Night fell, and moonlight streamed through the window onto Iruka, who was lying in bed.
As he lay there, Iruka recalled his conversation with the Third Hokage.
“Iruka!”
Iruka respectfully replied, “What is it, Lord Hokage?”
The Third Hokage said, “I understand what you’re thinking, and I understand how you feel.
But Naruto is just like you.
He also grew up alone without his parents…”
The Third Hokage’s words echoed in Iruka’s mind, drawing him into his memories.
It was as though he had returned to that night when the Nine-Tailed Fox emerged and the earth shook.
At the time, all he could do was helplessly flee while being carried away by a ninja.
As he was thinking about it, a voice shouting from outside suddenly snapped him back to reality.
“Iruka-sensei, wake up!”
Iruka pushed open the door.
He had barely asked, “What happened?” when he saw Mizuki anxiously say, “Quick!
We need to gather at Lord Hokage’s office!
Naruto seems to have taken the Scroll of Seals!”
“The Scroll of Seals?!”
Once he realized what had happened, Iruka hurried after Mizuki toward the Third Hokage.
Meanwhile, Naruto, who had successfully obtained the Scroll of Seals from the Third Hokage using the Sexy Jutsu, suppressed his excitement and continuously leaped through the trees.
He eventually stopped beside a large tree deep in the forest, sat down with his back against the trunk, and opened the long-awaited Scroll of Seals.
Having watched the complete Naruto: Shippuden series and part of Boruto, Naruto naturally knew that the so-called secret Mizuki had told him that afternoon was to obtain the Scroll of Seals and learn the ninjutsu recorded within it.
Once he did that, he would gain Iruka’s recognition and graduate successfully.
Thinking about this, Naruto still felt that the Third Hokage’s performance deserved a bad review.
At the very least, this was the Scroll of Seals.
Couldn’t he have arranged for a few more people to guard it?
The village’s leader had only fooled the original Naruto and those who didn’t know the truth, such as the honest Iruka and his pawn, Mizuki.
Putting those distracting thoughts aside, Naruto looked at the scroll in his hands, and excitement began to well up inside him.
He could finally see whether the ninjutsu recorded here was really like what countless fanfictions from his previous life had claimed, with only the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique inside.
Let me personally uncover this unsolved mystery!
Naruto thought as he read through the scroll.
“Let’s see what the first one is.”
“Hmm…
It’s still the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.
Naruto changes, but the Shadow Clone remains eternal!”
He mocked himself before quickly becoming serious again.
He couldn’t relax before the Third Hokage died.
To prevent the Third Hokage from noticing anything while secretly observing him, and to make himself more consistent with the original Naruto, he deliberately shouted in near despair, “What?!
The first one is the thing I’m worst at!!!”
He continued unrolling the scroll, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
The second technique was actually the Flying Thunder God Technique.
After that came the Four Symbols Seal, Five Elements Seal, Nine-Faced Seal, and various other sealing techniques, along with genjutsu such as the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique and a few Wind Release techniques.
After quickly browsing through all the ninjutsu, he returned to the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.
He scratched his head and deliberately put on a helpless expression.
While Naruto was still showing off his acting skills and performing as someone on the verge of a breakdown, chaos had already erupted at the Hokage’s office because of him.
A ninja with rather unruly hair spoke first.
“Lord Hokage, we can’t just treat this as another prank this time!”
As soon as he finished speaking, a one-eyed ninja immediately followed up.
“This scroll is a dangerous item left behind by the previous Hokage.
If someone were to master it and use it for evil purposes…”
Before he could finish, someone else in the crowd interrupted.
“What if a spy takes it out of the village…”
Among the crowd, Iruka clenched his teeth as he looked at his fellow ninja, but he couldn’t refute them.
The Third Hokage remained silent for a moment before looking at the crowd.
“Mm.
Find Naruto and bring him back!”
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone answered, “Yes!” and scattered in all directions, leaving behind clouds of smoke that showed how many people had just been there.
Numerous ninja leaped across rooftops and raced along the walls, all searching for Naruto.
Iruka, meanwhile, searched all the places Naruto had frequented in the past, but he still couldn’t find any trace of him.
He stopped to catch his breath, worry filling his heart.
“Where are you, Naruto?
Come out already!”
Elsewhere, Mizuki was also moving quickly between buildings.
They were both searching for someone, but compared to Iruka’s concern, Mizuki wore a triumphant smile.
“As long as I take this opportunity to deal with Naruto, the Scroll of Seals will be mine.
Then I can go and pledge myself to Lord Orochimaru!”
In front of a house deep in the forest, Naruto finally stopped moving.
Practicing the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique while simultaneously displaying his acting skills without letting anyone notice had nearly exhausted him.
He’s only twelve years old, you know!
He cried out desperately in his heart before quickly putting those strange thoughts aside.
Looking at the Scroll of Seals before him, he secretly rejoiced that tonight’s harvest had been quite rewarding.
He simply sat down on the ground.
Naruto, covered in sweat, breathed heavily.
At that moment, a dark shadow fell across his face, followed by a voice.
“Naruto!”
It was Iruka!
Imitating the original Naruto’s mannerisms, Naruto looked at Iruka, narrowed his eyes, scratched his head, and let out several “Hehe” laughs.
“Wow, you’re amazing!
You still managed to find me, Iruka-sensei.
I just memorized a few of the ninjutsu!”
Naruto’s words left Iruka standing there in a daze.
He’s actually been practicing ninjutsu here?
In a place like this?
What could he possibly learn…
Before Iruka could finish thinking, Naruto interrupted him.
“Here, here!
Let me show you a really powerful ninjutsu!
If I successfully learn it, you have to let me graduate, okay?”
Naruto finished excitedly, leaving Iruka stunned.
“Who told you that?”
Naruto knew the time had come to shift the blame, so he naturally spread his arms and stretched before saying, “Mizuki-sensei.
Mizuki-sensei told me about this scroll and where it was sealed!”
As he spoke, Naruto jumped backward, revealing the scroll behind him, then pointed his thumb toward it.
Before Naruto could finish speaking, he noticed that something was wrong with Iruka’s expression, and his voice gradually became quieter.
“Mizuki?”
Iruka froze completely when he heard that name.
“How could it be him?!”
While Iruka was momentarily distracted, several kunai shot toward them!
Iruka reacted swiftly and shoved Naruto aside, preventing him from being injured, but a kunai struck his right leg instead.
“So that’s what this is about!”
Iruka seemed to have understood something.
At that moment, Mizuki’s voice came from a tree above them.
“Naruto, hurry up and hand over the scroll!”
Naruto seemed to freeze.
He turned to look at Iruka-sensei and asked in confusion, “Um…
um, what’s going on?”
Naruto pretended to be shocked as he turned toward Iruka, putting on a completely bewildered expression.
Iruka, however, was stunned by Mizuki’s words.
He spoke each word slowly and clearly.
“Do you even know what you’re saying, Mizuki?!”
Then he turned toward Naruto.
“Don’t let him fool you, Naruto!”
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