Graduation Exam and the Scroll of Seals

Today, the Konoha Ninja School is bustling with excitement, as another class of children is about to graduate and become true, independent ninjas.

While these children are diligently taking their exams, on the roof of a five-story building directly across from the school gates, a young man stands. His fair skin highlights his pale pink lips, and his handsome, prominent features and perfect face shape are striking. In particular, three earrings of unknown material glinting on his left ear add a touch of rebelliousness to his sunny, handsome appearance.

This youth appears to be only twelve or thirteen years old. He wears a black-and-red outfit that resembles the imperial robes of the Qin Dynasty, though it has been modified.

In this world of Naruto, there is no one else who would dare to strut around in such an ostentatious outfit; it could only be our transmigrated and reborn classmate, Hyuga Kamizuki.

At this moment, the veins around Kamizuki's eyes are bulging as he stares toward the Ninja School.

Yes! Anyone from the Hyuga Clan seeing this would recognize that he has already activated his Byakugan.

Ordinary members of the Hyuga Clan can only maintain this Byakugan state for half an hour to an hour before their chakra reserves are exhausted.

However, Kamizuki, who possesses the Tenseigan, is different. When he uses the Byakugan, his chakra consumption is minimal. Given his current chakra levels, which have reached the mid-Kage level, he can essentially use the Byakugan at will.

Apologies! I have digressed; let us return to the main topic.

Under the Byakugan's vision, Kamizuki watches a figure in the school enveloped in a mass of fiery red chakra wrapped in light blue. The owner of this figure is, of course, that Uzumaki Naruto, who only knows how to cause trouble.

For a long time, Kamizuki has been looking forward to the day of Hinata's graduation exam.

Because he is familiar with the plot, he knows that Naruto will fail this exam. Once he fails, Naruto will be incited by Mizuki to steal the Scroll of Seals.

And he, Hyuga Kamizuki, will secretly "borrow" the Scroll of Seals from Naruto after he steals it, allowing him to memorize as many useful secret techniques as possible in the shortest amount of time.

After a morning of testing, the exams finally concluded.

Almost every student who participated in the graduation exam passed, with only one exception: Uzumaki Naruto.

Having failed the graduation exam several times already, Uzumaki Naruto now sits on a swing at the edge of the playground, dejectedly watching his peers tell their parents or friends about how impressively they passed the assessment.

At the same time, several women nearby are pointing at Naruto, whispering bad things about him.

Listening to their conversation, Naruto's mood sinks even further. Just then, Mizuki appears from somewhere, walks to Naruto's side, and says a few words to him before the two disappear together.

When Mizuki called Naruto away, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, standing at the classroom door, saw everything.

Sarutobi Hiruzen called Umino Iruka over and gave him a few instructions. Iruka then departed to carry out the Third Hokage's orders.

After instructing Iruka, the Third Hokage cast a glance with his peripheral vision toward the roof of the building across from the school before leaving as well.

Kamizuki, who had been on the roof, followed after Mizuki took Naruto away. He kept a great distance, silently watching Mizuki hoodwink Naruto.

After leaving the school with Mizuki, Naruto arrived at a deserted rooftop. Mizuki patiently guided Naruto, telling him not to hold a grudge against Iruka and similar platitudes.

Naruto, swayed by Mizuki's words, began to reflect on how Iruka had treated him over the years. He came to understand and felt that Iruka was right not to let him pass the exam.

Afterward, Mizuki played a game of suspense, drawing Naruto's attention to how he could pass the exam.

Finally, Mizuki told Naruto about the Scroll of Seals and then left, a sinister smirk of success playing on his lips as he departed.

After hearing this, Naruto didn't think twice. He only thought that if he could use the ninjutsu learned from the Scroll of Seals to pass the assessment, he could become a true, independent ninja.

His blood rushed to his head, and he set off to steal the Scroll of Seals.

It was already night. Kamizuki followed Naruto from a great distance, arriving in a dense forest. Naruto took several turns and arrived at a place resembling an abandoned warehouse.

Kamizuki watched as Naruto quietly entered the warehouse. Not long after, Naruto emerged carrying a massive scroll on his back.

Kamizuki knew that the scroll, which was as tall as Naruto himself, was the Scroll of Seals he desired. He was in no hurry to step out and "borrow" it from Naruto.

He waited until Naruto had carried the Scroll of Seals to a relatively safe tree. Just as Naruto was about to open the scroll to take a look, Kamizuki could wait no longer, knowing that the Third Hokage would soon send many ninjas to search for Naruto and the scroll.

Iruka and Mizuki would also find Naruto soon, so his window of time was very short; he had to act quickly.

He did not want anyone to know about his actions, as it would arouse suspicion.

Therefore, the moment Naruto was about to open the Scroll of Seals, Kamizuki's eyes suddenly shifted from the Byakugan to the Tenseigan, and he appeared in front of Naruto at his maximum speed.

Seeing Kamizuki appear out of nowhere, Naruto was so startled he nearly fell out of the tree.

But the moment Naruto's eyes met Kamizuki's moon-like Tenseigan, his will was instantly controlled by Kamizuki.

Having controlled Naruto, Kamizuki put him to sleep in an instant and then took the Scroll of Seals from the unconscious boy's arms.

After taking the scroll, Kamizuki jumped down from the tree. In a clearing below, he laid the entire Scroll of Seals flat on the grass and, using his moon-like Tenseigan, memorized the entire contents of the scroll into his brain at top speed.

Once the scroll was memorized, Kamizuki rolled it back up and placed it back into the arms of Naruto, who was still in the tree.

After finishing these tasks, Kamizuki used the Tenseigan's control technique to wake Naruto up. He transmitted the method of the Multi-Shadow Clone technique into Naruto's brain, allowing him to successfully learn the secret art.

Finally, Kamizuki erased the memory of his appearance from Naruto's mind and implanted a new memory: that after stealing the Scroll of Seals, Naruto had come to this tree on his own and learned the Multi-Shadow Clone technique.

Having done all this, Kamizuki left the area and headed home; the events here no longer had anything to do with him.

Believing his work to be flawless, Kamizuki happily returned to the Hyuga compound.

However, he had forgotten one thing—or rather, one person: the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Kamizuki had forgotten that in Sarutobi Hiruzen's hands was a Crystal Ball, and Hiruzen could see everything Kamizuki had done that night through it.