As night fell, under Mizuki's instigation, Naruto stole the Book of Seals without hesitation. He did not want to disappoint Xiao Xie, nor did he want to lose Xiao Xie as a friend.
"Naruto, that little guy, is working pretty hard, huh?"
Xiao Xie concealed himself and watched Naruto in the distance diligently practicing the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, a light laugh escaping him.
With a thought from Xiao Xie, his Soul Power rapidly spread out, recording every forbidden technique written in the Book of Seals in Naruto's hands.
Once Xiao Xie had recorded all the forbidden techniques, he moved and silently left. There was no longer anything he needed to worry about.
Every move Naruto made had actually been under the Third Hokage's surveillance. To keep the Third Hokage from discovering him, Xiao Xie had deliberately concealed himself.
Naruto had succeeded in stealing the Book of Seals because the Third Hokage had allowed it. It was also a test from the Third Hokage, meant to see whether learning the truth about his identity would cause the Nine-Tails to go berserk.
If Naruto could easily be provoked into making the Nine-Tails go berserk, then the Third Hokage would likely never allow him to leave Konoha Village for the rest of his life.
Mizuki and Iruka's appearances afterward were likewise under the Third Hokage's control, so Naruto would not be in any danger. Naturally, Xiao Xie had no need to remain there.
After returning to his room, Xiao Xie immediately entered the Worship Space and began studying the forbidden techniques he had just recorded.
The Book of Seals contained over a hundred forbidden techniques. Xiao Xie naturally would not learn all of them, and only intended to study a few that would greatly benefit him.
"Eight Gates, Impure World Reincarnation, and