Chapter 271: The Forbidden Scroll Incident 02

Chapter 271: The Forbidden Scroll Incident 02

It was night time. In a small restaurant/club, several Leaf ninjas were enjoying the food and catching up with their friends. They were sharing stories of their missions and some were even playing cards nearby. There were a couple of prominent Jonins among them as well.

"Ha! I win, Asuma. Pay up." A woman in a trench coat stood with her arms high in the air and holding a victory pose.

"Ya ya." Said the bearded Jonin and the son of the Third Hokage. He took out a small wad of cash and gave it to the woman.

"Aww Poor baby. Don't worry. I'm sure you'll win another game Someday. Hahahaha"

Asuma had a twitch in his eye as he looked at the female Jonin. "Has anyone ever told you that you're a poor winner, Anko?" He said as he opened a small bottle of beer and sipped it.

"All the time." Anko remarked and she quickly counted the bills. "Well I'm off to get me some dango. Have fun making googly eyes at Kurenai when she gets here."

Asuma choked and spat out some beer, hearing that. "I-I don't make-"

"Yeah. Whatever you say pal." Anko waved her hand and exited the small restaurant.

Asuma shook his head and began hanging out with the others. Several minutes went by and suddenly a grey haired ninja rushed into the restaurant, gaining everyone's attention.

"You guys. There's a catastrophe!" The hysterical yell and the panicked face of the ninja put everyone on alert.

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"It's that boy Naruto. He stole the Forbidden Scroll." Mizuki said with the appropriate panicked tone.

"WHAT!?"

Every ninja was shocked when they heard that. Asuma stepped forward and placed a hand on the grey haired ninja's shoulder. "Are you absolutely sure about this?"

"Asuma." Mizuki instantly recognized the man. "Yes. I'm telling the truth. A few people saw him leaving the tower with a large scroll. You should head to the Hokage tower immediately."

"Asuma. If that brat uses the scroll and the seal comes undone" One of the ninjas looked at the bearded Jonin with terror on his face.

"We need to find that brat quickly. Before he causes any damage." Another ninja spoke up.

"Yes but first, we need to see the Hokage. Find out what is going on. I'm sure he's already aware of the matter. We need more information."

Asuma said and the rest of the ninjas nodded in agreement. They immediately made their way to the tower and once everyone left, a devious smile formed on Mizuki's face. 'Yes that's right. I've spread the news to a few groups. Now in a short time everyone will know what Naruto did. There's no stopping this now. Time to see one more person.'

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Iruka was in his home cooking dinner. He hummed a happy tune and smiled as he cooked his food. 'He finally passed the graduation. I just hope he passes the Jonin's test too Good luck Naruto. I'm rooting for you.'

Iruka leaned forward and took a deep breath of air. "Aahh That smells delicious. Those cooking lessons really paid off." The Chunin turned off the flames and was about to plate his food when suddenly loud banging came from his front door.

'What the hell?' "I'm coming. I'm coming." Iruka quickly opened the door and saw Mizuki in a panic. "Mizuki? What's wrong?"

"It's terrible Iruka sensei. You need to get to Lord Hokage."

"What happened? Why are you so anxious?" Iruka could see the fear on his fellow teacher's face and he didn't know what to think.

"It's Naruto. He stole the Sacred scroll!"

Iruka's eyes widened in shock. At that moment, for him, the sounds of the world started disappearing and all he could hear and feel were the sounds of his rapidly beating chest. He stood frozen with the sound of his heart in his ear. 'Naruto Why?'

Seeing Iruka stand still in shock Mizuki slightly shook him. "Iruka. Get it together. We need to find him before something terrible happens."

Iruka snapped out of his daze. "Naruto stole the Scroll of Sealing? Are you sure about this Mizuki?"

"Yes. You need to get to Lord Hokage."

Iruka nodded and the two immediately left the area. Both of them, going in different directions.

Mizuki looked at his watch and smiled. 'It's almost time for Zefrek to make his move.'

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Hokage Tower.

In front of the Tower a large group of shinobi had already gathered.

"Lord Hokage. Is it true? Did he really take the scroll?" One of the ninjas asked and Hiruzen nodded his head. "I'm afraid so."

Anger could be seen on most of the ninjas but some were silent and keenly gazing at the old leader. At that moment Iruka arrived and stood at the back of the crowd.

"Lord Hokage, this isn't a small matter. That scroll in the wrong hands could bring disaster to our village."

'Taking the longer route will cost me more time but this way I can be certain that no one's following me'

-

East Canyons.

Choji, Kiba and Shino were keeping watch on Naruto as he trained his new Shadow clone jutsu. "Oh man. Not only did that idiot take the scroll he actually learned a jutsu from it. Maybe I should take a peek inside that thing."

"I would not recommend that course of action Kiba." Shino calmly said as he looked at the solid clones Naruto was creating. "That jutsu came from the scroll that is dubbed Forbidden. It must have some extreme cost. We would be wise not to act foolishly."

"Right."

Just then Shikamaru, Hinata, Ino and Sakura joined them.

"Did you guys set up the traps?" Kiba turned to them and asked.

"Yeah. But we need to be careful."

"I just I just wish we could talk to Naruto. He doesn't even know he's in danger."

Shikamaru slightly sighed and spoke. "I know what you mean Hinata. But that guy can be hard headed sometimes. If we go over to him now, he'll most likely fight us. And what's more, we need to catch Mizuki red handed. The second he reveals his true intentions, we'll try our best to trap him."

"And if he has anyone helping him?" Kiba and Akamaru looked at the tactician in their group.

"Then we go to plan B."

"What about Sasuke? Did you guys go talk to him?" Choji asked while hiding under the bush.

"No. He was on the other side and too far away. We would have given ourselves away if we tried to go over to him." The young Nara shook his head.

"I could have had my insects send him a message but Shikamaru is worried someone might find out and how Sasuke might react."

"We'll worry about Sasuke later. I'm sure he'll know to make the correct decision if anything happens. Right now Naruto is the priority."

As most of the Rookies nodded and paid close attention to the blonde boy training his new jutsu, Shino slowly made his way near Shikamaru.

"I'm sure Naruto would believe us if we told him that this whole thing is a trap. So what's the real reason you don't want to confront him?" The new Aburame Genin asked Shikamaru in a very low voice.

The Nara was silent as he heard the question. "I have my reasons." He didn't say anything more as he stared at the blonde training a short distance away. But his mind was in turmoil.

'If I tell Naruto that Mizuki hates him enough to trap him like this then he'll demand to know the reason. How am I supposed to tell him why Mizuki hates him? How can I tell him that he has some sort of connection to the very creature that brought misery and pain to the village I don't even know the full picture about it myself'

Shikamaru quietly sighed and kept his gaze forward. Seeing that his question won't be answered any further, Shino decided to drop it.

On the other side of the field Sasuke was keeping an eye on Naruto and as he watched his classmate train hard, he remembered the words Daichi said to him during their spars. The Uchiha shook his head to get rid of the annoying thoughts and focused. 'That clone jutsu could be pretty useful to me.'

As he stood there hidden from view he suddenly heard the sound of leaves and branches moving. 'Someone's coming.'

Sasuke made sure to stay hidden and soon saw who it was heading for Naruto. 'That's'

-

Naruto released all the clones and fell back to the ground. "Oh man. Pant pant That was tough." He was taking large gulps of air and tried to regain some energy. Naruto then sat up and looked at his hands. "But it was worth it. With this jutsu I'll be unstoppable."

Just then someone made his appearance. "I didn't think you'd look that tired getting that scroll here. But well done."

Naruto looked up at the familiar voice and saw Mizuki sensei on a tree staring at him.

"Yeah. I got the scroll. I completed the toughest exam, no problem. Believe it." Naruto had a big grin as he looked at his teacher.

Mizuki chuckled as he looked at the boy. "Yes you did. There's only one more thing you need to do."

Naruto rubbed the back of his head and smiled back. "What's that sensei?"

The smile on Mizuki's face fell and the next instant he threw several kunai at the boy with speed and precision. "DIE!"

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Author's Note:

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