Just a shinobi - Ch 5

"...yes Miss Rei what is it that you want? " Asked Phantom with a curious tone he could see that everyone was watching them

"...I want to know if it's possible to bring Mister Uzumaki here..." Asked Rei with a hopeful tone she wanted to see if the man was really like the story showed

"...I don't think it will be pos..." his words were once more cut off when his phone started to ring "...yes boss what is it..." he asked as he put the phone to his ear

"...yes got it to wait for just a moment " he then started to click the button on the phone "...you are on the speaker boss " That caught everyone's attention

" ...am I speaking to Miss Rei? " asked the voice from the phone

Rei took the phone and hesitantly answered " ...Y-Yes you are talking to Rei "

" That's good you don't know how hard it is to convince Phantom to trust others...well anyway you wanted to know if Mister Uzumaki could come here no," he asked with a knowing tone

Rei took on a serious face " Yes that's right so is it possible to bring him here? "

There were humming sounds coming from the phone pointing that he was thinking "...Miss Rei I can definitely do that but I was already thinking of adding someone else for now so if you don't mind waiting for a few more chapters I will definitely bring him, so will that be acceptable Miss Rei? "

Rei nodded her head " ...yes I understand but I must ask who will be joining us? " she asked

" Don't worry about that but what you must know right now is that the person coming here already knows what is going on...and also Miss Rei if you don't mind can you read the next chapter?" asked the voice in the and

" ...I understand and I don't mind " she answered with a small nod

" Thanks for understanding now I am going to hang up " As the voice said there was the noise of a phone call ends

After the conversation was over the room's residents started to gossip about different things mostly about who would be joining them "So Deku Kun who do you think would be joining us " asked Ochako

Izuku had to think for a moment " ...I don't know but it must be someone very important, maybe someone concocted for Naruto San "

" that is quite possible Midoria Kun " cut in the conversation Ilda with some kind of hand chop

" ...it is only a theory so I would not give it much thought ilda kun," said Izuku with a small smile and a sweatdrop

" we will find out when that person arrives so we have to just wait kero," said Tsuiu as she arrived at the group of friends

Izuku, Ochako, and Ilda nodded their heads in agreement " You are right so let's just wait, I am sure it won't take long " said Ochako with a smile

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- fifteen minutes later -

It didn't take long for the portal to open and this caught everyone's attention mostly because everyone wanted to see who would arrive so it was surprising when they saw a beautiful red-haired woman with purple eyes in many eyes she was the most beautiful woman they have seen

" ...Miss Kushina it pleasure to meet you, I am sure you are up to date on what is going on right? " greeted Phantom

Now introduced Kushina looked at him and smiled "You must be Phantom, yes I know what is happening but I must say I was quite surprised when your boss came to me and told me what was happening "

Phantom just chuckled and asked " And you agreed to come here without a second thought "

Kushina just puffed out her cheeks " Can you blame me It is not all the time when you are offered to read about your child, who you have not seen in years "

Phantom nodded at her words " That is true, but I must cut the conversation it seems that others are interested in talking with you " he said as he pointed to some of the room's residents

Kushina looked at the people in the room and smiled when she looked at their looks " I agree so who should I start talking with "

" You should start conversations with the white-haired woman there her name is Rei and I am sure she has some questions for you " answered Phantom with a knowing tone

Kushina nodded and went up to the group where Rei was the group was formed by All Might, Aizawa, Riukiu, Mirko, Todoroki kids, and Rei

" Hello you must be Rei nice to meet you my name is Uzumaki Kushina " She smiled at Rei as she introduced herself

" ...it's nice to meet you too " Rei replied with a shy tone

" It's nice to meet you too Miss Uzumaki my name Is All Might and these are my colleges Aizawa, Riukiu, and Mirko " introduced All Might

Kushina nodded and looked at the kids who looked like Rei and asked with a smile "Are they your children Miss Rei? "

Rei looked at her kids and nodded with a small smile but then she asked her question "Miss Uzumaki are you connected to Naruto "

Kushina with a large smile nodded her head " Yes that's right I am his mother database "

" ohh that is surprising you looked so young," said Fuymi with a surprised voice

Kushina laughed at that and said " It's just genetics but I am actually in my early fifties "

Those who heard her words were looking at her as if she had grown a second head on her shoulders " You must be joking you look like you are barely in your thirties " said

Fubelgusted Riukiu with some jealousy in her voice

Kushina was still chuckling a little but still managed to shrug he shoulders " That is right as I said I have just got strong genetics"

Some of the adults looked annoyed at that and thought the same thing ' Demn genetics '

"All right, all right I think it's time you meet others we still have a book to read " interrupted Phantom and got a nod of agreement

- half an hour later -

It didn't take long to introduce Kushina to the others but telling her about what she missed did take quite a while

Phantom clapped his hands " Well now that there won't be any more interruptions I think we should continue the reading no? So Miss Rei, please read the next chapter

Rei nodded her head and picked up the book to " Just a Brawl "

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' Rei's thoughts were an incoherent mess.

This fight...this was real, right? This was actually happening, wasn't it? She wasn't dreaming. Was she? Her heart hitched at the thought. If this was a dream, she didn't want to wake up. Aghast at the thought, she pinched herself just to be sure; the jolt of pain that shot down her arm soon proved as startling as it was satisfying. Real. All too real. She would've wept, if all the tears hadn't been wrung out of her hours ago. '

" Shish way to start the chapter," said Aizawa with a deadpan

" I don't know what you mean I am already enjoying it," said Mirko with a huge grin he was really enjoying the action she was watching

' The idea that someone would listen to her, stand up against her husband, what he'd done...

She tried to speak, but the words emerged as an inchoate jumble.

Because, y'see, Endeavor was losing. Badly. '

Some of the room's residents mostly the kids were surprised because they knew that Endeavor was strong second to only All Might so they didn't say anything except...

" let's go naruto beat the sh*t out of that bast*d " was cheering on Kushina with a grin and it seemed that many of the room's residents agreed with her but no one said anything

' "ORAH!"

She ducked aside as Naruto smacked Enji through another wall, idly pulling Toya and Tenko -such good boys!- towards the safety of the kitchen with her. Even then she didn't dare take her eyes off the slaughter unfolding before them. To do so now felt like a disservice, both to herself and the young blond who'd just thrown his reputation down the drain for her. All to destroy the one person!-she feared above all else. The media would surely drag his name through the mud once they learned of this. And yet the sight of Endeavor's face twisted in surprise and pain...

Rei would be lying if she said it wasn't a little cathartic. '

No one said anything about this but all of them looked at smiling Rei who seemed to enjoying Endeavor beating a little too much but no one seemed to have the courage to call her out

' Clenched knuckles barreled into Enji's face. A tooth whistle free and stuck itself in the ceiling, such was the force with which he'd stuck. '

" demon that was a good punch...it makes you wonder if he can fight with his feet," said Mirko

" yes he can and he is very good at fighting with his legs " replied smirking Kushina

" oh really, then I would definitely love to fight with him," said Mirko with a glint in her eyes

' Once, she might have thought it a shame. Enji had been...a better person in the beginning. Before Shoto was born. Before he gave up on Toya and began training him instead. Before his obsession began to consume him he became physical. Never before had that shown as much as it did now. His crimson flame warred with gold, and the latter overpowered him effortlessly.

"Burn all you like, but you'll never burn me out." Naruto waded in, blocked a flaming punch with his elbow, and smashed a knee into her ex-husband's nose. Endeavor's head snapped back, giving him the chance to grab his neck and whip him across the den like a rag doll. "C'mon!" he brayed after him. "Put up your dukes! I'm not done with you!" '

The room's residents had to step back from the Todorokis and villains from Dabi who seemed to be enjoying Endeavor's betting

" thank you, Mister Naruto... " said Shoto with a big content smile that nobody had ever seen before on the boy's face

" what is wrong with them " was thought of by many of the room's residents

' Here at the last, Toya seemed to waffle. "Oi, Tenko Are you sure this'll work...?"

Tenko watched attentively. "You don't know my dad. He's got this."

"You don't know mine! He's going to do something stupid!"

Sure enough, he did. "Flashfire fist: Hell spider!" '

" sh*t that bast*d used his quirk," said Aizawa with glowing red eyes while some of the people seemed shocked by Endeavor's actions

" Don't worry he will be just fine, my son has handled a lot worse " said Kushina while looking at the TV

' "Rasengan!"

A pained cry split the air.

Tenko quirked a knowing brow at the decidedly Endeavor-shaped hole leading out to the yard. "Like that?" '

" see as I told you there is nothing to worry about," smugly said Kushina as she looked at the pro heroes

' Toya clapped a hand to his forehead and squinted through his fingers. "Ooooh, that looked painful...

Painful? Rei didn't think it was painful enough. More pain! More broken bones! '

Once more everyone was looking at Rei who now seemed to have a blush on her face and they were more creeped out when they heard Rei say " ...beat him to a bloody pulp Naruto San "

' Tenko winced. "Uh, Toya? I think your mom's broken. She's giggling again...

Broken? As far as Rei was concerned, this was payback! '

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" yes she is definitely broken " was thought of the villains as they looked at the white-haired woman

' Endeavor proved himself surprisingly sturdy.

Say what you would about his means and methods, but he could certainly take a pounding unlike any other. It should've annoyed Naruto; no matter how much he smacked him around, Enji Todoroki dragged himself up and came back for more. Indeed, he gave as good as he got. He should've been furious...yet he wasn't. For the strangest reason, he found himself smiling as they traded blows.

Well, trading implied some manner of equality in a fight. There was none. Not here.

For every glancing blow, Enji managed to land, he delivered three more. There could be no question as to the outcome of the fight. It was a matter of when. Not if. Endeavor wouldn't break easily. Good. It wouldn't be any fun if he did. Every blow he rained down on this burning, bearded bastard left a bruise, each a mark for him to remember. Stubborn. He'd break him down bit by bit. At the end of the day, he didn't want to kill him, twisted as that might sound. Death was a mercy. You didn't learn from dying. No, he was going to beat him into the ground, shatter that arrogance, and maybe even teach him a lesson if he could. '

" ...you know what if we ever meet Naruto let's never engage in a fight with him," said Midnight as she was watching a one-sided beat-down

All of the heroes nodded their heads " Or only fight him when you are with someone who can watch your buck " said Riukiu

Aizawa had to sigh at that and said " I doubt that would change anything " and no one could say anything at that because they knew that he was right

' "Rough!"

Unfortunately, the latter was looking less and less likely given his subject's...emotional state.

Somehow, that made him smile even more. "Ole~!" '

Mirko had to snicker at that " Nice way to anger him more " nobody remarked on her words

' He swept his arm aside, diverting the flaming fighter as one might a charging bull. Endeavor hit a wall and smashed through it. Extricated himself in a burst of flame. Rounded on him now, eyes wild.

"Kill you! I'll kill you!" '

" ...OK now I am getting worried," said Riukiu to her it really seemed that Endeavor was going to go through with his words

Kushina snorted at that " Don't worry he isn't strong enough to take down my son "

' "Not like that, you won't!" He dodged a wild lunge and tripped the flaming hero. "Honestly, you're just getting sloppy by this point. Don't you see how pointless this is? What are you even fighting for!"

Endeavor's fist flashed out as he fell, fingers sinking into the soil. It superheated and burst into molten slag, peppering him with debris. Hmm. Best not to get hit by that. Fire hurt. Burns still stung, no matter how quickly he healed. He flung up an arm and grunted in annoyance as the burning berserker made a blind grab for him, seizing his wrist. Fire burst in his face. He closed his eyes against it with a put-upon sigh. The heat hurt, but he'd experienced far worse in his day.

Really, the Amaterasu put this paltry display to shame. '

" ...umm I don't know what to think about this, " said All Might he really could not say anything he was really shocked he literally saw his rival try to kill someone, other heroes were also surprised

The villains didn't say anything because they were not as surprised while the students were just shocked in silence they never would've thought that they would witness the number two hero to actually try kill someone

' Kurama gave him the mental equivalent of a sigh. "Stop playing with your food already." '

" oh it's the furball it's been a long time since I last talked to him," said Kushina who didn't seem all that bothered by the attempted murder of her child but no one seemed to take notice of what she said they were still too shocked

' "Fine, fine." Still bleeding flames Naruto swung, backhanding the number two hero away from him with an open palm. "Can't let me have any fun...

Jab. Hook. Uppercut.

He retaliated against Endeavor, but tactically, a boxer choosing his blows. Each hit was targeted. Every strike left his adversary gasping in pain. Liver. Lungs. Kidneys. A lead hook to the body, snaking around Enji's guard to rattle his ribcage. Mean to debilitate, to break, but not kill. Endeavor folded like a wet paper bag. A kick sailed up and caught him in the chin, physically flipping him in the air before he fell flat on his face. Naruto found himself wincing despite having been the one to deliver it. Oooh. That looked painful. '

" uf that must have hurt," said Mirko she was trying to change the mood that seemed to work a little

" I say he should make him bleed some more," said smiling Toga, and for the first time everyone was agreeing with the girl

' "You done?"

"Never!" the former father righted himself with a snarl from the floor, fists burning. "Flashfire fist-

"That's quite enough of that!" Naruto stomped down on his back, grinding him deeper into the floor. "Do you want to set the entire neighborhood on fire?!" '

" I am sure he doesn't care about that too much," said Shigaraki and everyone agreed at the boy's words

' Much to his surprise, the man's entire body burst into flame, forcing him to recoil with a pained hiss. Endeavor rushed him, still ablaze. He caught an overhand swing and chambered a Rasengan into his ribs; one that sent him hurtling out of the house proper.

It was too much to hope it would keep him down.

Endeavor's body barely bounced once before he righted himself in the yard. Flames sputtered beneath his back and set the grass ablaze, burning away the last of his momentum to force him back to his feet once more. A wild look flashed across his face as those bloodshot eyes fixated upon him once more.

"You filthy villain!" '

" And now he is hallucinating," said Dabi with a deadpan

' "So we've moved onto petty insults now, have we?" He closed his eyes and paused to stomp out the flames he'd left behind, careful not to let them spread. Endeavor took the opportunity to close with him again. Beneath closed lids, blur orbs blazed into golden honey once more as he drew upon the natural energies in the air. "How embarrassing...for you."

Flaming fists slammed into open palms once more.

"Haven't you learned yet?" A gold iris creaked open, regarding him with a flat expression as held him at bay. "I'm stronger than you."

One of those hands tightened their grip and yanked. An awful pop filled the air. Endeavor yowled in pain. His right arm fell to hang loosely at his side, dislocated at the shoulder. In a single seamless movement, Naruto swept the broken man's legs, both breaking their deadlock and leaving him hanging in the air for a crucial moment. Unbalanced by the blow, Endeavor wasn't able to course correctly in time.

"Faster, too."

A golden punch rattled Endeavor's ribs, launching clean through the fence and out into the street beyond. Time to wrap this up. Folks would notice at this rate.

"Really," he paused a stone's throw away and planted one fist on his hips "The only thing you have going for you is your size, and as I'm sure you know... '

" you know I am starting to feel sorry for him," said Midnight

" Don't be, he deserved every single punch he got " said smirking Dabi

' He saw the moment Endeavor snapped. Felt the temperature spike. A hand thrust forward. "Jet burn!"

"...size isn't everything."

He reared back and slammed his hands together; the resulting shockwave popped his ears and extinguished most of the blaze before it could hope to reach him. Even then some of it reached him, singing his face beneath Kurama's cloak. Did his emotions make the flames stronger? Something to consider. He'd have to add it to his Notebook when he taught Toya.

"Oho? Already taking the kid in?

'If this bastard won't help him, then I will!' '

Rei and most of the room's residents smiled at that but no one said anything knowing that now wasn't the time

' Said "bastard" looked to be on his last legs right about now. His left eye was swollen shut, chest heaving, one arm drooping uselessly, flames sputtering. Even his knees looked weak right about now. He didn't have much left in him. Yet despite that, he stood. He'd give him points for determination. If only he could channel that determination somewhere else...

.

..

...maybe he was a lost cause after all. '

" he definitely is " was thought of the most

' "All right," Naruto heaved a sigh, shoulders slumping. "I think we're done." he looked to Rei and the kids. "If you wanna round up Shoto and the kids, then call the cops, I can keep this bugger subdued~!

His sixth sense shrieked a warning. Tenko cried out a second later. Toya wasn't far behind.

"Dad!"

"Watch out!"

Blazing arms closed around Naruto from behind. He cursed himself for the distraction. Sloppy. '

" fu*k he still is trying to fight," said Mirko

" ahh don't worry nothing is going to happen," said Kushina

' Heat flared, singing his skin. "PROMINENCE BURN!"

A pillar of fire split the night

Naruto snuffed out Endeavor's greatest attack like a blown candle. An attack that had scorched the very sky, The irony wasn't lost on him. He took a tiny bit of pleasure in watching the flaming hero sway on his feet, strength spent at long last.

"Is that all?"

Endeavor lurched forward.

Enough. A cursory kick shattered the joints of his right knee, twisting it at a horrible angle. Enji buckled to a knee. He didn't scream. More points for him. Pity they weren't enough.

"What...the hell... are you?!" Endeavor growled at him, flames flaring fitfully in his face. "How are you this strong?! Just how many quirks do you have?!" '

" that is what we want to know," said shocked Riukiu ever since they started to read the book they had been wondering about the same thing

' Bingo! Those were the words he'd been waiting for!

"Look at you, wasted and gasping for air." Naruto forced a smile to his face and spread his arms. "Remember these words, Enji Todoroki! A father always gets stronger when he's fighting for his family! I'm fighting for mine!" he hooked a thumb over his shoulder, to where he knew Tenko was watching, rapt with attention. "My boy's standing right behind me right now! Cheering me on! But who are you fighting for besides yourself, Endeavor?" '

" That is right Uzumaki always get stronger when they are fighting for someone they care about," said Kushina for now dismissing the thought about her new grandkids she will have time for that later

' The redhead went still beneath him.

"Go on." Naruto let his grin gain a manic edge. "I'm listening. Tell me. Who, exactly, is cheering for you? I don't hear a single soul."

"...!" He felt the man's spirit waver.

"Indeed, I'm not exactly at the top of my game these days." he straightened his back, producing an audible pop. "I haven't had as much time to train, and being a dad's a full job, ya know? But I can't give up here. Why, you ask? Because I have set a good example to live up to.

A finger swung out, stabbing at the staggered hero.

"Remember this! A father! Always gets stronger! When he's fighting for his kids! Earlier you called me a villain, didn't you? Aren't you one yourself? Stop hurting your family!"

"We have ourselves a voyeur."

"Eh?" Naruto's sixth sense stretched outward at Kurama's words. "Where...jeez, they're so far away-

He heard a rifle bark in the distance. Miles away.

His head snapped back. '

" Okay what is happening now " said Twice

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' One shot. One kill.

She wasn't cut out for this shit.

Kaina Tatsumi, aka Lady Nagant, knew it. '

Pro heroes and some of the students who knew who she was were very shocked when they saw her, they knew that she was an infamous hero lady Nagant who had gone crazy and killed people now she was in Tortores just as an infamous cell that jailed Japan's greatest villains

' She'd been trailing this blond bastard for days now. Follow the guy, he said. Tail him, they said. Find out what he's up to. Some guy with a powerful kid, someone who was damned hard to follow.

And now, in

She'd spent the last five minutes setting up shop in an abandoned building, watching him through her scope. Why'd gone to Endeavor's house, she had no idea, but she'd followed still. Waiting for the right moment, still trying to piece it all together... '

Izuku looked at All Might and asked " What does she mean that she was told to follow Mr Uzumaki was she working with someone "

" ...well young Midoria all I know is that she worked with the hero commission so they must have ordered her to follow him " answered All Might with a small frown that was mirrored by all the heroes

'.

..

...or so she had been before all hell broke loose.

The back of the house absolutely exploded, and the yard beyond it burst into flame. No hiding that. She had watched the brawl that followed, the one-sided beating, with dread in her heart.

She couldn't hear the blond's voice from here. But she could read his lips well enough through the scope.

Four little words. She said them aloud. "Stop hurting your family...?" '

Kushina mused " She is good no doubt about that, she would have been a good information gatherer " Pro heroes seemed to understand what she was saying but didn't comment on it

' She tightened down on the trigger.

No. Don't falter. She was a cog in the machine, a pivotal piece that kept it running smoothly. A system with two sides. Front and back. A system that needed both sides to maintain itself. Obey, they told her. Comply. Do your duty. This is for the greater good. Your arm will uphold peace.

Just thinking of it exhausted her. Hunting a good guy and his kid, for what? To preserve their same of a society? Because he could take villains down better, harder, and faster than All Might could? Because he interfered with the natural order of things? Ha! So fragile. A phony. A sham. A golden daydream is seen through rose-colored glasses.

In short, an illusion. But a necessary one. For now. '

" wait...do you guys think that she was ordered to kill him " asked concerned Riukiu because if she was many things could be figured out mostly why Nagant killed her superiors

" ...we will find out soon enough," said Aizawa with a tired voice

' ...what a joke."

She'd begun to have her doubts even before this. Now they solidified. She was tired of this. So very tired.

"Sorry, kid." She mumbled under her breath. "It's nothing personal, but a job's a job...

She curled the strands of her hair into a bullet, loaded it, sighted down her scope...and fired. It was a good shot. The round traversed the distance in an instant. Her maximum range, maximum firepower. Poor bastard never saw it coming. He was still towering over Endeavor's fallen form when his head snapped back. Gone. Another life snuffed out, just like that. Would it never end? '

Pros nerved their eyes " That proves she was ordered to kill him and that means the crimes she committed weren't her fault...but it was ordered by the hero commission... " said Midnight shocking the students

" ...God damn it we have to investigate everything when we get out of here," said Aizawa sounding like there would be no arguments and getting several nodes from his colleagues

Phantom sighed at them " ...miss Rei please continue to read " Rei didn't need something more and did as she was told

' The blond swayed forward. Wait minute. Why was he smiling?

He'd caught her bullet between his teeth.

His eyes met hers through the scope; as she looked on aghast he stabbed a golden finger her way.

Lady Nagant saw his lips move again. Two words. "You're next."

He vanished a heartbeat later, a sizzling gold streak. '

" ...well she's fuc*ed," said Mirko " There is no hope for her so let's just pray he doesn't break her as well " and started to pray

This comment got the expected results from almost everyone laughed and if some weren't laughing they were definitely chuckling or smirking

' Panic bleated in her chest wild n' fierce. 'I've been made!'

She tensed from her perch atop the rooftop...but no attack came.

Had she overreacted? Even the best speed quirk would take at least a few minutes to reach her at this distance. Surely she had time to flee? Y-Yeah, she told herself. Of course,e she did. Definitely. Still, someone who could take down the number two hero AND eat one of her bullets without batting an eyelash? Nope! Couldn't do it. Wasn't even gonna try; wasn't messing with a guy like that. Maybe the Safety Commission could send someone else, they'd have to. She'd made them see sense; because she wasn't dealing with this any longer.

Nine seconds passed and still no reprisal. Was she safe? Did she dare hope? '

" Nopee nine seconds is more than enough for my son," said a cheerful Kushina

' Her heart was still beating so damn fast!

"...that's enough for one night. " Lady Nagant blew out a breathy sigh as she stowed her rifle arm and climbed to her feet. "All this work to deal with one guy...I'm getting really tired of this shit...

"You and me both." '

Kushina shrugged her shoulders and said " I told you so " She could not see how stupid she looked talking to the TV and no one had the heart to tell her

' A glowing hand clamped down on her shoulder from behind. Five firm fingers locked down onto her collarbone, fastening themselves -and her!- in place. Her brain fizzled, any thoughts dying an ugly death, spiriting her courage away with them.

No.

No, no.

No, no, no.

It just wasn't possible. No one was that fast! Even the quickest quirk couldn't have reached her already...!

Kaina froze. Looked up now, knowing full well what -who!- she would find waiting for her there. '

" she looks like she is in a horror movie," said Mina with a snicker

" Well for her she really is in a horror movie kero," said Tsuiu getting nods from some of her friends

' Naruto's blazing red eyes beamed back at her, narrow and intent, half-lidded with mirth.

The bullet was still in his teeth. He spat it down at her feet. Crushed it under his heel.

"Nice shooting back there~!" he purred down at her. "That hurt like hell."

There could only be one proper response to such terror.

Lady Nagant screamed to high heaven. '

Those who had super hearing had to cover their sensitive ears and after it was over Kushina commented " That one is a screamer it makes you wonder if she is just as loud in the bedroom "

... To be continued

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