wrong--

Thinking of Naruto's other identity, Iruka changed his color.

If it were Naruto, he might be able to successfully attack the Hokage if he was careless!

"Mizuki, how is Hokage-sama's injury?"

Iruka hurriedly put on his clothes and followed Mizuki to the Hokage Building to gather.

"I heard that my nose was injured and I lost a lot of blood."

Mizuki looked serious.

"???"

Nose injured? Severe blood loss?

Iruka didn't know for a moment whether this was a minor injury or a serious injury.

◎

The order to arrest Naruto was quickly issued, and most of the jounin and chuunin in Konoha Village were already dispatched.

Everyone gnashed their teeth and became fierce, vowing to capture Naruto.

Attacking the Hokage and stealing the Sealed Book are completely different from skipping class and painting the Hokage Rock and other pranks.

Considering Naruto's special identity, could the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki want to defect?

If this kind of thing really happened, it would not be a simple prank to cover up the bad behavior of the past.

A sneak attack on the Hokage or stealing the Sealed Book, no matter which one it is, is a felony-level crime.

In the office, the originally noisy scene suddenly became much quieter.

Hiruzen seemed to recall something, rubbed his still hot nose, took out the crystal ball, injected his own chakra, and it directly showed the scene of the forest.

In an open space deep in the forest, a dirty Naruto sat there, flipping through a huge scroll half a man's height, scratching his head, as if he was very worried about how to learn the ninjutsu above.

"Hokage-sama, don't we need to stop it? Many of the books in the Sealed Book are forbidden techniques. If you are not careful..."

Kakashi appeared next to Hiruzen and saw Naruto's somewhat reckless behavior. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows under the mask.

However, Hiruzen's expression was calm, as if he acquiesced to Naruto's behavior and did not stop it.

Hiruzen's acquiescence also left Kakashi speechless.

After all, what Naruto took away was a genuine sealed book, but... there must have been multiple traps set inside it. Even if he, the ANBU minister, had been there, he would have stumbled into it and would not have benefited from it.

Otherwise, Hiruzen, as the Hokage, would not have allowed Naruto to take away such a dangerous thing so easily.

"Have the people behind Mizuki been investigated?"

Hiruzen asked.

"Sorry, not yet. But I think there are only two possibilities, Chiba Shiraishi and Orochimaru."

Kakashi analyzed.

Hiruzen nodded.

He had the same idea.

It's just that compared to Orochimaru, he is more inclined to think that Chiba Shiraishi is the mastermind behind the scenes.

"You should also take the ANBU there, Kakashi. It's time to close the net."

"yes."

Kakashi took the order and went down.

◎

Naruto felt very tired, his head was buzzing and it hurt like hell.

He leaned against the trees and looked at the sealed book in front of him. To put it shamefully, he could only barely understand the first ninjutsu.

As for the subsequent spells, although I know the words, all the words are basically incomprehensible when they are put together.

"Hehe, but with the first ninjutsu you have mastered, it is really easy to pass the graduation exam. I have to thank Mr. Mizuki seriously..."

Saying this, Naruto stood up from the ground proudly, not even taking a few steps.

A breath of air quickly approached him. Naruto raised his head, saw the sound of the other party grinding his teeth, and looked over with a sly smile:

"Naruto!"

"Ah, I found Iruka-sensei!"

"Asshole, I'm here to find you!"

Iruka yelled loudly and looked at Naruto with an angry face.

"Uh...why are you so angry?"

Naruto looked at Iruka with a puzzled expression.

Isn't this a hidden exam rule?

"..."

Iruka took a deep breath, tried to calm down the anger in his heart, and asked patiently: "Before I go back with me, I want to ask, what are you doing here, and why did you steal the Sealed Book?"

Fortunately, he was the first one to discover Naruto. If it had been other chuunin or jounin, this would not have been the case.

Instead, he beat Naruto until he was half dead and dragged him back roughly.

But after Iruka saw Naruto's expression, he knew that there must be some hidden secrets that he didn't know about.

Even if Naruto could actually steal the Sealed Book because of his special status, the probability is too small.

He was worried whether Naruto was being taken advantage of by someone.

If that's the case, you have to go back and report it to the Hokage.

"Of course it's to practice ninjutsu... As for stealing the sealed book, isn't this the school's hidden exam rule?"

Naruto looked at Iruka.

"Hidden exam rules?"

Iruka was stunned.

Are there such hidden exam rules in schools?

"By the way, let you take a look at my newly learned ninjutsu first. After seeing this, you will let me graduate, Iruka-sensei!"

Naruto said happily as he began to form seals and gather the few chakra in his body.

"Wait a minute, things haven't been explained clearly yet. Who told you about the so-called hidden exam rules?"

Iruka asked urgently.

"Hey, of course it's Mizuki-sensei. He said that as long as he can take the Sealed Book from the Hokage's house and learn the first ninjutsu on it, he can pass the hidden exam and successfully graduate to become a ninja."

Naruto told everything.

Then he looked at Iruka with a strange look on his face, as if he didn't know anything about it.

"Mizuki!?"

Iruka looked shocked, and at the moment of sudden realization, he pushed Naruto away and let him roll out.

"ah!"

The painful cry made Naruto wake up from rolling on the ground.

I saw Iruka being stabbed by shurikens and kunai, leaning against a tree, holding on without falling.

"I...Iruka-sensei..."

Naruto couldn't help but tremble when he saw Iruka covered in blood.

"Don't worry about me, Naruto, I'm fine..."

As he spoke, Iruka gasped and stubbornly raised his head, looking at the figure standing on the branch not far away.

"I see, you were the one who deceived Naruto and asked him to attack Hokage-sama and steal the Sealed Book? Mizuki?"

Iruka understood everything at this time.

Looking at the cold expression on my friend's face, the tenderness was no longer there, as if I had gotten to know each other all over again.

"Hey, Teacher Mizuki, what are you doing..."

Naruto also noticed Mizuki's figure and looked back and forth between Mizuki and Iruka, not knowing what was going on.

"Thank you for your hard work, Naruto. Okay, come to me with the scroll, and I will take you to a place where no one will discriminate against you."

Mizuki followed Naruto's lead and jumped off the branch, ignoring Iruka's presence.

No one...discriminates?

Naruto was attracted by Mizuki's words and subconsciously walked over.

"Don't go there, Naruto! This guy is lying to you!"

Iruka pulled out the kunai from his body, and after simply stopping the bleeding, he came to Naruto and blocked Mizuki's way.

"Lied to me?"

Naruto didn't know why.

"Yes, there are no so-called hidden examination rules in the Ninja School. This guy Mizuki is using you to steal the Sealed Book and master the forbidden power in it!"

Iruka forced a serious expression.

When Naruto heard this, he also looked at Mizuki, his eyes wary.

Mizuki didn't defend himself, looked at Naruto and smiled: "Yes, I did lie to you, Naruto. But don't you want to know the truth?"

"the truth?"
To be continued...