The Book of Seals—a top-secret scroll containing forbidden techniques of Konohagakure.
Its contents are restricted to the Hokage and only a handful of trusted shinobi.
"We must find nma imdiately! If this continues, the damage will be irreparable!"
Iruka clenched his fists tightly, his heart pounding with dread.
anwhile, nma sat alone in the forest, not far from the rendezvous point agreed upon with Mizuki. Leisurely, he unrolled the massive scroll, intent on glimpsing the advanced ninjutsu, hidden arts, and forbidden jutsu within.
In the original tiline, Naruto had discovered the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique here.
But nma's ambitions stretched further.
He wanted more.
Still, as nma had guessed from the start—if Hiruzen Sarutobi allowed him to steal the scroll so easily, there had to be precautions.
The trailing Anbu were one safeguard.
But the scroll itself carried another—the Hokage's personal trap.
The arrangent was deliberate, ant to heighten the psychological tension, to test nma's resolve.
When nma attempted to unfurl the scroll past its first section, he found it bound tight, immovable, no matter how much strength he used.
His expression remained calm, but inwardly his heart sank.
"Tch… so that's why the old man was so confident. A sealing technique—blocking access to most of the content. Damn it!"
Hiruzen had anticipated everything.
In the original events, Naruto had stumbled upon Multiple Shadow Clone right at the beginning and stopped there, never triggering the seal.
But nma was different. His true targets were the Flying Thunder God Technique and the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.
The first, a supre tool for both battle and escape.
The second, intriguing because of its ties to the Shinigami itself—sothing nma desperately wanted to study.
Now, both were sealed beyond reach.
The only technique clearly accessible… was Rasengan.
Far away, Hiruzen observed through his crystal ball.
Anbu operatives trailed in secret.
And the seals placed upon the scroll ensured nothing truly catastrophic would be revealed.
The Third Hokage had accounted for every possibility.
For nma, however, disappointnt burned. Expectations always bred greed. Once sothing was within reach, one always wanted more.
"Forget it," nma exhaled, steadying his thoughts. "I knew this might happen. At least it's not worthless."
Even limited, the scroll contained treasures:
Multiple Shadow Clone Technique
Rasengan
Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique
Five Elents Seal
All were high-value techniques.
For nma, the trip was still worthwhile.
"Ti is short. I need to hurry."
Glancing up at the moon, half-hidden by dark clouds, nma lowered his head again, absorbing the contents. He didn't need to master them instantly—just imprint the fundantals in his mind. Once morized, mastery would follow with practice.
Especially Rasengan.
nma faintly recalled how Jiraiya had once trained Naruto to form it. His mories weren't perfect—details were fuzzy—but the Book of Seals contained Minato's notes and even his personal refinents. With those, nma only needed ti to reconstruct it.
Seconds bled into minutes as nma forced every available technique into mory.
The first he truly learned, of course, was the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.
Here, nma mirrored the original protagonist perfectly—grasping the essence at a glance.
Unlike the standard Shadow Clone, the Multiple variant consud enormous chakra. Normally, even an ordinary Shadow Clone (a B-rank technique) was reserved for jōnin-level chakra reserves. The clones divided chakra evenly, and without proper control, the user collapsed from exhaustion.
But for nma?
This was no obstacle.
Even without drawing on the Nine-Tails, his chakra reserves were monstrous—dozens, even hundreds of tis greater than the average shinobi.
A "re" shadow clone technique was nothing to him.
He could wield it as easily as breathing.
"It's almost ti. I should go greet that 'teacher' of mine—Mizuki."
Closing the scroll, nma slung it back over his shoulders, then vaulted through the trees at breakneck speed toward the rendezvous point.
When he arrived, Mizuki was already waiting in the clearing, his posture stiff, eyes glinting with anticipation.
And when he saw nma appear—with the Book of Seals strapped to his back—Mizuki's eyes lit with unrestrained joy.
Until this mont, he hadn't been certain. It was a gamble, a 50-50 chance at best.
But now? Seeing nma deliver the forbidden scroll himself?
It was more than Mizuki could have dread.
Even if the plan failed, he could shift all bla to nma—the jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails. Who would doubt that the "demon fox child" had acted against the village?
His sche seed perfect.
Now, with success within his grasp, Mizuki could hardly contain his glee.
"Teacher Mizuki," nma said evenly, approaching with calm steps. He laid the massive scroll at Mizuki's feet.
"This is the mission target—the Book of Seals. I've completed the task."
His expression betrayed nothing.
The ga was about to begin.
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