Naruto Uzumaki is a Rogue Ninja

Mizuki watched Naruto, who was dozing at her desk, a malicious smile creeping onto his lips. Unfortunately for him, Naruto was highly sensitive to malice. She opened her eyes and saw Mizuki's ill-intentioned grin.

Mizuki, the one who in the original story lured Naruto into stealing the Scroll of Seals. In reality, given Naruto's skills back then, he wouldn't have been able to steal the scroll if Mizuki hadn't intentionally let him.

She recalled how Naruto had repeatedly declared his ambition to become Hokage in the original story, and then thought about her own situation.

That old pervert who's always peeping in the bathhouse with his crystal ball... if she ever got her hands on the Scroll of Seals, it would be a disaster for her old age. Considering she's a deterrent comparable to a nuclear bomb, it's already good enough that she's being trained as a regular ninja, isn't it...

It seems the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu from the original story isn't meant for me. Oh well, I just need to train hard enough to leave Konoha smoothly. I'll leave the rest to the Nine-Tails.

However, during my time at the Ninja Academy, it seems I won't be able to learn any ninjutsu besides the Three Jutsu. So, I'll have to rely on taijutsu...

If it's like the original story, I should be assigned to Kakashi's Team 7. Then I can learn ninjutsu from Kakashi and use the chaos when Orochimaru uses the Sand Shinobi to attack Konoha to escape. But things might not go as smoothly as I imagine. I'll just have to take it one step at a time.

Taking advantage of Iruka's absence, Mizuki found Naruto.

"Teacher, is something wrong?"

Knowing Mizuki wasn't a good person, Naruto couldn't show it and looked at Mizuki with a puzzled expression.

"Why aren't you playing with the others?" Mizuki asked knowingly, a look of concern on his face that made Naruto's stomach churn. She felt an urge to throw up right in his face.

It's already annoying enough to have Sasuke at the same desk, and now Mizuki is bothering me after class. I've had enough.

"I'm fine playing by myself," Naruto replied, a strained smile on her vulnerable face. Her azure eyes were slightly red, making her look like a heartbreakingly pitiable little girl.

Mizuki thought Naruto was genuinely sad. He suppressed the malice rising in his heart and pretended to be concerned, hugging Naruto. Naruto's body stiffened for a moment. Mizuki mistook this as Naruto never having been treated gently before and wore a triumphant smile.

This bastard dares to hug me!

The moment Mizuki hugged her, Naruto almost kicked him in the groin. It was precisely because she restrained the urge to attack that her body stiffened for an instant, leading to Mizuki's misunderstanding.

Unaware that Naruto had long seen through his true nature, Mizuki was still thinking about how to gain Naruto's favor and make her a student who would obey his every word.

Is this guy trying to use me? Maybe I can... Naruto slowly closed her azure eyes and leaned on Mizuki's shoulder, deliberately showing a vulnerable expression to make Mizuki mistakenly believe he had opened Naruto's heart. He stroked Naruto's hair, unaware that Naruto was currently plotting how to drain Mizuki of all his value.

After Mizuki left, Naruto, suppressing her nausea, went home after school. She washed her hair five or three times, but still felt disgusted, even having the urge to cut it off.

In her inner world, Naruto angrily tugged at the Nine-Tails' fur, her eyes red as she complained, "That bastard Mizuki dared to hug me and touch my hair! I can't stand it, I feel sick just thinking about it! I'm getting goosebumps all over!"

Naruto rolled up her pajama sleeves to show the Nine-Tails the goosebumps on her arm. The Nine-Tails strained its eyes, but could barely see the tiny goosebumps. Did it really think its eyes were the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan?

Seeing the Nine-Tails struggling to see, Naruto couldn't help but cover her stomach and laugh heartily.

The Nine-Tails realized it had been tricked by Naruto and rolled its eyes in annoyance, kicking Naruto away.

"Hmph!"

Does she think I'm just a pushover, like a mother?

However, not long after kicking Naruto out, she ran back in, excitedly saying to the Nine-Tails, "Nine-Tails! Nine-Tails! I learned the Transformation Jutsu!"

"Watch me transform into something for you!"

Saying that, Naruto formed hand seals. With a "poof," the smoke cleared, and Naruto had transformed into a golden-furred Nine-Tails fox, countless times smaller, only the size of a child, proudly lifting its head with its nine tails wagging.

"How is it! Am I like you!"

The Nine-Tails looked helplessly at Naruto, who was full of expectant energy. Shouldn't you be showing this expression to your teacher? Why are you showing it to me! I'm just a tailed beast, that's all.

"Yeah! So amazing!" (Reading with sarcasm)

The Nine-Tails flicked Naruto's forehead. The smoke cleared, and Naruto was reverted to her original form. She clutched her forehead, lying on the ground, looking resentfully at the Nine-Tails.

"Couldn't you have been gentler?"

"I was already being gentle!" The Nine-Tails looked at Naruto with a slight stomachache.

"If there's nothing else, you can go back. I'm going to sleep," the Nine-Tails yawned, a little impatient.

Showing off a mere Transformation Jutsu to me, as if I haven't lived all these years for nothing?

Chapter 6: Naruto's Speculation (1/2)

Regarding the Transformation Jutsu, Naruto's immediate impression after learning it was that it was the most overpowered basic ninjutsu. Theoretically, as long as one's imagination was sufficient, they could achieve countless transformations. However, the transformation would be dispelled upon taking damage. If the Transformation Jutsu could be maintained indefinitely, could one truly become someone else?

Naruto felt that even the Second Hokage, who created the Transformation Jutsu, might not have considered this possibility.

Otherwise, with the Second Hokage's genius mind that could create Impure World Reincarnation... it wouldn't be difficult to improve this jutsu. But if that were the case, the Transformation Jutsu wouldn't be a basic ninjutsu; it would become a forbidden jutsu!

It was terrifying to imagine using the Transformation Jutsu for espionage, especially with the Byakugan and Sharingan that could see through illusions!

"Transform!"

The smoke cleared, and Naruto's figure vanished. On the floor, a small ant appeared, looking around.

A few seconds later, Naruto dispelled the jutsu and sat on the floor, contemplating how to apply the Transformation Jutsu in actual combat. She could learn from the original story's transformation into shuriken, but it felt a bit foolish. The Transformation Jutsu only changed the appearance; it didn't change the substance. Even if transformed into a weapon, one was still fundamentally human.

Being hit as a shuriken would definitely cause injury. If one were cut in half by a weapon... Shadow clones were manageable, but if it were the real body, wouldn't it be fatal?

As the most basic and useful ninjutsu, the Three Jutsu, both the Substitution Technique and the Clone Jutsu, played crucial roles. If used skillfully, they could even allow one to defeat stronger opponents.

In the original story, Naruto wouldn't have had access to the Three Jutsu so quickly. With the help of the "good teacher" Mizuki, Naruto encountered the Three Jutsu earlier than others. However, Naruto's goal wasn't just the Three Jutsu; she also wanted to learn Wind Release, which matched her chakra nature.

She also wanted to learn how to create the Rasengan. Without anyone to teach her, she didn't dare to try. With Anbu watching nearby, if she were to practice the Rasengan, she'd likely find herself in Root or the Hokage's office the next day. A single wrong word could lead to her being dealt with.

Mizuki teaching her ninjutsu could be attributed to their good relationship, which wouldn't arouse suspicion. If she practiced on her own, it would become a major problem, possibly leading those with persecution complexes to believe the Nine-Tails had possessed her body or something similar.

"Sigh..."

Naruto lay on her bed, sighing and pondering how she'd trick Mizuki into getting her Wind Release ninjutsu tomorrow. Even the most basic Wind Release would do. If the Naruto from the original story could pull off so many variations with a single Rasengan, she refused to believe she couldn't create a few jutsu of her own.

The school building was…

"Last night, I saw Sasuke breathing fire by the lake, it was so amazing! Teacher Mizuki, I want to learn ninjutsu too!"

"Mhm," Mizuki nodded, a gentle smile on his face. What a hassle, he thought to himself. He pulled a chakra testing paper from his vest pocket and said expectantly, "Naruto, inject your chakra into this paper. This will reveal your chakra nature."

"Mhm."

Even though she already knew her chakra nature, Naruto deliberately put on a show of extreme anticipation. She took the chakra testing paper and injected her chakra.

"Riiip—!"

The chakra testing paper tore apart.

This little girl's chakra nature is Wind Release, a truly rare attribute. That Nine-Tails brat really has good luck!