CIATB Chapter 272: The Forbidden Scroll Incident 03
Chapter 272: The Forbidden Scroll Incident 03
Chapter 272: The Forbidden Scroll Incident 03
The smile on Naruto's face vanished as he saw his teacher's vicious and hateful expression. He certainly didn't expect Mizuki to attack him right out of the blue. The blond boy stood frozen in fear as the kunais were coming straight at him.
Sasuke, Shikamaru and the rest of the new graduates also didn't anticipate Mizuki to try and outright kill Naruto right then and there. Their eyes widened and they stood still in shock as well. But Sasuke was the only one who quickly snapped out of it and took action. He held several shuriken between his fingers and was about to throw them from his location but someone beat him to it. The Uchiha heard the distinct whistle of shurikens flying at a fast rate and his eyes moved in that direction. In moments he saw them and realized they were accurately going to intercept Mizuki's kunai.
A few feet in front of Naruto, Mizuki's kunai were hit by several shuriken that came from the darkness of the forest and they successfully deflected the weapons aimed to kill the boy.
"What the? Where did those come from?" Mizuki wondered seeing his attack fail.
A second later Iruka appeared and stood several feet in front of Naruto, looking at his colleague with narrowed eyes.
Shikamaru and the rest of the rookies let out relieved breaths as they saw their friend unharmed. 'Iruka sensei. He's here. Oh thank god.'
"That was too close. If Iruka sensei hadn't shown up or was even a second late, Naruto would have been a goner now." Kiba said in a low tone.
"No kidding" Ino said and Sakura and Hinata nodded. Hinata's hands tightened and clenched into fists. She looked at Mizuki and for the first time the emotion of hatred appeared in her kind heart.
The rest of the rookies paid close attention to the interaction going on between the three and were getting ready to intervene.
Iruka glared at Mizuki silently for a few seconds before speaking. "What's the meaning of this Mizuki? Lord Hokage asked us to bring Naruto in unharmed for questioning. So why did you attack him with such lethal force?"
Mizuki gritted his teeth looking at the man. 'I wanted to make you suffer one last time by telling you what that brat did but I didn't expect you to actually find this place. I guess that's an oversight on my part.'
"I see you found my location. I have to admit. I didn't expect that." Mizuki looked down at Iruka and crossed his arms.
"Wha-what's going on? Why did you attack me? Is- is this part of the test?" Naruto asked, slightly stuttering from the shock of the sudden attack. Naruto looked at the two in confusion as he didn't know what was going on.
Iruka glanced at the boy behind him and was perplexed. "Test? What test? What are you talking about Naruto?"
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Couple dozen meters away from them Shikamaru and his group stood, ready to help out their friend and Iruka sensei. "Shikamaru, now that Iruka sensei is here we can go help out. There is no point in hiding here anymore." Ino said in a low voice looking at the friend.
The Nara shook his head side to side. "If we go out there I'm sure we'll be able to capture Mizuki with Iruka sensei's help. But if Mizuki has anyone helping him then we lose the element of surprise. In a straight fight we might be in trouble."
"Why are you so sure Mizuki has someone to help him?" Sakura asked.
"Because it's what I'd do if I was in his shoes. Mizuki has been planning this for a long time. I'm sure of it. He'd be dumb to betray the village and expect to safely leave on his own. The odds of him seeking out someone to help him is high and if anyone has agreed then they'd no doubt be a strong chunin or possibly even Jonin. So we need to be careful."
"Is that why you asked me, Kiba and Hinata to keep a lookout even now? Are you anticipating the possibility of someone finding us here?" Shino Aburame slightly turned his head in the young Nara's direction.
"Yes. If Mizuki has someone helping him, I can't avoid the possibility that they might have some sensing abilities. If they get the drop on us, we'd become a liability. I don't want that to happen. So the second someone enters our vicinity I want to know."
Hearing Shikamaru's reasoning everyone nodded and turned their attention back to Naruto and the two teachers.
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"Test? What test? What are you talking about Naruto?" Iruka was puzzled and looked at the boy from the corner of his eyes.
"You know, the super secret special exam to become real Genin" Naruto trailed off seeing Iruka sensei's confused expression. "Mizuki sensei told me about it. He told me where to get the scroll and everything"
"Naruto, give me the scroll now!" Mizuki spoke in a menacing tone looking at the boy.
Iruka turned back to Mizuki and his brain quickly figured out what was going on. "You! Now it makes sense. You're behind this whole thing."
"Wh-What's going on sensei? Why is Mizuki sensei acting like that?"
The Grey haired Chunin couldn't help chuckle hearing that question. "You really are an utter idiot aren't you Naruto."
The blonde boy clenched his hands hearing that insult.
"Naruto, listen carefully. That scroll you have contains secret and forbidden jutsus created by the First and Second Hokages. If it got out, it could bring great danger to our village. There is no test. Mizuki used you to steal the scroll for himself. For his own selfish goals."
Hearing Iruka's words Naruto was immediately on guard against the grey haired enemy ninja up on the tree.
Iruka took a kunai from his leg pouch and held it in reverse grip. His eyes squarely fixed on his former friend. "Naruto. No matter what happens, don't let Mizuki have that scroll. Get out of here. Take it straight to Lord Hokage."
"Right!" Naruto nodded his head with determination and strapped the scroll to his back. He was about to jump and escape the place but several shuriken from Mizuki landed near him stopping him in his tracks.
"You two aren't going anywhere. That scroll is mine."
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"Looks like they're about to fight."
"You're planning on having Iruka sensei battle Mizuki and all of us launch a surprise attack if any other enemies show up. Its not a bad plan but still Are you sure about this?" Ino had her doubts as she looked at her friend.
All the hidden Genins stood still as they too were shocked by this revelation. All except Shikamaru. 'Damn it. Now Naruto knows. How's he going to react?'
"No. You're lying. NO!" The more Naruto heard Mizuki speak the angrier he got. Blue chakra whisps began to appear in a whirl all around him.
Iruka sensed the chakra rising in his former student. 'Naruto. Don't lose control.'
"Do you understand now, demon! You will never be accepted in this village. Even your precious Iruka hates you." Mizuki looked at the traumatized boy and reached for the large windmill shuriken tied to his back. He unstrapped it and spun it in his hands.
Naruto, seeing the large weapon, stumbled in fear and fell on his back.
"DIE YOU BEAST!" Mizuki threw the large shuriken at Naruto and the boy desperately scrambled to all fours and tried to escape.
"GET DOWN NARUTO!"
Iruka sensei's shout made Naruto duck down with his head between his arms. He closed his eyes in fear and waited for the pain but it never came. Instead he heard the sounds of metal clashing against metal.
When Naruto opened his eyes a couple seconds later he saw Iruka sensei shielding him with his own body. He looked up at his teacher and saw that the man was looking around in shock.
Several Seconds Before Mizuki threw the Shuriken.
Kiba and Choji were the ones in front of the group and the two clenched their fists in anger as they looked at the grey haired ninja. The hateful words the man spoke made them furious.
"Fuck this shit! I'm not gonna just stay here and listen to this crap anymore. I'm going to help Naruto and Iruka sensei." "Arf." "You comin' Choji?"
"Hell yeah!" The Akimichi nodded with fire in his eyes.
"What about you guys?" Kiba turned to the others.
The rest of the team were angry as well and now with Kiba and Choji deciding to forgo stealth they made that choice as well.
"For once I'm looking forward to starting a fight. Let's go kick that traitor's ass." Ino spoke for them all and the 7 rookies rushed from their spot just as Mizuki threw the weapon.
The Genins saw Iruka rushing over to Naruto and trying to shield him with his own body.
The 7 new Genins immediately took their weapons and threw them at the large four legged spinning blade with as much force as they could muster. Their plan was to deflect the weapon off its path. Just then they also saw several small shuriken coming from the other side aimed for the weapon. They immediately saw Sasuke's figure appear and all the small weapons collided with Mizuki's blade.
Shikamaru and his group's weapons slowed the blade down. Sasuke's shuriken had ninja wire tied to them and the Uchiha manipulated his small weapons to grab the large Windmill Shuriken and force it off course. Mizuki's weapon hit a nearby tree trunk and was embedded all the way through.
Present time.
Iruka willed his body to move and made it just in time to shield Naruto's body with his own. He braced for the lethal impact but instead of pain he sensed several familiar presence coming towards them and then heard the sound of the large shuriken hitting a nearby tree.
Iruka looked up and saw his students appear nearby and walking towards them. It was then that he recalled the strange behaviors of some of them earlier and the conclusions he later came to.
"I can't believe you were dumb enough to think there was a test to steal an important scroll like that from the Hokage tower. You really are a dope."
Naruto couldn't see who but he instantly recognized that voice. 'Sasuke.'
"Oi oi. That's a bit too harsh, Sasuke." The lazy voice of Shikamaru Nara was heard next.
"But Sasuke is kinda right Shikamaru But then again I can't exactly blame Naruto on this one. We're supposed to trust our teachers afterall." Sakura said as she looked at Mizuki with a frown on her face.
Kiba snorted. He glared at the Chunin. "Some teacher. Never did like him anyways. Iruka sensei was far better." "Arf arf." "See. Akamaru agrees."
"Yeah. We're gonna kick your ass for the stunt you just pulled." Ino tied a rubber band around her hair and glared at the enemy ninja.
Choji came near Iruka and stood with his arms crossed while Hinata stood ready with her Taijutsu Gentle Fist stance. They didn't say anything as they looked at Mizuki but their stern expression was more than enough to convey their feelings.
"Surrender Mizuki sensei. No. You do not deserve that title anymore. Surrender Mizuki. Why? Because you are outnumbered." The insects buzzing could be heard throughout the area as Shino looked at the Chunin with a calm face.
The rookies have entered the scene and all of them are ready for battle.
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Author's Note.
Did you guys enjoy it? I had fun writing it. I hope I was able to capture the rookies' personalities accurately.
For some reason at the end of this chapter I envisioned two soundtracks playing in my mind. One piece's Overtaken and Shokugeki no soma's Isshiki's theme. What do you guys think?
The next chapter will be a battle.
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