, he looked at the teenager with rage, "Don't come and tell me now that I have gone too far! I know your past is out of this world! He has a long list of sins and if you believe that being with those brats to help them will free you from your past! You're wrong!" Taking an attack position, he raised his blade, "Your hands are stained with the blood of innocents!" With that final shout, he launched himself into the attack.

Drawing his sword from its sheath, Naruto blocked the hero-killer's knife thrust; their gazes collided, and the inevitable happened—the two faced a duel of blades. The sparks and clashing sound of metal blades did not wait long. Although Stain had experience and skill in the art of the sword, he was no match against the teenager, and anyone who was tired from his previous battle with the UA brats was not well.

In a quick maneuver with his sword, Naruto disarmed his opponent by taking out the knife and then kicked him against a wall, leaving him embedded. Without finishing there, the Uzumaki ran, and using his right arm pressed Stain's neck to keep him against the wall. Looking at him for a moment, he could only remember everything they went through.

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