“Peter, do you understand now?”, Alex looked at Peter Parker with some expectation.
To be honest, teaching someone felt really good.
Alex was starting to enjoy it.
Especially when the person being taught would become someone remarkable in the future.
That made it even more satisfying.
Of course, if the lesson succeeded, that feeling would become even stronger.
So, under Alex’s expectant gaze, Peter Parker carefully said, “Even though what you did means he can’t keep bullying people, won’t his own life become a problem too?” “With one hand gone, there are lots of things he won’t be able to do.
He might even starve…” ‘He’s really too kind.’ Alex couldn’t help thinking that.
Even as a child, Peter already possessed a quality that every true superhero had, kindness.
It could also be called empathy.
However, kindness and empathy do not always receive the return they deserve.
Just like now.
When Bald John, who was rolling on the ground in pain, heard Peter feeling sorry for him, he immediately became furious.
The pain in his right hand no longer seemed as important.
Struggling to his feet and kneeling on one knee, he pulled a handgun from his coat with his uninjured left hand and aimed it at Peter Parker.
“Go to hell, you little brat!
How dare you say something like that about me?” BANG!
Bald John fired.
He was a real criminal, not the kind of street punk you usually saw.
Street punks still had things they feared and things they worried about.
People like him, even without a gang behind them, were completely lawless.
They feared nothing and cared about nothing.
They only did whatever they wanted.
The bullet cut through the air and sped toward Peter Parker.
Its speed was close to the speed of sound.
Peter, who had not yet gained Spider-Man’s powers, had no chance of dodging it.
Almost at the same moment the shot was fired, Alex shifted his gaze slightly.
Chakra burst from beneath his feet as he threw himself at Peter and knocked him to the ground.
This was Minato’s incredible reaction speed.
Ordinary people couldn’t compare.
Whoosh!
The bullet passed over Alex’s body, flew past both of them, and hit one of the guys behind them.
“Ahhh!
Damn it!
Baldy, you actually shot me?” The man’s calf was hit, and he immediately fell to the ground.
Then he pulled out a handgun from his clothes and fired at Bald John’s position.
The situation instantly became chaotic.
Everyone not involved quickly and skillfully found cover.
Soon, only Bald John, the wounded man, Alex, and Peter remained on the street.
This was everyday life in Hell’s Kitchen.
The nearby shops also shut their doors and windows without hesitation, quietly waiting for the gunfight to end so they could continue doing business afterward.
Seeing this, Alex took out a three-pronged kunai from his ninja tool pouch and threw it toward a distant building.
Thud!
The three-pronged kunai embedded itself on the rooftop.
Then, in a flash of golden light, Alex and Peter disappeared from the street.
“Huh?
Where’d they go?” Bald John was startled, but the wounded man kept firing at him, so he had no time to think further and returned fire.
——— On the rooftop, Alex crouched beside Peter Parker.
His hand rested on Peter’s head as he asked, “Do you still think he’ll starve because he’s missing one hand?” Peter looked dazed.
Hearing the question, he clenched his teeth and shook his head.
“So that’s why you should remember what I told you.
It really is useful.” Alex took the opportunity to reinforce his idea a little.
But Peter continued staring at the scene below.
After a while, he finally spoke.
“You’re so strong.
Can you stop them?” Alex’s eyes lit up.
“You want me to stop them?” “Yes!
What they’re doing is wrong!”, young Peter said.
“Of course I can.
But first, I need to ask something.
Are you giving me a mission?”, Alex asked in a slightly more formal tone.
“A mission?” Peter thought about it, then nodded, “I want to hire you to stop them.” “Very good!
Then what is the mission reward?” Peter froze.
Then he searched through his pocket and pulled out a lollipop, holding it out to Alex.
“Will this work?
This is all I have right now…” “Of course it works!” Alex accepted the lollipop and showed a bright, gentle smile.
“Stay here and don’t move.
Just watch me.” Whoosh!
A flash of golden light passed by.
——— Alex disappeared from the rooftop and appeared beside Bald John’s right side.
Earlier, he had left the Flying Thunder God mark of the “Sword of Love” on Bald John’s right hand.
Without wasting words, he kicked out and sent the gun flying from Bald John’s hand.
Then he threw a three-pronged kunai toward the wounded man’s position.
Accompanied by another flash of golden light, Alex appeared beside him and kicked out as well.
The gunfight on the street immediately stopped.
Looking up at Peter, Alex gave him a smile.
He unwrapped the lollipop and put it into his mouth.
At the same time, his consciousness entered the system space in his mind.
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