Chapter-59

"Oka-chan, do you think she will become a hero?" asked a hopeful 5-year-old girl with white and red hair, one eye a different color than the other. She sat on a sofa next to her elegant mother with white hair.

"A heroine?" Her mother replied softly, running her fingers through her daughter's hair, offering a warm smile. "I'm certain you will, my love, and you'll be the greatest one."

"Really? Can I be like All Might?" The little girl's eyes sparkled with excitement as she clutched her hands to her chest.

"No..." Her enthusiasm waned when she heard her mother's response. But in an instant, her mother scooped her into her arms and lifted her high. "You'll be even better! My little Shiori-chan, you'll be the number one heroine!" Her mother's joyous proclamation brought a smile to Shiori's face, knowing she had her mother's full support.

"I love it! I'll always give it my all and work hard to be the best! You'll see, Oka-chan! I hope you'll be proud of me!" Shiori declared from her mother's embrace, their hearts connected.

"I know you will…"

"Enough!"

My Oka-san was screaming again... my father had forced me to train with him again. Just a few weeks ago, I had shown that I could use both fire and ice. I thought my parents would be proud, but my Oka-san didn't seem happy about me using fire.

"He has to get up! If he can't fight, he's of no use to me!" I was terrified by my oto-san's shouting. I tried to get up, but my stomach ached, and I vomited on the floor. Even though I couldn't see, I knew my oto-san looked at me with disappointment. Why did he always push himself so hard? Why did he treat me this way, and not my brothers?... Why did he hurt me?

"She's just a girl! Leave her alone! She shouldn't be doing this just because you-!"

"Shut up!"

When I looked up I saw that my Oka-san fell to the ground when Oto-san hit him, why did he hit my Oka-san? She didn't do anything bad, it hurt me a lot to see her crying on the ground and I couldn't hear my Oto-san's screams anymore, she could only hear my Oka-san's crying...

Today my mother acted strangely. For days, Oto-san had been hurting her, and she had become distant. Should I have stood up to defend her that day? Should I have stopped Oto-san from hurting her? I should have done something. As I walked around the house, I looked for her. I needed to apologize for not protecting her.

"Every day, she becomes more like his father..." I found myself in the kitchen, and there she was. My Oka-san seemed different. She was on the phone, and the kettle was whistling. I eavesdropped to hear her conversation better, "I can't stay here any longer... every day, she becomes more like her damn father... I can't look at her without seeing him... I hate her."

Did she hate me?...

"Oka-san..." I opened the door, unable to believe she could hate me. She used to say she loved me every night before bedtime. Stepping into the kitchen, I saw her drop the phone and then her gaze. Fear, hatred, disgust, repulsion—those were the emotions in her eyes. My tears streamed down my cheeks as I met her gaze. "Oka-san," I whispered. I reached out for a hug, longing for her warmth, for the gentle strokes of her hand in my hair. "Oka-san..." I took a step toward her and stretched my arms to hold her, but she grabbed the bowl of boiling water.

"Get away from me!"

….

"Get away from me!" Shiori stomped her foot, creating an ice wall to block the shinobi's path as he charged toward her. Her defense crumbled under the force of the blonde's punch, and he swiftly closed the distance.

Naruto extended his right hand to strike, but ice spikes burst out from her right side, forcing him to dodge. He skillfully avoided each ice spike, his movements graceful as he skidded across the ground. Shiori, determined to fend him off, leaped to avoid a wall of ice that formed before her.

Landing beside her, Naruto raised his right leg for a powerful blow. Shiori managed to summon an ice wall to cushion the impact, weakening the strike but not enough to prevent her from being sent flying several meters and crashing onto her back.

Dazed, she trembled from the cold as she raised her right arm, conjuring another ice barrage to attack her opponent. Naruto swiftly smashed through the attack with a powerful blow, looking at his bloodied right fist amidst the ice debris. His immense strength allowed him to shatter the ice attacks, but not without a cost—his hands bore the damage from delivering such blows.

"You'll need a different plan. Ice won't work on me; I'll break through everything you send my way." Naruto strolled slowly, watching as Shiori struggled to rise from the ground, her uncontrollable shivering and signs of mild hypothermia evident.

Growling in response to the shinobi's words, Shiori raised her right arm for another assault, only for her arm to be ensnared by Naruto's iron grip. In a burst of speed, he closed the distance, his eyes narrowed. She attempted to encase her arm in ice, but he effortlessly shattered it. Before she could unleash her powers again, a powerful blow struck her in the stomach, causing her to gasp for breath and fall to her knees.

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