Konoha: The Female Ninja Lost It After the Diary Was Exposed

Tsunade, Uzuki Yugao, Ino, Hinata, and the others were all surprised by what they read in the Diary.

From what Naruto was saying,

Mizuki had lured Naruto into stealing the Scroll of Seals, and the Third Hokage had been pulling the strings?

But why would the Third Hokage do that?

For a moment,

all the women were curious.

[In the Original Story, Naruto failed the Graduation Exam. He was the only student at the Ninja Academy who didn't become a ninja.]

[That was when Mizuki seized the chance to lure Naruto into stealing the Scroll of Seals.]

[More importantly, Naruto, who wasn't even a genin, actually managed to steal it!]

[And he learned the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique from it.]

[You couldn't convince me that old man, the Third Hokage, hadn't planned this.]

Tsunade gave a soft snort as she read the Diary.

She knew her teacher all too well. This was exactly the sort of thing he would do.

Uzuki Yugao, meanwhile, finally understood.

So,

it had all been the Third Hokage's plan.

No wonder he hadn't done anything about Mizuki after she reported his suspicious behavior.

[Huh? Someone's knocking?]

[It's Mizuki. Looks like he hasn't given up after all.]

[In that case, I'll have to play along.]

[After all, Hiruzen Sarutobi has a ninjutsu called the Telescope Technique. He can use it to watch anywhere in Konoha, so he might be watching right now.]

[Hmph. I'd bet that old man invented it to spy on the women's baths!]

The women fell silent as they read the Diary.

Tsunade: That rotten old man! He's just like Jiraiya!

Uzuki Yugao: Is that what the Third Hokage is really like behind closed doors?!

Ino Yamanaka: Pervert!

Sakura Haruno: Pervert!

Hinata Hyuga: P-pervert!

At the same time,

Hiruzen Sarutobi sneezed inside the Hokage Building.

"That's strange. Why is my nose suddenly so itchy?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi muttered to himself, then turned his gaze to the Crystal Ball.

In its image,

Naruto Uzumaki had already reached the Hokage Building.

Two Master Actors Wasted on Anything but Acting "Ahahaha... I really am strong! The Third Hokage and those Anbu idiots never noticed a thing."

Naruto Uzumaki laughed smugly as he walked out of the building with the Scroll of Seals on his back.

Hidden in the shadows, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Anbu twitched at his words. They felt insulted.

Idiot.

You're strutting around in plain sight. Even a blind man could spot you!

Do you have any idea how much we had to hold back to let you take the Scroll of Seals?

Who's the idiot here?!

Only Uzuki Yugao covered her mouth to hide a giggle.

She knew

Naruto had discovered the truth long ago. He was saying it now to get under the skin of the Third Hokage and the Anbu hiding nearby.

"Tch."

"No fun."

When nothing happened around him, Naruto Uzumaki muttered under his breath and dashed toward the edge of the village with the Scroll of Seals.

Hiruzen Sarutobi might have let him take it, but Naruto couldn't make his own awareness too obvious, or someone would notice.

At Hiruzen Sarutobi's signal, Uzuki Yugao immediately followed Naruto as he left.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stayed in the Hokage Office with the Anbu.

Before long,

Naruto reached the place where he had agreed to meet Mizuki, carrying the Scroll of Seals.

While Mizuki was still nowhere in sight, Naruto opened it.

"Just as I thought. Apart from the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, all the other Forbidden Techniques are sealed off. I can't see them at all."

Naruto Uzumaki gave a soft snort.

Then

he began to read carefully.

The Multiple Shadow Clone Technique was a Forbidden Technique in the Scroll of Seals, but it wasn't hard to learn. Its principles were much like those of the Clone Technique.

After a quick read, Naruto had already memorized exactly how to perform it.

Learning the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique was a worthwhile gain.

Some time later, Mizuki finally arrived, panting.

"Great work, Naruto."

"Hand me the Scroll of Seals."

Mizuki smiled at Naruto.

"Mr. Mizuki, I'm the one who stole it. I'll hold on to it."

Naruto Uzumaki spoke calmly.

"What?"

"Are you defying my orders?"

Mizuki's expression suddenly turned vicious.

"You Demon Fox. I was going to let you live a little longer, but I'd better deal with you now."

"Mr. Mizuki, what are you talking about? I don't understand."

Naruto Uzumaki spoke calmly.

"Hmph!"

Mizuki snorted, pulled a shuriken from his Ninja Tool Pouch, and charged at Naruto Uzumaki.

The Anbu could catch up at any moment. He couldn't waste any more time.

But

Mizuki hadn't expected

Naruto Uzumaki to dodge his attack so easily.

"How is that possible?!"

Mizuki stared at Naruto Uzumaki in disbelief.

How could the dead-last student at the Ninja Academy dodge his attack?

"Idiot."

Mizuki froze as he read Naruto Uzumaki's lips.

What was going on?

Why did this feel nothing like what he had imagined?

It was as if Naruto

had known something all along.

While Mizuki stood stunned, a terrifying surge of chakra suddenly erupted from Naruto Uzumaki.

Mizuki was a chunin, after all. Naruto could defeat him with ease at his current strength, but if he did it without using the Nine-Tails' power, explaining it afterward would be difficult.

Besides,

with his Perfect Sage Body,

borrowing a little of the Nine-Tails' power wouldn't affect him.

Meanwhile,

Mizuki sensed the cold, violent malice saturating Naruto's chakra. An overwhelming sense of danger rose within him.

"Demon Fox!"

"You really are the Demon Fox!"

Mizuki pointed at Naruto Uzumaki, his voice trembling.

He suddenly regretted ever provoking the Demon Fox.

"Mr. Mizuki, you know something?"

"The last time I saw someone as stupid as you was the last time."

Huh?

Naruto Uzumaki's words left Mizuki dumbfounded.

But

he shook his head.

He had no time to puzzle over that now.

"You... you knew all along."

"You did this on purpose!"

Mizuki's voice shook with fear.

"You're only figuring that out now? Too late."

"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

Without giving Mizuki another chance to argue, Naruto Uzumaki shouted, and thousands of shadow clones surrounded him.

In just a few seconds, Mizuki was beaten to a pulp.

Well...

"Pulp" in the most literal sense.

After all,

the Shinobi World had all kinds of strange powers.

Even from a corpse,

the Yamanaka Clan could extract information by searching the brain.

"Naruto!"