"Thirteen years ago a rule was created. A rule about you that everyone but you already knows."
"Everyone but me? What the hell are you talking about?
"Stop it, Mizuki!" shouted Iruka, desperation clear on his face.
"This rule is to prevent anyone from telling you the truth about what you are. Do you want to know?"
"What? What am I?"
"You are the Kyuubi no Kitsune that nearly destroyed the village thirteen years ago and that killed the beloved Yondaime Hokage," said Mizuki hatefully. "You even killed Iruka's parents."
There it was, the reason everyone hated him. The reason he was an outcast. The reason he was so very alone in the world.
"How dare you?" hissed Iruka angrily at Mizuki.
"And now I'm going to kill you and become a hero to the village," said Mizuki, pulling one of the giant shuriken from his back.
Naruto's body tried to turn and run even though all he really wanted right then was to beat the ever living shit out of Mizuki. His body ended up cowering, expecting to be impaled by the shuriken Mizuki threw, instead he felt tears on his face. When he looked up, he saw Iruka protecting him. That Iruka had taken the hit for him.
"Run, take the scroll and protect it at all cost," ordered Iruka.
Naruto's body once again automatically ran through the forest, eventually hiding to catch his breath. It just happened that Iruka and Mizuki entered a clearing near his hiding space.
"How did you know I wasn't Iruka? Tell me, Naruto," demanded Iruka who after a sudden puff of smoke was revealed to be Mizuki.
Naruto watched himself stumble backwards and lean against a tree then also change into the real Iruka in another puff of smoke.
"Because, I was the real Iruka."
"I see. I just don't get you. Why would you protect the one who killed your family?"
"I'm not going to let an idiot like you get that scroll," spat Iruka angrily.
"You're the idiot, Naruto is the same as me," retorted Mizuki. "Anyone who has that scroll can do anything they want. It's the same with that monster, Kyuubi, would take advantage of the power of that scroll."
"Ah, you're right . . ."
Naruto instantly felt a piece of his heart break that Iruka would think of him like that. There was no way it could be true. Naruto wished so badly he could control his own body but he was forced to sit there and listen.
". . . he would do that if he was the Kyuubi. But Naruto is different, he's one of my best students. He works hard to achieve what he's gotten. He's not the Kyuubi, he's Uzumaki Naruto of Konohagakure."
Naruto couldn't control the tears that flowed at hearing such kind words from his sensei. Damned the game for making him do it, even as he stood from his hiding spot under his own power.
Naruto spied around the side of the tree to see Mizuki was preparing to finish Iruka off.
Objective completed: Awarded 2000 Exp
Quest Update.
Quest Alert: A Rank Mission
Knowledge is power: Acquire the Forbidden Scroll of Seals from the Hokage's Library.
Objectives:
Infiltrate the Hokage's Library.
Escape undeterred with the Forbidden Scroll of Seals.
Bring the Forbidden Scroll of Seals to the secret location.
Select and learn a skill from [Forbidden Scroll of Seals] Skill Catalogue.
Protect the [Forbidden Scroll of Seals].
Protect Iruka, defeat Mizuki.
Bonus: Distract the Sandaime and escape his wrath
Bonus: Select and learn an additional skill from the [Forbidden Scroll of Seals] Skill Catalogue.
Completion Award: 2000 Exp per Objective
10000 Exp for Bonus Objective
10000 Ryo upon completion of all objectives
Increase reputation with Konoha
Completion Failure: Capture and Imprisonment
"Heh, I was going to do that anyway," said Naruto. His [Chakra Sprint] and [Chakra Reinforcement] activating nearly automatically. Naruto charged out and sucker punched Mizuki putting as much power into it as he could.
Naruto was pleased to see Mizuki tumble end over end away from him and the giant shuriken go flying off in the distance.
"You're not going to lay a finger on Iruka-sensei," said Naruto coldly. "Iruka-sensei, hold on to this," Naruto tossed the [Forbidden Scroll of Seals] to him. "I'm going to kick Mizuki-teme's ass now."
Iruka was so surprised and started he didn't really register the scroll flying toward him until it hit him in the gut causing him to cough.
"Going to kick my ass now are you?" asked Mizuki, recovering from the initial attack.
Naruto used his [Observe] to see the man's stats.
Name: Touji Mizuki
Class: Traitor
Title: Chuunin
Level: LV22 Next Level: 15.42%
Affiliation: ?
HP: 650/1000
CP: 1200/1200
STR: 65
VIT: 100
DEX: 65
INT: 120
WIS: 65
LUK: 1
Status: Missing-Nin (-35% to mission pay, +35% to personal bounty), Ruthless (+15% to damage, -15% to reputation gains)
Touji Mizuki was an assistant instructor at the KSA. He used his position to gather information on the youth of Konoha to sell to the highest bidder. He is a traitor of the highest caliber.
Bounty: 15000 Ryo Dead or Alive
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